With the party primaries for the September 21 Edo State governorship election concluded, ADEYINKA ADEDIPE writes on the chaos generated by the exercise which may take some time to clear up

The just concluded primary elections by the major political parties in Edo State to choose their candidates for the September 21 governorship election were chaotic, at some point dramatic, and confusing. While some aspirants desired to win at all costs, the seeming bias to skew the election in favour of certain aspirants by party executives, brought tension into the race.

From the Peoples Democratic Party, and the All Progressives Congress to the Labour Party, the story was the same as disaffection among party executives, aspirants, and party members became the order of the day.

Events leading up to the primaries of all the political parties gave a hint of what to expect as party executives fell apart, aspirants bickered while party members and aspirants did not trust the executive to organise free, fair, and credible elections that would produce worthy candidates