Politics
Edo guber: Atiku pacifies aggrieved PDP aspirants, seeks support for Asue Ighodalo
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has asked aggrieved
members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state to embrace peace.
In a statement issued by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, Atiku
asked the aspirants who contested in the PDP governorship primary in Edo to
rally around Asue Ighodalo.
Ighodalo, a businessman, won the PDP governorship primary
poll organised by the national working committee (NWC) of the party for the Edo
governorship election slated for September.
Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo, won the parallel
governorship primary organised by a faction of the party.