Tag: Edo guber election
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We’ll challenge PDP in court if… Ize-Iyamu hints
The last might have not been heard about the September 19 governorship election in Edo State as the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, hinted that the party might go to court as long as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refuses to discontinue the various cases it instituted during the pre-election period. Ize-Iyamu,…
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I never funded Obaseki’s re-election — Wike
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has denied insinuations he bankrolled the victory of Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Saturday. Wike, who served as chairman of the PDP Campaign Council for the election, said Obaseki had enough fund to sponsor his election. He spoke on…
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Buhari salutes Obaseki over re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as governor of Edo State. He congratulated him on Sunday in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urging him to continue to show grace and humility in victory. The President also commended the election process…
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I’m confident of victory, says Ize-Iyamu
The APC candidate in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has expressed optimism that he will win the election. ‘I am confident of a win this election’, he said. He made the declaration a few minutes after casting his vote at Ugboko ward 4, unit 26, Orhionmwon Local Government Council of…
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Motorists held standstill in Edo over guber election
Many motorists and travellers are stranded at Okpella, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State due to the restriction of movement order during the governorship election. The police directed a restriction order on the movement of vehicles between 11:59 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 p.m on Saturday. Articulated vehicles and others were in long…
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Edo guber: We’ve no confidence in Justice Taiwo, APC decries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has objected to Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja hearing two suits seeking the disqualification of its candidates in the September 19 governorship election. Both suits, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/758/2020 and FHC/ABJ/CS/839/2020, filed by Momoh Abdulrazak and Charles Udeh, are querying the qualification of the APC candidates Osagie Ize-Iyamu…
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Edo guber: Kabaka, nine other APC leaders to appear before DSS Saturday
The Department of State Services has invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress for a meeting on Saturday at its Benin City office in Edo State. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, it will not be unconnected to the September 19 Edo State Governorship Election. The DSS in a letter…
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Edo guber: IGP orders nationwide clampdown on proliferation of illegal weapons
As part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as efforts by the Police High Command to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the country, the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six States of the Federation and the Federal Capital…
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Allow Edo people vote in peace, APC tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress has urged the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State to allow citizens and residents to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming governorship election slated for September 19th, without fear of intimidation. This was contained in a statement titled “APC on Developments in the Edo State House of Assembly,” signed by the…
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Edo guber: Buhari hands over APC flag to Ize-Iyamu
President Muhammadu on Friday hosted the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The chairman of the party’s caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni, led the candidate to the meeting. The meeting is holding amidst heightened tension in Edo State. Buni said the President has…