Tag: Osagie Ize-Iyamu
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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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We won’t recognise Obaseki’s victory, APC vows
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has rejected the results of the governorship election which gave victory to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party cited strong-arm tactics for the rejection. It declared there was foul play during the election, insisting the results were skewed in favour of Obaseki. Edo…
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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…
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Edo Assembly member dumps Obaseki, drums support for Ize-Iyamu
The lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo II constituency, Edo House of Assembly Hon Emmanuel Agbaje has pledged his support for the election of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19th governorship election citing his inability to meet his political obligations to his constituents under the present administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki.…
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I’m here to reclaim Edo for APC, says Oshiomhole
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has stated he returned to Edo to reclaim the state for APC. He declared that if Edo residents say yes and God say yes, no man born of a woman could say no. He was apparently referring to the September 19 governorship…
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Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu begs Obaseki
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Edo September governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, to return to the APC. Ize-Iyamu said this in Benin on Monday while reading his acceptance speech shortly after being announced as the party’s flag bearer. He…
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#BREAKING: APC screening committee disqualifies Obaseki
The committee set up to screen the governorship candidates of APC in Edo in preparation for the upcoming primary election has disqualified the incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki. The committee declared Governor Godwin Obaseki unqualified to contest in the election, saying his educational certificates have some discrepancies as well as his NYSC discharge certificate. Hon. Matthew…
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Obaseki’s credentials, others’ on display at APC national secretariat
The All Progressives Congress on Monday displayed the academic credentials of the six contestants in the forthcoming Edo State governorship primary. The six contestants are Governor Godwin Obaseki, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Dr Pius Odubu, Chris Ogiemwonyi, Osaro Obazee and Matthew Aigbuhuenze Iduoriyekemwen. According to the document, Obaseki attended Saint Mathews Anglican Primary School from 1963…