Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, political parties and their candidates have intensified campaigns across the nooks and crannies of the state to woo voters. The political atmosphere in Edo State is that of scheming, horse-trading and jostling, as political parties and their candidates are not leaving any ston...
•Some of the contestants A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bamidele Oloyeloogun said the party will lose the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election if Saturday’s primary is not cancelled. Oloyeloogun stated this at a press conference in Akure yesterday. Recall that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa emerged as the candidate of AP...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa The Governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC wards primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the primaries while fellow contender, Mayowa Akinfolarin, polled 15,343 votes, with Olusola O...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all 16 aspirants for the Ondo Governorship primary on April 20. The seven-man Sen. Joshua Lidani-led Screening Committee gave all the aspirants the nod to contest the primary, reports The Nation. The exercise took place on Friday after inauguration of the Screening Committee and the Screen...
•Jackrich The 2023 governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in Rivers State, Sobomabo Jackrich has been arrested. Jackrich, an ex-Niger Delta agitator was arrested by men dressed in military camouflage from his residence in Usokun in Degema Local Government Area of the state, reports Channels TV. According to sources familiar wit...
•Tinubu Ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, aspirants have intensified visits to Abuja for a presidential endorsement that may not come before the primary, reports The PUNCH. As political parties in Ondo State prepare for the governorship primaries in the next few days, politicians are gearing up for fr...
•Akpata Ahead of the September 21 gubernatorial election in Edo, Olumide Akpata, the flag-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), has vowed to resist any attempt to rig the poll. He gave this assurance during an interactive session with OBIdients on X space titled “Vawulence Space: One-on-one with Olumide Akpata”, reports Nigerian Tribune. “I will do...
•Ighodalo A Lagos-based lawyer, Asue Ighodalo has been declared the winner of another factional primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. Ighodalo defeated nine other contenders in the election held today, Thursday, February 22, reports The Nation. He received 577 votes to become the party’s nominee for the September 2024 pol...
•Dennis Idahosa A member of the House Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election, which took place in Edo State today. He polled a total vote of 40,483 to become the candidate of the APC in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Announcing the [&hel...
Ahead of the February 17 shadow election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, its National Gubernatorial Aspirants Screening Committee has cleared all the 12 governorship aspirants for its ticket for the September governorship poll. The Prof. Taoheed Abdul Adedoja-led seven-man committee last night after a two-day screening exe...