Committee failed to screen Governor – Aide As Obaseki later turned up for exercise. There was air of uncertainty and confusion in Edo State on Wednesday over the screening of incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki by the committee set up by the National Working Committee, NWC, to screen the six aspirants jostling for the governorship ticket…
PDP’ll Win Edo Governorship – Fintiri
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared Edo State as a PDP state following the ability of the party to emerge victorious in previous elections. Fintiri was confident that the forthcoming Governorship election in the state would not be different as the party would win. The governor spoke in Benin City, the state capital,…
Magnus Abe Backs New APC Leadership in Rivers State, Calls for Unity
Magnus Abe, one of the leaders of the factionalized All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has said Tuesday’s judgments by a Rivers State High Court that enthroned a new leadership of the party in the state has thrown up a new opportunity for members of the party to reunite and heal old wounds. In…
Edo 2020: It’s either Indirect Primary or no Primary at all, Shaibu Warns APC
The Edo State Government has reiterated that all political parties in the state must obey the regulations spelt out in its gazette aimed at curtailing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), in the conduct of their primary elections ahead of the September gubernatorial election in the state. The gazette encourages use of indirect primary in the…
Edo Direct Primary Controversy: Will INEC Conduct Indirect election? Ize-Iyamu asks Obaseki
One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has faulted the argument being canvassed by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki against the adoption of the direct mode of primary election by the National Working Committee, NWC, to select the candidate of the party for…
Court Declares Igo Aguma Chairman of APC in Rivers State
A Port Harcourt High Court has declared a former Attorney General of Rivers State, Igo Aguma, as the interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Delivering judgment in a case filed by Emenike Enebite, the court presided over by George Omereji, granted all reliefs sought by the plaintiffs including declaring Aguma…
Edo 2020: PDP Commends Obaseki Over Approval To Use Stadium For Primaries
As political parties in Edo State count down to their respective primaries, the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been granted approval by the state governor to use of the newly reconstructed Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia stadium as venue of the exercise. The party is adopting indirect mode of primary in the selection…
Federal High Court Adjourns Hearing of Suit Seeking to Restrain APC, NWC, INEC from Conducting Direct Primary
A Federal High Court in Benin City on Monday adjourned hearing in a suit brought before it seeking to restrain the National Working Committee [NWC] of the All Progressives Congress from using the direct mode of primary to select its candidate in the governorship primary slated for June 22, 2020. Adjourning hearing to Thursday, June…
Obaseki Beats Retreat, Says Commissioner’s Appointment Subject to Confirmation
The Edo State Government has said the appointment of. Efe Stewart as the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation is subject to confirmation by the Edo State House of Assembly. In a statement Thursday evening, special adviser to the governor on media and communication strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said Efe was appointed to replace Paul Ohonbamu, who…
Obaseki Constitutes Own Reconciliation Committee for Edo House of Assembly
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has constituted his own reconciliation committee to resolve the almost one-year-old crisis in the state House of Assembly. The governor named the Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Ehigie Uzamere, former senator who represented Edo South senatorial…
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