Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Saturday revved up the governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress when he stormed Benin City, Edo State capital to galvanise the support of the Igbo community for the election of the candidate of the party, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Uzodimma, who urged the Ndigbo in the state to punish…
Edo Guber: My Husband’ll Prioritise Care, Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups – Idia Ize-Iyamu
If elected governor of Edo State, the Osagie Ize-Iyamu administration would establish a special victims’ unit to handle cases of sexual assault and the care of survivors of rape and other gender-based violence. The government would also prioritise the care and empowerment of vulnerable groups in the state. Ize-Iyamu is the candidate of the All…
Obadan, ex-Deputy Governor, Ora Oje-Elect Trade Words over Ize-Iyamu’s Controversial Title
Former deputy governor of Edo State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peter Obadan, has called out the Oje-designate of Ora Kingdom, Joshua Unuigboje Aisiku, a professor Emeritus, over his repudiation of the honourary title conferred on the governorship candidate of the APC in the September 19, 2020 poll, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Apart…
Edo 2020: Oba of Benin Extracts Assurance of Peace from Political Leaders as Violence Escalates
The Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Wednesday intervened in the frightening atmosphere of violence in the polity ahead of the September 19 Edo State governorship election, calling all the major political actors to order and to give peace a chance. At the crucial meeting were the candidates of the two…
Corruption Allegations: Ize-Iyamu, Oshiomhole Accused of Sponsoring Petition to ICPC
The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has sent a strong message to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the former national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole that the resort to underhand and diversionary tactics would not save them from defeat at…
Attacks on Oshiomhole: Again, APC Upbraids Lukman, DG, APC Governors’ Forum
The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukman has once again been accused of undermining the efforts of the party towards winning the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State. Lukman was also upbraided for lending himself to be used as a hatchet-man by the candidate of the opposition, Godwin…
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu Endorses Foreign Visa Ban on Politicians Aiding Violence
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has endorsed the proposed plan by foreign embassies, prominently the United States of America, to impose visa restrictions on political actors found to have sponsored violence during elections, or involved in acts undermining the electoral process in Nigeria. Ize-Iyamu…
APC Governors Show Massive Support for Ize-Iyamu As He Flags Off Guber Campaign in Benin
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu was upbeat on Saturday following the impressive turnout of governors of the party at the formal flag-off of his campaign at the Sports Complex of the University of Benin, Ugbowo campus. Hitherto, the major opposition…
No Member of Edo House of Assembly Endorsed Ize-Iyamu — Okiye, Factional Speaker Clarifies
Factional leadership of the Edo State House of Assembly has declared that contrary to reports in the media, no member of the House endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. It accused those it called dissident members-elect of impersonating the leadership…
Edo 2020: Afegbua Derides PDP Over Suspension, Says ‘I am Waiting for Expulsion’
Defiant and resolute in his stance to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, rather than the candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua, Okpella prince and chieftain of the ruling party in the state, on…
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