Pandora Peaceman 
Today’s Edo State gubernatorial election will mark an end to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s eight-year tenure which started in November 2016 as voters head to the polling units to cast their vote for the next governor of the state.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), which once held power in the state before Obaseki defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, is determined to regain its influence and come back to power at the end of the anticipated election.
Edo was an APC stronghold before the crisis that emanated in the party forced Obaseki to dump the national ruling party to the main opposition party.
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However, the electorate will vote for a new state leader as Governor Obaseki exits office after his two constitutional terms as the executive goovernor of the state.
The leading contenders for Saturday’s election include Asue Ighodalo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata.
A total number of seventeen candidates are vying for the governorship position, with sixteen men and one woman in the running.
They include:
Action Alliance, AA, – Tom Iseghohi
New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP – Azena Azemhe Friday
All Progressives Grand Alliance – Osifo Isiah
All Progressives Congress – Senator Monday Okpebholo
People’s Democratic Party – Asue Ighodalo
Labour Party – Olumide Akpata
All People Movement – Ugiagbe Sylvester
All Peoples Party – Areleogbe Osalumese
Action Democratic Party – Kingson Akhime Afere
African Action Congress – Udoh David
Zenith Labour Party – Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena
Boot Party – Osirame Edeipo
Accord Party – Bright Enabulele
African Democratic Congress – Osarenren Derek Izedonmwen
Peoples Redemption Party -Patience Key Ndidi
Young Progressive Party – Paul Okungbowa Ovbokhan
Social Democratic Party – Aner Abdullahi Aliu
About nine of the above-mentioned political parties have unanimously endorsed and collapsed their structure into the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
