The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible.
The chairman of the screening committee for the primaries and Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, stated this while addressing PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
“We appreciate the concerns that you all have expressed in asking for a level playing field; we are going to be strong advocates of that.
“We will ensure that at the end of the day we have a process that is transparent, a process that is fair because I am a beneficiary of that process.
“We will ensure that when all is said and done, we will still work together as one big family,” Mutfwang said.
The Edo Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, who spoke on behalf of the aspirants, promised to play by rules.
Also speaking, another aspirant, Mr Osaro Onaiwu, said the PDP must strive hard to win the Edo governorship election.
Onaiwu, who is a former Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, said that with the right thing being done, all the aspirants would support whoever emerges as the party’s candidate for the election.
“Winning Edo is a priority to the party, winning Edo is a must win for PDP; we cannot allow Edo to slip into the hands of the opposition.
“I have told everyone to drop their ego and support whoever emerges as the PDP candidate for Edo state as long as the process is free, fair and transparent,” Onaiwu said.