SAT, FEB 17 2024-theGBJournal| Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Friday announced his intension to withdraw from the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial contest, ahead of primary election holding today.
The Edo State All Progressives Congress Party (APC) leader and frontline politician, ”regrettably” withdrew from the contest having being cleared to contest.
”Although painful, this decision has become imperative after an exhaustive consultation with my family, friends, political associates and supporters,” Ize Iyamu said in his withdrawal letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
”I make this sacrifice in the interest of peace and unity that the party desperately requires at both state and national levels,” he adds amidst speculations that some aspirants including himself had been disqualified from the gubernatorial contest.
Ize-Iyamu said he is willing to support any candidate that emerges in the primary today, ”as a loyal party man.”
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