Tag: Edo 2020
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Edo 2020: Obaseki will be defeated come September 19 – Ganduje
The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election and Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Gabduje said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is only interested in Edo State treasury, hence the support for Godwin Obaseki. He promised that come September 19, “Governor Obaseki will be…
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[TNG Analysis] Edo 2020: It’s Wike Vs Ganduje as both gladiators mobilise Edolites for their parties
By Emman Ovuakporie The stage is finally set for the mother of all political battles as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC prepare to deliver candidates of their parties come September 19 Edo guber polls. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that both leading parties in Nigeria are leaving nothing to chance as…
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Edo 2020: Candidates on march to Osadebey Avenue, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), barely one-week old as the main opposition party in Edo State, have elected Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the candidate in the September 19 governorship election. The “direct primaries” held after APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) rejected Governor Godwin Obaseki’s craving as an “unopposed” candidate or…
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[TNG Analysis] Edo 2020: Obaseki Vs Ize-Iyamu, who wears the crown?
By Emman Ovuakporie The uproar and confusion that surrounded the emergence of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the scheduled guber election for September in Edo State is enough for him to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu if politics were mathematical. But no politics is not based on…
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Edo 2020: PDP aspirant denies stepping down for Obaseki
Mr Kenneth Imasuagbon, one of the governorship aspirants under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, says he has not stepped down for Gov. Godwin Obaseki contrary to some media reports. In a statement in Benin on Wednesday, Imasuagbon debunked the rumour that he has accepted to step down for the governor. The…
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Edo 2020: Court stops Obaseki from participating in PDP primary
Governor Godwin Obaseki has been stopped by a Federal High Court from participating in the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party. The primary election is scheduled for 25 June. The ban order was given 22 June by Justice E.A. Obile of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. It was based on a motion…
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Edo 2020: Obaseki will lose like Jonathan lost in 2015 – Yahaya Bello
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi said the power of incumbency will not guarantee victory for Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, who recently defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Bello stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Staff to…
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Edo 2020: PDP smells ‘honey’ in Obaseki’s ambition, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Governor Godwin Obaseki on Friday, June 19, 2020, formally joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a member, and was given a waiver to participate in all processes leading to the party’s rescheduled primaries on June 23/24. Part of the new scheme is Mr Phillip Shaibu, deputy governor to Obaseki under…
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Edo 2020: What we will do differently to confirm authenticity of Obaseki’s certificates – PDP
Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, has stated that Obaseki’s certificates will be investigated. Aziegbemi stated this while reacting to the circumstances that lead to the defection of Obaseki from the All Progressives Congress. Obaseki, who joined the PDP on Friday, left the APC after he was disqualified by the…
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[TNG Analysis] Edo 2020: APC on life support machine as Appeal court sacks Oshiomhole
Suspended All Progressives Congress, APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole while pointing the accusation finger at Governor Godwin Obaseki, he forgot that the other four of his fingers were pointing at him. Barely three hours after Obaseki threw in the towel, the gavel at Appeal Court shoved aside Oshiomhole as chairman. The Rotimi Amaechi group within the…