By Nudoiba Ojen
The name of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was missing on list of candidates of the 17 political parties participating in the Edo governorship election displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday.
Shaibu had emerged candidate at a parallel primary of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Names of party candidates displayed at Edo State INEC office and local government offices if the electoral body are:
Ighodalo Asuerinme of the PDP; Okpebholo Monday of All Progressives Congress (APC); and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party, LP, made the list.
Others are Boot Party (BP), Osirame Edeipo; Accord (A), Enabulele Bright; African Democratic Congress (ADC), Obazele Paul Agbone; People Redemption Party (PRP), Key Ndidi and Young Progressive Party (YPP), Okungbowa Paul Ovbokhan.
Also on the list are Mr Uwaifo Osaro, Action Alliance (AA); Social Democratic Party (SDP), Aner Abdullai Aliu; New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Azena Azemhe Friday and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Osifo Isiah.
The remaining are the All People Movement (APM), Ugiagbe Odaro Syvelster; All Peoples Party (APP), Areleogbe Amos Osalumese; Action Democratic Party (ADP), Akhime kingson Afere; African Action Congress (AAC) Udoh Obersifo David and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena.
The state INEC Head of Voters Education and Publicity, Timidi Wariowei, said that the pasting of the particulars was in line with the Electoral Law, noting that parties and the public could now view the particulars of the candidates and their running mates.
