Ali Modu Sheriff
Speaking on Tuesday after presenting a Certificate of Return to
Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen ahead of the September 10 gubernatorial election
in Edo state, Ali Modu Sheriff, the factional chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to submit the name of his candidate to
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the only PDP
candidate.
The embattled politician said he would rely on the judgment of Okon
Abang, a justice of the federal high court, Abuja, to send the name of
his faction’s candidate to INEC.
“It is clear that from Abuja high court that INEC is obliged to
accept the candidate we are to present. You know ideally, most of our
officials have travelled for Sallah. We need to do this because the
first working day we are going to submit our candidate’s form to INEC.
“I have to stay behind to do some of the things so as to ensure that the forms are submitted after the Sallah break,” he said.
The secretary of the committee, Ahmed Gulak, that conducted the
Sheriff-led PDP primary in Edo state, said 677 delegates were accredited
for the exercise, while 502 delegates voted, adding that the accredited
502 delegates, 481 voted for Iduoriyekwemwen, after his challenger
stepped down.
The winner of the primary, Iduoriyekwemwen, who spoke after his
victory, promised to embark on grassroots campaign ahead of the
election, and pledged to ensure that the PDP comes back stronger after
the governorship election.
He named a former PDP woman leader in the state, Herberta
Okonofua-Ayo, as his running mate and dismissed insinuation of being
sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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