Tag Archives: Edo

Edo 2024: Federal lawmaker joins race, says Obaseki is a failure

The lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Anamero Dekeri, has officially joined the Edo State governorship race. Dekeri, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki, insisting that his administration had failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people. The federal lawmaker, who seeks to emerge as APC’s governorship candidate on February ...

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Edo 2024: I am the most qualified, says Ighodalo

Frontline governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has said he is the most competent, credible and qualified contender poised to lead Edo State and place the state on the path of accelerated development and growth. Ighodalo said this when he visited PDP leaders of Edo South Senatorial District ...

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Edo 2024: Ize-Iyamu declares intention to contest again

An erstwhile Secretary to the State Government of Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has signified his interests to join the 2024 governorship race in the state. Ize-Iyamu declared his intention to run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, again on Wednesday. The former SSG said he would stick with his previous SIMPLE agenda, which stands for Security, ...

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Edo 2024: Afegbua begins extensive consultative tours

An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for Edo State election in 2024, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said the state will regain its pride of place if elected the governor. Afegbua said when he embarked on consultation tour of the 18 local government areas of the state at weekend that he has designed a road map towards achieving peace and unity ...

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Edo Guber: Group declares support for Ighodalo

Members of Edo South Vanguard for Justice and Equity have thrown their weight behind the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Edo 2024 poll, Dr. Asue Ighodalo describing him as the most qualified individual to lead the state. Speaking to newsmen in Benin, Joy Osareimen, a member of the group from Oredo Local Government Area, said Ighodalo’s antecedent and ...

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Edo 2024: I will support Shuaibu if he wins primary election- Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said he will support whoever the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, picks as the governorship candidate in the state. Also, the National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagun, expressed confidence that the Edo State chapter of the party will go into next year’s elections as one united family. Damagun’s confidence was anchored on assurances ...

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Edo 2024: Ighodalo reveals what to do if he wins

A former Chairman of Nigeria Breweries and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic People (PDP), Asue Ighodalo,  said he would unite the party in Edo State ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. He called on party leaders, as well as stakeholders to bury their hatchets and work for the success of the party in the state. Ighodalo, ...

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Edo 2024: I won’t support what is not fair- Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed not to support what is not fair and just, following the declaration of interest in the gubernatorial election by the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Obaseki spoke in an interview with BBC Pidgin, on him supporting Shaibu to become his successor in 2024. The governor reiterated his earlier assertion that the people of the ...

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Edo: LP female candidate advocates for women involvement in politics

Dr Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, a female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, has advocated the involvement of women in partisan politics. Loretta, who is seeking the Labour Party ticket to contest for the state’s top job, lamented that a lot of Nigerian women were at the back door during election season. According to the aspirant, it is time for ...

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Edo Poll: I am following God’s divine direction- Shuaib

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says his ambition to contest in the forthcoming governorship election in the state is a divine directive from God. Shaibu said he had conferred with God and got an unequivocal directive to contest the gubernatorial poll. He spoke on Tuesday while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “What I mean is ...

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