The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated the National Campaign Committee (NCC) for the governorship elections to be held later in the year in Edo and Ondo States.
While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Edo election for September 21, 2024, the Ondo poll will hold on November 16, 2024.
Speaking during the inauguration, PDP acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, urged the committee members to give all their support in ensuring that the party triumph in both states during the elections.
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Damagum, who described the PDP as a true democratic party said Edo is not Lagos while adding that the economic situation in the country has tilted the upcoming elections in favour of the PDP.
While Governor Ahmad Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa is heading the 148-member campaign committee in Edo State, his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleye, is expected to lead a 177 members to victory in Ondo State.
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NIGERIAN TRIBUNE