Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, unveiled its campaign council.

It comes a day after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared electioneering campaigns opened as from Wednesday.

In a statement on Thursday, the Edo State  Organising Secretary, Tony Anenih (Jnr.), said the PDP Campaign Council was populated with experienced and veteran politicians carefully chosen to deliver victory for the party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo.

He noted that the campaign structure has an Advisory Council to be headed by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; a Management Committee; a State Campaign Council made up of 200 eminent members of the PDP; the women wing to be headed by the Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, and Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, and the youth wing to be led by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor.

Anenih said the selection process was carried out under the direct supervision of the leaders of the party headed by the state governor.

He added, “I do not have any doubt whatsoever in my mind, that this group of very versatile members of the PDP that have been carefully chosen will deliver our erudite, intellectually sound and broad-minded candidate, Asue Ighodalo.

“The advisory council has seven eminent members of the state with the governor as chairman; the management committee is made up of the director general and 13 deputy director generals for finance, contact and mobilisation, media/ publicity, field operations, security, among others.

“The state campaign council is made up of 200 eminent members of our party; the women wing to be led by Betsy Obaseki with the wife of the PDP candidate, Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, and the youth wing to be led by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor.”

On the youth and women wing, the state Organising Secretary further noted, “Though these two very critical wings will be working independently, its relationship with the other directorates will be symbiotic.

“On behalf of the party, I congratulate each and every one of you who have been selected, and the party hopes and expects you to hit the ground running.”