Ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo state, former governor of the state and suspended National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomole, says he regrets supporting the candidacy of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, during the 2016 governorship election. Oshiomole who was the state governor, anointed and supported Obaseki as his successor and went […]
There was apprehension at King Square, popularly called Ring Road in Benin City, the Edo State capital following a clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the September 19 governorship election. Supporters of the governorship candidate of the APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the PDP governorship candidate, […]
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said he regretted not joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) long before he did. Reminiscing his 13- year sojourn in the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governor said he had come to realise the PDP stood for the values he so much cherished and lived for. Obaseki spoke on […]
Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the Edo state APC Governorship candidate after the Direct primary conducted today in the State. Senator Hope Uzodinma the Chairman of the Election Committee announced Ize-Iyamu as winner after the primary was concluded. He said Ize-Iyamu pulled a total of 27,838 votes to defeat Dr. Pius Odubu who scored 3,776 and Osaro […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has accused the All Progressives Congress of importing thugs into the state ahead of the party’s primary and the September 19 governorship election in the state. The governor noted that while other political parties conducting primary elections in Edo State have notified the government of their readiness to comply […]
Following the Edo state Governoship election brouhaha, and face-off between the former governor Adams Oshiomhole and incubent governor Godwin Obaseki, The Appellate court has suspended the former Governor as a member of the ruling party. The court upheld the earlier ruling of an Abuja High Court, which in March 4, 2020 suspended Oshiomole and asked […]
The national chairman of the APC – Adams oshiomhole and Edo state Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday criticised each other over the first degree certificate presented by the governor from the University of Ibadan. Oshiomhole, in Abuja at the inauguration of the APC’s screening and appeal committees for its members contesting governorship primary in Edo […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed willingness to receive Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, and all aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress should they decide to join its fold. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodiyan, said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja, on Monday. The party, however, said all those who […]
The All Progressives Congress on Monday inaugurated its screening and appeals committee to scrutinise documents submitted by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, his main challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four other aspirants ahead of the June 22, 2020, APC governorship primary. National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, while inaugurating the committees charged members […]
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has asked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to recuse himself from the party’s governorship primaries in Edo State because he is an interested party. Obaseki made the call while speaking to newsmen after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms at the […]