In the last few weeks, Edo has been the theatre of political quagmire, wrangling and explosion ahead of the poll.
The battle is between Obaseki, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who also recently …
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that “the other party” was provoking him.
He made the veil reference about the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Benin after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ meeting.
The Edo helmsman condemned the attacks on PDP supporters in front of Oba of Benin palace.
Obaseki said his administration would ensure that the perpetrators faced the law.
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The governor warned that his administration was not weak in responding to political violence.
Obaseki noted that being a governor, he would not …
The Vice-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council on Communications and Publicity for the Edo Governorship elections, Patrick Obahiagbon, has accused the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, of harassing members of the party serving in elected offices.
Obahiagbon alleged that Obaseki was harassing APC members in his government over their refusal to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He stated this while addressing journalists and was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of APC’s governorship campaign council, John Mayaki.
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Obahiagbon described …
In a statement, Afegbua, who once served as information commissioner in the state, listed the many sins of Obaseki and explained why the APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is his preferred choice.
…“Governor Obaseki is the opposite of what an ideal democratic situation should be. His politics is destructive, exclusive, and demonising’, Afegbua wrote.
“He acts alone, intoxicated by the sheer banality of being
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The Governor was there to be screened for the June 25 governorship primary election of the opposition party.
According to Obaseki, even dignitaries and other well-meaning Nigerians have come to identify with his aspiration, adding “they are all united against injustice.”
Obaseki decamped to PDP,
One of the reasons cited for the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki from APC’s June 22 governorship primary in Edo State was that the University of Ibadan awarded him two certificates with separate dates.
However, the University of Ibadan debunked the claim on Sunday.
APC Screening Appeal Committee led by Abubakar Fari, on Saturday, had corroborated the report of the screening committee by stating that “It is inconceivable that the same University will award two certificates with separate dates for the same graduate.
Presenting its report to the National Working Committee headed by National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, Fari added that “We …
When Godwin Obaseki emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 10 election in Edo State. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who was governor at that time described the primaries as the best ever organised by the party.
He noted that the process was transparent, while the delegates were well behaved and called for unity among party members.
He said all the aspirants belonged to one family and needed to work together to ensure victory at the polls.
Comrade Oshiomhole, who described Mr. Obaseki as sound, said he was also at home with governance and “ready to
Fani-Kayode stated this following the disqualification of Obaseki from his party’s July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State.
Obaseki was dumped out the governorship race following the report of the screening committee inaugurated by the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.
The screening committee explained that Obaseki could not provide his Higher School Certificate, HSC, the instrument which he used to gain entry …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, ineligible to contest in the July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State.
The screening committee announced the disqualification while presenting its report to the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee in Abuja on Friday.
Apart from Obaseki, two other aspirants were also disqualified.
They are Chris Ogiemwonyi and Mathew Iduoriyekenwen.
Presenting the report, Chairman of the APC screening panel, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, explained that Obaseki was disqualified because the committee could not vouch for …
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted that there would be no direct primary in the state.
He stressed that only indirect primary could hold in the state in accordance with the rule gazetted in newspapers on Friday.
The new rule partly reads, “That in respect of political gatherings for the purpose of conducting primaries for any of the parties desiring to field candidates in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, gatherings of more than 20 persons may be allowed, subject to the written approval of the Governor, if such gatherings do not exceed 5,000 persons; hold in Benin City and …
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, had no money when he contested to become governor in 2007.
Oshiomhole, who was a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), contested under the Action Congress (AC) and lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Oserheimen Osunbor.
However, he challenged the outcome of the election in court and was declared winner a year later.
Obaseki, speaking with journalists after submitting his nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2020 governorship election in Abuja, also insisted he did not betray Oshiomhole, who is now the
Obaseki is having a running battle with his godfather and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole.
Oshiomhole’s faction of the party, had on Tuesday night endorsed the candidacy of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the consensus candidate of the party for the Edo poll.
But Obaseki, in an interview on Channels TV, said he was confident of returning to power as first man of the state because “power comes from God.”
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