The Edo State Governorship Primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) witnessed a peaceful accreditation in three venues in Benin City on Saturday for the September 10 governorship election.

,Accreditation of delegates started  as earl?y as 8:30 am at three different venues, as delegates from Edo North were accredited at Imaguro College, along Sapele road, while those from Edo Central were accredited at George Idah Primary School, in GRA and Edo South delegates were accredited at Agbado Primary School, along Akpakpava road.

The venues which were sandwiched by security operatives drowned from the police, SSS and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps also witnessed palpable apprehension as some of the delegates could not find their names on delegate’s lists.

As at 4 pm, activities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium-venue of the delegate election was still at very low ebb as none of the election committee members, led by Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari, had arrived.

The State Governor, Adams? Oshiomhole, who himself is a super delegate, had arrived and was already seated at the VIP pavilion.

Also, hundreds of delegates from across the 18 local government areas of the state were already seated under canopies erected on the main bowl of the stadium.

Unofficial reports had it that names of some of the 2,783 delegates were deleted from the lists of the delegates taking part in the election.

The atmosphere in the stadium however ruptured into tumultuous one when one of the aspirants, Dr. Pius Odubu?, stepped into the stadium at about 4:20 pm.

As Odubu who is the state deputy governor, went round the delegate sitting areas? to greet them, hundreds of his supporters huddled behind him, singing “Odubu for Governor”.

Commenting on the conduct of the delegate accreditation, the State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, commended organisers of the election for a job well done.

Ezike said he would advise other political parties to emulate? the well-organised delegate election of the APC.

Former Member of the House of Representatives Abbas Briamah who represented Etsako Federal Constituency expressed some reservations over the accreditation of Edo North delegates, alleging that some of the delegate’s lists were muddled up.

According to him, while some of the delegates found their names on the list pasted at the gate of entry, they could find same in the delegate’ list for accreditation and I hope this would be rectified before the commencement of voting if not there, could be disenfranchisement of some delegates.

He however praised the electoral committee for the excellent arrangement put in place for the election, adding that it shows that it was actually an in house affair.

Also speaking, Hon. Philip Shaibu commended the committee for emulating the committee that conducted the Presidential primaries in Lagos last year.

 Shaibu who spoke to Independent at Edo North accreditation centre at Imaguero college assured that the arrangement and disposition of the delegates would be replicated in the September 10 gubernatorial election where the spirit of one man one vote would be displayed.

Also Speaking to CEOAFRICA source  at the George Idah Primary School centre where Edo Central delegates were accredited, Chief Francis Inegbeneki described the arrangement of the election as excellent and commended the Chairman of the electoral committee.

As at the time of filling this report, the statutory delegates led by the state Governor Adams Oshiomhole and three local government delegates have voted.