Benin City, Edo state – After the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the 2024 Edo state election, Kennedy Iyere, suddenly withdrew from the race, the party unveiled a new flagbearer.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the change of baton happened less than 24 hours before the Edo governorship election 2024. The poll has been scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, September 20, Joseph Omoregbe, the Edo state chairman of the party, and other members of the party stated that Iyere’s withdrawal showed that he “had no intention to contest the governorship election right from the onset”.
Against this backdrop, the opposition party immediately announced Bright Enabulele as its new flagbearer in Edo.
Omoregbe said:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, the national chairman of the Accord Party, expressed optimism that the party will win.
Mgbudem urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse and vote for his party. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide a level playing field to all the political parties and their candidates participating in the election.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
