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News Report: Security At Alert In Benin City Nigeria As Governorship Election Begins

Voters Awaiting Accreditation

Seven candidates are lined up today to contest the Edo State gubernatorial election. They are:

(1) Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress Of Nigeria(ACN)

(2) Solomon Edebiri of the All Nigeria Peoples’s Party(ANPP)

(3) Izevbuwa Roland of the Congress For Progressive Change(CPC)

(4) Andrew Igwemoh of the Labour Party(LP)

(5) Paul Orumwense of the National Conscience Party(NCP)

(6) Frank Ukonga of the Social Democratic Mega Party(SDMP)

(7) Charles Airhiarvbere of the Peoples’ Democratic Party(PDP)

chidi opara reports network members in Benin report that accreditation is ongoing in most of the polling booths in the city at the time of preparing this report.

Armed police and military personnel were also sighted in strategic locations in the Edo State capital city.