It is already a crowded race for the Edo State government house, with over 60 aspirants battling to secure tickets of each of the three prominent political parties, namely the People’s Democratic Party (PDP); the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Labour Party (LP). But amid the bickering and manoeuvring that have so far characterised the contest, it is gradually shaping up to be one between Asue Ighodalo, lawyer, economist, boardroom guru, and the others.
Ighodalo, an aspirant under the PDP, is known to have the backing of the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, and has emerged, thus far, as a clear frontrunner.
