An Edo State All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain Prince Joe Okojie has hailed party members for conducting peaceful ward congresses across the state’s 192 wards.
Okojie, who voted at Ward 5 in Esan North East Local Government Area, said the Edo State APC had proven that the state belonged to the party.
He said it was a great thing for the people to come out and decide who should lead them at the ward level.
The party chieftain said the APC was a party that believed in the people’s choice and not imposition as done by other political parties.
Mr. Sylvester Iyare emerged as the Ward Chairman in Ward 5, Esan North East Local Government Area.
In Ward 2, Oredo Local Government Area Mr. Osagie Edosomwan as chairman, Lucky Abu (secretary) and Dorcas Ehoghai (woman leader).
Mr. Kingsley Ogieva was elected chairman of Ward 7, Egor Local Government Area and Mr. Ajayi Iriekpen was elected chairman of Ward 1 Owan East Local Government.
Former Chief of Staff to ex- Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Patrick Obahiagbon, who participated in the process at Ward 3 in Oredo, said: “We have long finished; the exercise went on peacefully and we adopted the consensus option, except in some areas where the process was contentious and they adopted full contest.”
At wards 1 and 2 in Akoko Edo Local Government Area, where Mr. Taiwo Akerele, the incumbent Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki participated, the exercise was peaceful.
