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Edo Poll: Deputy Speaker, 4 Others, Pledge Support For Ize-Iyamu
– Edo State House of Assembly, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Yekini Idiaye and four other lawmakers have said they will support Ize-Iyamu in the forthcoming election
– They have vowed not to defect to PDP, the opposition party Governor Obeseki defeated to
Edo State House of Assembly, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Yekini Idiaye, and four other lawmakers have made known their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, ahead of the governorship election in the state.
They are among the 10 lawmakers that were inaugurated in July 2019 while 14 others remain to be inaugurated due to the crisis that rocked the APC then.
The lawmakers said their decision was to remain in the now opposition party in the State on whose platform they were elected, Channels Television reports
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The lawmakers have refused to join Governor Godwin Obaseki, in his new party, the PDP.
The lawmakers also alleged that the state executive led by the PDP flag bearer has made the legislature irrelevant.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier released the final list of candidates in the poll.
INEC announced that 14 candidates will contest in the election.
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