How Ize Iyamu Emerged as Edo APC factional consensus candidate

By our reporter| Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Tuesday emerged as the consensus candidate of the Oshiomhole-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State.

According to sources familiar with with the development, Ize-Iyamu was named in Abuja, on Tuesday night after a meeting with a committee set up by the Adams Oshiomhole group to screen about eight aspirants.

The committee was set up to help the faction agree on a common front. The agreed candidate is now set to obtain the nomination form of the party ahead of the primaries.

Ize-Iyamu is expect to jostle with incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki at the APC state primaries sheduled to hold in few weeks.

Ize-Iyamu who returned to All Progressive Congress (APC) was the Edo PDP candidate at the last governorship election in the state.