Former House of Representatives member, representing Ovia federal constituency, Omosede Igbinedion, has backed out of her governorship race at the eleventh hour on stage, endorsing the candidacy of Asue Ighodalo.
The former aspirant who was called upon to convince the delegates why she feels she is the best candidate for the topmost position in Edo, instead of convincing the delegates to vote for her person, said that she believes in Ighodalo’s capability to lead the state in the right direction.
It is said that the endorsement took place at the Indoor Sports Complex of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial Primaries.
Igbinedion said that she has looked around among the aspirants and has come to realize that he is capable of leading the state.
The former Honorable said that she believes that it is the turn of the Edo Central to produce the next governor and she is supporting that agenda.
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She said that it was her desire to have been the governor of the state having served as the youngest House of Representatives member but now that her aspiration didn’t scale through, she would rather endorse Asue Ighodalo, one of the governorship aspirants to emerge winner of the governorship primary.
She, therefore, urged all her followers to cast their votes for Asue Ighodalo.
TheWitness
