•Philip Shaibu The deputy governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu, has emerged as the winner in a factional primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2024 Edo governorship election. Shaibu won the parallel primaries with over three hundred and one votes. Meanwhile, the Governor Godwin Obaseki faction of the party is yet to […]...
•Sacked Governor Uzodinma The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has sacked Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, as Chairman of the Edo State Gubernatorial Election Committee. A revised list issued today and signed by Suleiman Argungu, National Organising Secretary of the party, announced Cross Rivers State Governor Bas...
•Anugbum Onuoha The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, has expressed his anger against all the governorship aspirants in Edo State for engaging in open campaigns while the Commission was yet to lift ban on campaigns for the September 21 gubernatorial election. The REC who called on the aspirants to remove all [&...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has slated February 22 for the conduct of its Edo governorship primaries. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement yesterday in Abuja, reports The PUNCH. Ologunagba said that the date was approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, adding that the com...
•Ganduje The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has congratulated the winner of the Edo State APC governorship primary election, Mr. Dennis Idahosa. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje urged the party’s standard-bearer to carry other aspirants along to deliver the party in...
•Okpebholo and Idahosa Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared the winner of a parallel Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election. The APC State Returning Officer Ogbuaja Stanley Uzoamaka declared Senator Okpebholo as the winner of the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, yesterday, reports Chann...
•Lucky Imasuen A former Edo Deputy Governor Chief Lucky Imasuen has joined Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship direct primary election holding today. Imasuen and Ize-Iyamu were among the 12 governorship aspirants screened and cleared by a committee put in place by the National Working Commi...
•Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma One of the 12 All Progressives Congress governorship aspirants in Edo State, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, yesterday announced his withdrawal from the race. Agbonayinma, a former member of the House of Representatives, announced his withdrawal from the governorship race following the news of his son’s death, reports The PUNCH. Ag...
Ahead of the February 17 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Edo State, the party will commence screening of the 12 aspirants jostling for its ticket in the September poll today by 12 noon. The exercise is to commence immediately after the inauguration of the Prof. Taoheed Adedoja-led seven-man Screening Committee ...
•Prof Oserheimen Osunbor Former Edo State governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, today, said he was not too old to clinch the All Progressives Congress ticket in the race to choose a candidate ahead of the state governorship election. While challenging his critics and political opponents to a racing contest, the 72-year-old politician expressed c...
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