[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin on Monday set aside the January 6, 2021 judgment of the Edo State High Court which annulled the candidacy of the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu and his running mate, Gani Audu, in the September 19, 2020 governorship election on the…
Edo 2020: Legal Cross-Fire as State High Court Nullifies Ize-Iyamu, Gani Audu’s candidacy
[responsivevoice] …Three weeks after Federal High Court cleared Audu of forgery. The legal battle for the governorship of Edo State following the outcome of the September 19, 2020 governorship election is getting messier. Incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
APC and PDP Bicker over Alleged Destruction of Billboards in Edo State
The All Progressives Congress, APC has raised the alarm over the destruction and removal of all outdoor billboards and campaign posters of its party’s candidate for the Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu and his running mate, Gani Audu from various strategic points in Benin City, the state capital. The party said it had submitted…
Our Campaigns are Innovative, INEC Regulations Compliant and Issue-Based – Ize-Iyamu
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has given his word that his party would not run foul of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s regulations on the conduct of ongoing campaigns ahead of the governorship polls. In a statement on Saturday, John Mayaki,…