The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Edo chapter has announced its campaign council for the September 21, 2024 governorship election.
Edo PDP’s Organising Secretary, Tony Anenih (Jnr.) stated members of the campaign council were versatile and carefully chosen to deliver PDP’s governorship candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo.
He noted that the campaign structure had an advisory council to be headed by Governor Godwin Obaseki; a management committee; a state campaign council made up of 200 eminent members of the PDP; the women wing to be headed by the Edo First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki and Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo as well as the youth wing led by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor.
Anenih explained that the selection process was carried out under the direct supervision of the leaders of the party under the supervision of Obaseki.
According to him: “I do not have any doubt whatsoever in my mind that this group of very versatile members of the PDP, that have been carefully chosen, will deliver our erudite, intellectually-sound and broad-minded candidate, Dr. Asuerinme Ighodalo.”
According to Edo PDP’s organising secretary, the campaign structure has the following unique features: “The advisory council has 7 eminent members of the state, with His Excellency, the Governor as Chairman; the Management Committee is made up of the Director-General and 13 Deputy Directors-General for Finance, Contact and Mobilisation, Media/Publicity, Field Operations, Security, among others.
“The State Campaign Council is made up of 200 eminent members of our party; the women wing to be led by Her Excellency, the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, with the wife of the PDP’s governorship candidate, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, and the youth wing to be led by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor.”
On the youth and women wing, Anenih said: “Though, these two very critical wings will be working independently, its relationship with the other directorates will be symbiotic.”
