Hon. Yekini Idiaye, the Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, and four other lawmakers have vowed to support Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Edo state elections. READ ALSO: Obaseki has seen his defeat, only projecting… According to reports, the lawmakers said their decision was […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organisation for the Edo State governorship election, has described Governor Godwin Obaseki as a confused man merely projecting the criminal plans which his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is allegedly perfecting. The APC campaign said it was dawning realisation for the PDP that they have been rejected by the people of […]
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the forthcoming Edo election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as “a bad product that won’t sell.” Wike, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council in Edo State, in a statement signed by his Commissioner for Information […]
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki says Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has vindicated him on the cancellation of a maritime security contract given to Hosa Okunbo. Before now, the chairman of Ocean Marine Security Limited (OMSL), Hosa Okunbo had accused the governor of instigating the cancellation of the contract but the governor denied. Okunbo […]
The appointees of Governor Godwin Obaseki have continued to resign weekly even as the Edo governorship Election Day nears. It appears that the only ally to the Governor is his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. Many of those who turned their backs to the Governor are staunch members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). They refused to […]
Obaseki/Shaibu Movement Director and a member of the state Waste Management Board, Mr Patrick Iyoha has resigned his appointment. According to the NAN, Iyoha in a letter dated July 28, addressed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said that his resignation was with immediate effect and due to personal reason. READ ALSO: I apologise for the mistake […]
Benin – Ahead of the Sept. 19 governorship poll, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated his 150 support groups to Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s governorship campaign organisation in Edo. Abubakar announced this in a statement made available on Saturday in Benin. The statement was signed by Mr Oladimeji Fabiyi, Deputy Director of the defunct Atiku […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Etsako West Local Government of Edo, Mrs Rabiat Ezolomhe, on Friday said that she and her members still remain in the ruling party. Ezolomhe said while addressing newsmen in Auchi, that APC was their home and they will not abandon it. Mr Adam Oshiomhole, the APC National Chairman, […]
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Monday described the exit of the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as painful but maintained the party will outlive its present internal crisis and expand its coast in upcoming elections across the country. Governor Bello after a meeting with Gov. Sani Bello, Gov. […]
The Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who moved to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said that he is prepared to provide leadership that will lead PDP to victory not only in Edo State but in the country. Doctors’ Strike: Ministers of Labour, Health brief Buhari Obaseki, moved to the PDP to pursue his ambition of seeking re-election […]
…As state party elders, leaders opt to back governor wherever he goes Following the decision of the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, to resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the state working committee of the APC will be meeting today to take a position on its next step of action. READ ALSO: […]
Benin – Mr Anselm Ojezua, factional Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, says he will not be leaving the party with the govern Ojezua is leading a faction of the APC loyal to Gov. Godwin Obaseki before his resignation on June 16 from the party. He said this on Tuesday in an a telephone […]
Just as the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has also resigned from the APC. The governor, who addressed journalists, after meeting with the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, noted that he shall […]
Abuja – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is an epitome of incorruptibility, an epitome of order, an epitome of lawfulness. Obaseki, who made his position known to State House correspondents after visiting the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday also said that he has resigned his membership of All Progressives Congress […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is unfazed by his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the party’s primary election, even as stakeholders in Edo State have rallied behind his unflinching resolve to fight off those angling to plunder the state’s treasury. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor […]
Lagos – A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Saturday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was not fair to Gov. Godwin Obaseki by disqualifying him from participating in the party’s primary. Babatope, a former Minister of Transportation, expressed the view in a telephone interview in Lagos. APC screening committee […]
Lagos – The Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Saturday expressed its willingness to welcome Edo Governor Mr Godwin Obaseki “with open arms’’ should the embattled governor decide to defect to the party. The National Publicity Secretary of the ADP, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, made the announcement in an interview in Lagos. Adeoye was reacting to the […]
Clerics drawn from different parts of Edo State have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki on account of the governor’s sterling performance in infrastructure, education, healthcare, among other sectors of the state. The clerics, who gathered in their large numbers in Benin City, during a prayer session for peace in […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government would continue to align with the people in fighting off those hellbent on mortgaging their patrimony for the benefit of a handful of persons. The governor, in his Democracy Day address, noted that the commemoration was remarkable as it was a humble reminder of […]
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki said he participated in the screening exercise of the All Prigressives Congress (APC) aspirants just for formality sake as he knew he will not get justice from the seven man screening committee.Coming out of the late night exercise Wednesday, Obaseki told journalists that he has no confidence in the exercise, […]