- By Halimah Olamide
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cleared the Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu and nine other aspirants to proceed with their ambitions to contest the party’s governorship primary scheduled to hold on February 22, 2024.
The party’s go-ahead order followed the end of the screening exercise conducted by the Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led, Edo State PDP Governorship Screening Committee.
Most of the aspirants collected their certificates of clearance at the office of the party’s National Organising Secretary, in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Those who received their certificates at the event, include: the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, former Nigerian Diplomat, Amb. Martin Uhumoibi, pioneer Director General of the PDP Governors’Forum, Osaro Onaiwu, Felix Akhabue, Omoregie Ihama and former Edo State APC Chairman, Ansalem Ajezua.