The eventual defection of the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki into the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is ruffling feathers in the party which was all set for its governorship primary election before his dramatic entrance. Ahead of the earlier scheduled June 19 governorship primary election, three aspirants had already been screened. They are Omoregie…
Edo 2020: Ikhine Set to Step Down as Obaseki, Deputy Seek Reelection in PDP
One of the three governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gideon Ikhine, an engineer, may have caved in to pressure to step down for the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki who is seeking to fly the flag of the party for his re-election after dumping the All Progressives Congress,…
PDP Governorship Aspirants Stay Away As Obaseki formally joins Party
After much prevarication, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Until this Friday when he took the bold step, Obaseki had been floating politically with no party affiliation since he resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday, June 16 following his disqualification from contesting in the…
I am Prepared to Provide Leadership That Will Lead This Party to Victory – Obaseki
Full speech by the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki at the state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as he formally joined the party on Friday, June 19, 2020. Mr. Chairman, members of the state committee of PDP, teeming supporters and members of PDP, I am here this afternoon to inform you that…
Edo APC Can Hold Direct Primary, Appeal Court Rules
The Appeal Court sitting in Benin on Thursday cleared the way for the All Progressives Congress, APC, to conduct its primary election adopting the direct mode to select its governorship candidate for the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial poll in Edo State. By this decision, the appellate court has set aside the June 8, 2020 order…
PDP Postpones Primary election to June 23
Admits Obaseki into Party Friday. All is now set to admit the embattled governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki into Nigeria’s major opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor was being expected at the Edo State secretariat of the party in Benin on Thursday where many party leaders had gathered for the…
Obaseki’s Exit from APC: Shocker awaits Governor with expected mass resignation by aides, loyalists
There is pervasive uncertainty in the camp of the embattled governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki who on Tuesday morning announced his exit from the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Obaseki is presently locked in intense negotiations and horse-trading with the leadership of his intended party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Feelers from the governor’s…
Edo 2020: Imasuangbon, State PDP Chairman, Announce Obaseki Joining Party Soon but Insist Must Face Primary
Less than 24 hours after he claimed in an interview with TELL that he was not aware that the embattled governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki was seeking to join his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a governorship aspirant in the party, Kenneth Imasuangbon, has announced that Obaseki would be joining the party with…
Weaponizing Covid-19: Obaseki Sends Another Strong Warning to APC Over Direct Primaries
With the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) climbing to 580 in Edo, the state government has insisted on the strict enforcement of regulations spelt out in its gazette, aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus and protecting Edo people. In a statement, special adviser to the governor on media and communication strategy,…
Edo 2020: Obaseki, Two Others Face Expulsion for Anti-Party Activities
As embattled governor shops for party platform. In the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, it’s been a day and a story since the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, was on Friday June 12, 2020, disqualified from participating in the September 19 governorship election on the platform of the party. A screening committee set up…
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