The accreditation of delegates for the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has begun. The primary is aimed at electing the opposition party’s candidate for the November governorship election in the state, reports The Nation. The exercise which is taking place at the International Culture and Event Centre (Dome), will...
•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...
With the party primaries for the September 21 Edo State governorship election concluded, The PUNCH reports the chaos generated by the exercise which may take some time to clear up. The just concluded primary elections by the major political parties in Edo State to choose their candidates for the September 21 governorship election were chaotic,...
•Olumide Akpata The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate for Edo State Olumide Akpata says his letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) helped the party conduct a credible governorship primary in the state. Akpata had some days back written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) claiming there was a p...
•Olumide Akpata A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata has clinched the Labour Party (LP) ticket for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Akpata scored 316 votes to win the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, today, reports Channels TV. The Deputy Governor of Abia State [&helli...
•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...
•Governor Bassey Otu The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, who is the chairman of Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC’s) governorship direct primary election, has disclosed that a fresh shadow poll would be conducted in the 192 wards, across the 18 local government areas of the state. Otu, who briefly addressed reporters ...
•Uzodinma Ahead of tomorrow’s rescheduled conduct of the All Progressives Congress primary in Edo, certain aspirants and a Civil Society group have demanded President Bola Tinubu’s direct intervention in the fresh process. In a joint statement today signed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Chief Lucky Imasuen, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and General C...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Saturday’s primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The Frontier reports that the exercise, which triggered controversy, had produced three different candidates. While a member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, was announced winner by the chairman of the APC Primary Elec...