2027 · GubernatorialNDC
Shija Terhemba & Edoh Raymond
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2027 governorship running mate
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Raymond Edoh (INEC prints EDOH RAYMOND; the press styles him Dr Raymond Edoh) is the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy governorship candidate in Benue State, running mate to Prof. Terhemba Shija, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists him as a 44-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate and the Senior School Certificate. He was a…
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Raymond Edoh (INEC prints EDOH RAYMOND; the press styles him Dr Raymond Edoh) is the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy governorship candidate in Benue State, running mate to Prof. Terhemba Shija, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists him as a 44-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate and the Senior School Certificate. He was a governorship aspirant before joining the ticket: on 11 May 2026 he was an African Democratic Congress (ADC) aspirant (Idoma Voice), and the weekend of 16-17 May 2026 he defected to the NDC with supporters (Leadership, 18 May 2026). A Zone C elders' committee backed him for the NDC governorship ticket by an 11-1 verdict (Leadership, 1 June 2026); the ticket went to Shija (unveiled 3 August 2026) and Edoh became his running mate, described as the NDC deputy candidate from 19-20 August 2026. Leadership calls him an economist and researcher, a former secretary-general of the Nigerian Youth Congress and a UN-Habitat ambassador.
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2027 Deputy-governorship election
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Benue State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 8; INEC name: EDOH RAYMOND; age 44; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC SSCE; governorship candidate: Shija Terhemba · Named as running mate to Prof. Terhemba Shija of the NDC: the exact day and manner were not found. Leadership (3 Aug 2026) reports Shija unveiled as candidate…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Benue State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 8; INEC name: EDOH RAYMOND; age 44; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC SSCE; governorship candidate: Shija Terhemba · Named as running mate to Prof. Terhemba Shija of the NDC: the exact day and manner were not found. Leadership (3 Aug 2026) reports Shija unveiled as candidate without naming a running mate; Leadership (20 Aug 2026) already calls Edoh the NDC deputy governorship candidate (statement issued in Abuja on 19 Aug 2026); Daily Trust (8 Sep 2026) says he was a governorship aspirant and is 'now Deputy Governorship Candidate'. He had been an ADC aspirant (Idoma Voice, 11 May 2026), defected to the NDC the weekend of 16-17 May 2026 and was backed by a Zone C elders' committee 11-1 (Leadership, 1 Jun 2026). At the 25 Sep 2026 unveiling Shija pledged a four-year term and to hand over to Edoh (Vanguard).
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Declared to INEC (2027 governorship final list, Benue State): First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) and Senior School Certificate (SSCE); institutions and years not published. Press styles him 'Dr', but no degree or institution is confirmed by an independent source.
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Defected from the ADC to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (announced the weekend of 16-17 May 2026, Leadership 18 May 2026); NDC deputy governorship candidate in Benue (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). Exact join day not found
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