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The 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 21 September 2024, to elect the governor of Edo State.^[1] The incumbent PDP governor, Godwin Obaseki, is ineligible to contest for re-election, having already served two terms as allowed by the constitution of Nigeria.^[2]

Primaries

PDP Primary

A total of 10 candidates were cleared to contest in the PDP primary by the party’s screening committee. Prominent names cleared include: Asue Ighodalo; lawyer and businessman, Philip Shaibu; Deputy Governor of Edo State and Omosede Igbinedion; former House of Representatives member for Ovia Federal Constituency (2015-2019). Other names cleared include: Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, Felix Akhabue, Anslem Ojezua, Arthur Esene, Martin Uhomoibhi, Umoru Hadizat and Osaro Onaiwu.^[3] The primary took place on 22 February 2024 with Asue Ighodalo being declared the winner.^[4]

PDP primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP	Asue Ighodalo	577	99.83
	PDP	Philip Shaibu	1	0.17
Total votes			578	100.00

APC Primary

LP Primary

Other Parties

References

^ "Timetable and schedule of activities for the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections". INEC Nigeria. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ Reporters, Our (2024-01-31). "Edo: PDP clears 10 aspirants, APC makes N650m from forms". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
^ AriseNews (2024-02-22). "Asue Ighodalo Emerges Edo PDP Guber Candidate, Philip Shaibu Wins Parallel Primary". Arise News. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

[1] "Timetable and schedule of activities for the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections". INEC Nigeria. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[2] "The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] Reporters, Our (2024-01-31). "Edo: PDP clears 10 aspirants, APC makes N650m from forms". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

[4] AriseNews (2024-02-22). "Asue Ighodalo Emerges Edo PDP Guber Candidate, Philip Shaibu Wins Parallel Primary". Arise News. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

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