As political parties in Edo State count down to their respective primaries, the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been granted approval by the state governor to use of the newly reconstructed Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia stadium as venue of the exercise. The party is adopting indirect mode of primary in the selection…
Obaseki Constitutes Own Reconciliation Committee for Edo House of Assembly
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has constituted his own reconciliation committee to resolve the almost one-year-old crisis in the state House of Assembly. The governor named the Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Ehigie Uzamere, former senator who represented Edo South senatorial…
Obaseki Replaces Information Commissioner Few Hours After Resignation
Barely a few hours after Edo State commissioner for information and orientation, Paul Ohonbamu resigned from the government of the deeply embattled governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, a replacement has been announced in a move that lends credence to the maxim that indeed nature harbours a vacuum. He is Stewart Efe. A statement by…
Exclusive Details of How Ize-Iyamu Emerged Consensus Aspirant
Oshiomhole, Hosa Okunbo did not influence process – Source It is no longer news that a faction of the Edo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to the national chairman of the party, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole recently produced a consensus governorship aspirant amongst the eight jostling for the ticket of the…
Obaseki Vows to Bring to Justice Killers of APC Chieftain
…Orders Police, DSS to fish out culprits. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed that the state government would stop at nothing in ensuring that justice is done in the kidnap and eventual murder of a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Presley Ediagbonya whose corpse was recovered by the…
Obaseki Orders Police Investigation into Gruesome Murder of Omozuwa, UNIBEN Female Student
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level female student of the Department of Microbiology, University of Benin (UNIBEN), in Ikpoba Hill axis of Benin City, the state capital. Omozuwa was alleged to have been raped after her head was…
Summon Courage to Participate in Party Primary Election, Oshiomhole’s Loyalists Challenge Obaseki, as Ize-Iyamu Submits Nomination Form
As Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the consensus aspirant of the Adams Oshiomhole-led faction of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Friday morning submitted his nomination form, leadership of the party has challenged the state governor, Godwin Obaseki to put aside all his fears and have the courage to participate in the forthcoming governorship…
Edo 2020: Intrigues Over Ize-Iyamu’s APC Membership, Waiver to Contest Election
The waiver granted Osagie Ize-Iyamu who on Tuesday emerged the consensus aspirant of a faction of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC loyal to the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, is still ruffling feathers in the camp of the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki which is also contesting Ize-Iyamu’s membership…
I will emerge candidate of the APC – Ize-Iyamu
Punctures Obaseki’s argument against direct primary. Says what Oshiomhole did to me was fair in war, I hold no grudge about it. Former secretary to Edo State government and pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osagie Ize-Iyamu is confident that he would defeat incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki to pick the…
Edo 2020: PDP Youths, Traders Mobilise Funds for Nomination Form for Imasuangbon
…Say he’s best candidate to defeat incumbent governor. With the major opposition party in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP scheduling its primary election for between June 23 and 24, 2020 to select a candidate for the September 19 governorship election in the state, some youths in the party are rooting for Kenneth Imasuangbon,…
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