Dennis Idahosa emerges Edo APC governorship candidate

A House of Representatives member, Dennis Idahosa has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) for the September 21, Edo State governorship election.

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, the chairman of the APC Edo Governorship Primary Election Committee, announced this at the end of the election on Saturday in Benin.

Announcing the results, Uzodinma said that Idahosa scored 40,483 votes to defeat eight other aspirants in the race.

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe and Chief Lucky Imasuen had withdrawn from the primary.