The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has scheduled February 22nd, 2024, for her primary election, preparatory to the Edo Governorship election billed for next year. In a statement signed by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, on Thursday 16th November, 2023, in Abuja, Umar disclosed that Aspirants interested in contesting for the Edo state gubernatorial seat billed for next year are to obtain a nomination form for N21 million, while youths aged between 25 and 30 will get a 50 percent discount on the nomination form fees.
The timetable reads; “Registration of old and new members will be held between November 16 and December 7, while the party congress, where its governorship candidate will emerge, will hold on February 22, 2024.
December 14 is the last date for submission of the ward register to the Directorate of Organisation and Mobilisation, and stakeholders’ consultative meeting with the National Working Group will be held between December 19 and 20.
All offices’ sales of expression of interest and ad-hoc forms are slated for January 10-16, while January 17 is the last day to submit completed expressions of interest and ad-hoc forms.
The screening of aspirants for the governorship seat by the National Working Committee will be held on January 18, 2024 Sales of the nomination forms to aspirants who completed and submitted their expression of interest form are slated for January 19- 25, while January 27 is the last date to submit the already completed nomination form.
February 22 is for the governorship primary, while February 24 is for the appeal on the governorship primary”.
Barring any last minute change, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Edo state governorship election is slated for the 12th of October, 2024.
