{"id":10016,"date":"2016-07-12T21:46:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T21:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10016"},"modified":"2016-07-12T22:10:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T22:10:58","slug":"edo-2016-osagie-ize-iyamu-is-pdp-guber-candidate-as-inec-recognises-ahmed-makarfi-faction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10016","title":{"rendered":"Edo 2016: Osagie Ize-Iyamu is PDP guber candidate as INEC recognises Ahmed Makarfi faction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9311&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo Sept. 10 governorship election, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Dazang, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Deputy Director for Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dazang said the decision to accept Mr. Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, led by Ahmed Makarfi, was informed by the court\u2019s decision on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><code><!-- BEGIN JUMIA --><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsc?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.26013&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsv?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.26013&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" alt=\"NG-[C:G.Mobi,B:Tecn,Wk:2816,Dim:300X250]:Camon_C9\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><!-- END JUMIA --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission collected the nomination from Makarfi-led faction because he has a court judgment that says INEC should accept his candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecondly, you will recall that it is only his own faction of PDP primary that the commission monitored,\u201d Mr. Dazang said.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP has been rocked by an internal crisis, with two factions laying claim to the party\u2019s national leadership.<\/p>\n<p>A faction led by Ali Modu Sheriff submitted the name of Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen as its candidate for the Sept. 10 Edo polls, after the Makarfi faction had submitted Mr. Ize-Iyamu\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>The Makarfi\u2019s group, supported by all organs of the party, including the Governors\u2019 Forum and the Board of Trustees, conducted its primary on June 20 in Benin and elected Mr. Ize-Iyamu as candidate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"beacon_65cda1b975\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ize-Iyamu.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10017\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ize-Iyamu.jpg\" alt=\"Ize-Iyamu\" width=\"240\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cat.nl.eu.criteo.com\/delivery\/lg.php?cppv=1&amp;cpp=tjESDXxkUVl0ZGJGcXRkZXIzK0Z0dWVkMlh4RCtvVkd3R0s3WVEwQmdxTzRwN2w1VHFhTml0bkxFZm1qTUs5SzhuZjdXZ2I2SjZaVXdvcStRQjZQcWp4UXBlWHlUMUxpM0JsQjFVRVlERlRBTm92c2tNeWJab2wyMVByajVsK2gwbnE3YVNlRlVOeWFWNjZGMHFTOXRLWFlvaHVKVlBRYWF4ckR4eWlmbjdMWFUvU2tFUHZyemhZWCt3bmtjcG5CTXhlN3F1cG5POFhVUVY4NGdHWHNMOEZXYjdDd25zaUF6N29Xd0NGRXVDcS9sWCtnPXw%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"0\" 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declared that the appointment of the caretaker committee to oversee the party\u2019s affairs was legal and in line with the provisions of PDP Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dazang said on Tuesday that the commission had received nomination forms from 19 political parties including the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>He listed others as: Action Aliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ACD), Advance Congress of Democrats (ACD), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Citizens Popular Party (CPP), Independent Democrats (ID) among others.<\/p>\n<p>(NAN)<\/p>\n<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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Nick Dazang, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Deputy Director for Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja. 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