{"id":40945,"date":"2020-06-22T19:40:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=40945"},"modified":"2020-06-22T19:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:40:37","slug":"ize-iyamu-scores-27838-votes-picks-apc-ticket-ahead-edo-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ize-iyamu-scores-27838-votes-picks-apc-ticket-ahead-edo-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Ize-Iyamu Scores 27,838 Votes, Picks APC Ticket Ahead Edo Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Primary Election Committee in Edo State and governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has declared\u00a0 Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu winner of the party\u2019s primary election in the south south state on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Uzodinma, the election was organised \u00a0in line with the rules and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n<p>In a monitored report on Rhythm 93.7FM Lagos, Ize-Iyamu scored a total of 27,838 votes at the election and returned as winner of the primary election to fly the party\u2019s flag at the main election later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that the state governor, Godwin Obaseki last week decamped from the APC to pick a membership form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amidst controversy trailing his disqualification at the screening exercise ahead of the primary election which eventually held today.<\/p>\n<p>Aggrieved Obaseki who left the party with his deputy and other members of the party would contest the primary election of the PDP to run for the governorship election.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>In a related development, the Ondo State deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi on Sunday also defected to the PDP as the state\u2019s governorship election approaches. 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