A Pentecostal pastor, Dr Azemhe Azena, has emerged the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yakubu Shendam, stated in Abuja on Sunday that Azena polled 211 votes to defeat three other aspirants at the party’s primary election held in Benin on Friday.
He quoted the Chairman of the NNPP Primary Election Committee for Edo, Sen. Kawu Sumaila, as declaring that Azena beat Mr Peter Okieguale who polled 100 votes to the second position.
Azena also beat Rev. Sebastian Iyere and Mr Balogun Engeyemhe, who polled 25 votes and 17 votes respectively.
Shendam stated that the exercise was witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, representatives of security agencies and those of civil society groups.
Azena is the pastor of his church in its South-South region. He hails from Okpekpe in Etsako-East Local Government Area in Edo North senatorial district.
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