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Edo APC Tackles Airhiavbere, Ize-Iyamu, Others

January 17, 2020 5:12 am

Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed a press conference held by members of a proscribed group, Edo Peoples Movement, saying the group’s agitations were fuelled by greed and avarice.

Discrediting the group’s submissions, APC Chairman in Edo State, Barr. Anselm Ojezua, alleged that two of the anchors of the meeting were burdened with severe malfeasance.

Ojezua described Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as a mercenary of distraction allegedly recruited by the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

He further alleged that Ize-Iyamu is currently being charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over …

Why Ize-Iyamu May Not Replace Obaseki In Edo

December 18, 2019 5:52 am

Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the botched Mega Rally in Benin City to announce the entry of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu into the All Progressives Congress may have unintentionally strengthened the hand of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State

Majority of the people who thought Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State was weak and cowardly have been forced to have a rethink since the enduring standoff between him and predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) began. What is becoming clearer by the day is that Obaseki is not a pushover who could be tossed around by a political …

Edo: Ize-Iyamu Leads Supporters Into APC

November 22, 2019 4:19 am

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2016 Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, led thousands of his political associates and supporters to dump the party and join the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benin.

This followed a motion moved by the former House of Assembly speaker, Bright Omokhodion and seconded by Festus Ebea, Emma Momoh, and Tawa Idubor.

The defectors, in their motion, cited internal wrangling and leadership failure in the PDP for their action.

Meanwhile, Edo chapter of Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has pledged support for the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki.