Pastor Azemhe Azena has emerged as the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate for the Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024.
Azemhe secured a total of 211 votes in the primary held on Friday in Benin City, defeating three other aspirants to clinch the party’s gubernatorial ticket.
Having resigned from the Labour Party last month due to alleged ill-treatment by the Akoko-Edo Local Government chairman of the party, Azemhe defected to the NNPP to pursue his political ambition of governing Edo State.
The other aspirants in the NNPP primary were Sebastian Iyere, who garnered 25 votes, Balogun Engealeyeme Sunday with 17 votes, and Peter Okoeguale with 100 votes.
Azemhe will now compete against candidates from other political parties, including Senator Monday Okpebholo of the APC, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party, for the governorship seat at the Dennis Osadebey Avenue government house.
Other candidates in the race include Paul Obazele, a Nollywood veteran Actor and Director representing the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Bishop Akhalame of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), among others.
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