A frontline aspirant in Edo state, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, has withdrawn from the governorship primary election of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
The suspected thugs had invaded the venue, and thrown away cameras belonging to journalists, leading to officials and the pressmen scampering for safety.
Fresh crisis as the Senator representing Edo Central, Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday was declared the winner of the APC parallel governorship primary election.
Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, a former lawmaker and one of the APC governorship aspirants in Edo state, has announced his withdrawal from the race after his son's death.
Northcentral elders of the APC have declared their complete backing for Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje's role as the National Chairman of the party beyond 2027.