Ahead of the congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State, slated for next month, political gladiators are engaging in intense horse-trading and strategizing as they jostle for key political elective positions in preparation for the 2020 governorship election in the state. Rising from a caucus meeting of the zone on Monday at…
APC Crisis: PDP’ll Soon Be in The Majority in Edo House of Assembly – Orbih, Out-Going State Chairman
As the crisis that had been rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives, APC, for several months now appears intractable, Edo State chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dan Osi Orbih is upbeat that the party which lost the state to the Action Congress of Nigeria, (now APC) in 2008 through the…
New Twist in Edo House of Assembly Crisis
PDP candidates to INEC – Invoke doctrine of necessity, Issue us certificates of return …PDP demand lacks legal basis, Ogbodu, Osagie Amidst the twists and turns in the protracted crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly since June this year, a new dimension was introduced into the matter on Sunday with the main opposition…
PDP has since thrown away impunity and imposition – Ikhine, Edo governorship hopeful
…Says party has learnt lesson from 2019 House of Assembly elections Against the backdrop of allegation that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State compromised its position during the 2019 House of Assembly election resulting in the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, garnering all the 24 seats, a governorship…
EDO 2020: Tremor in Political landscape, As Ize-Iyamu Pulls Out of PDP, Returns to APC
There appears to be panic in the faction of ruling All Progressives Congress loyal to embattled Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki as his main challenger in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party during the 2016 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu returns to the APC setting the stage for a titanic battle for APC ticket vis-a-vis the soul…
The ‘Sins’ of Osinbajo
As APC hawks strategize ahead of 2023 presidency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will require the grace of God to survive the intrigues with his reputation intact It is forty-four months to the next general elections in Nigeria and just four months into President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term of four years but politicians are already executing…
Power Outage Disrupts Judgment in Delta Governorship Election Tribunal
The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba has been forced to adjourn, albeit temporarily due to power outage. The tribunal is billed to deliver judgment in the petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Great Ovadje Ogboru against the victory of Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, incumbent governor and candidate…
Obaseki’s Visit, Govt. Panel on Edo Market Fire, Misplaced Priority, Says PDP
Major opposition party in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the state government for being so quick to visit and set up a panel to probe the mid-night fire that destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Uwelu auto spare parts market in Benin-City, the state capital on Tuesday, describing…
Atiku, PDP Head for Court Over Presidential Poll
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection.President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the presidential election by…
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