As the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary kicks off in Edo State today, some top members of the party have started arriving in the state to observe the process.
Among those on ground is the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, who came into the state on Wednesday night.
The primary election, which was earlier slated for June 19 and 20, had been moved to June 23 and later rescheduled for June 25.
A total of 2,229 delegates are expected to decide who emerges as the candidate of the state governorship election scheduled for September 19.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the party followed due process in electing eligible delegates to vote the most suitable candidate among the array of eligible aspirants.
Four persons initially obtained the expression of interest and nomination forms and were screened and cleared to contest.