2024 Edo State gubernatorial election

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The 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on Saturday 21 September 2024, to elect the governor of Edo State. [1] The incumbent PDP governor, Godwin Obaseki, is ineligible to contest for re-election, having already served two terms as allowed by the constitution of Nigeria. [2]

2024 Edo State gubernatorial election
  2020 21 September 20242028 
 
Party PDP LP APC

Governor before election

Godwin Obaseki
PDP

Elected Governor

TBD

Primaries

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References

  1. "Timetable and schedule of activities for the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections". INEC Nigeria. Retrieved 25 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)