By DADA AYOKHAI
Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, a frontline aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives, APC, for the September 21, 2024 governorship in Edo State has accepted the decision of the party’s screening committee that excluded him and others from the primary election of the party.
Borderlinenews reports that the party,in its decision to prune down the numbers of aspirants for the primary election to a manageable size screened out 26 aspirants out of the 29 aspirants so far.
With the screening out Dr Ernest Umakhihe and Hon Clem Agba both from Edo North senatorial district, the contest is now left for between Edo Central and Edo South senatorial districts aspirants to slug it out for the party sole governorship ticket.
This arrangements has put to an end the ambition of former minister, Prince Clem Agba and the House of Reps member, Hon Anamero Dekeri aka Danco who was earlier part of those prune.
In his loyalty to the party arrangements, one of the Guber aspirant from Edo north, Dr Earnest Afolabi Umakhihe announced his withdrawal from the Edo Guber race where he was a frontline aspirant through a letter addressed to his loyalist.
The letter read thus:
Good morning, family, friends and fans.
It’s with all sense of gratitude that I inform you all that the journey we started together has come to a temporary end last night.
This is so because my great party, the APC, has zoned the governorship out of Edo North. It is still victory for us, as in less than three weeks, we made so much incursion into the political space of Edo state.
We will definitely be rewarded in due time.
Inform your groups, friends, and our fans, please.
Thank you all.
— Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe
