Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- There is confusion in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State as another governorship candidate emerged on Saturday from a parallel primary election in the state.

Shortly after a House of Representatives member, Dennis Idahosa, had been declared as the winner of the APC governorship primary election in Edo, another group which held a parallel primary election declared a senator, Monday Okpebholo, as the APC governorship candidate in the state, according to a report by Channels TV.

Channels TV reported that the APC State Returning Officer Ogbuaja Uzoamaka declared Mr Okpebholo as the winner of the parallel election.

The primary election which produced Mr Idahosa was conducted by a panel headed by Governor Ho...