Tag: Edo poll
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Edo Poll: Why I’m yet to concede defeat – Ize-Iyamu
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently conducted Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has said he was yet to concede defeat to incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Obaseki the winner…
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#EdoDecides2020: Buni, Ganduje brief Buhari on APC performance in Aso Villa
National Caretaker Committee Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni and the Chairman of the party’s Governorship Election Campaign for Edo State, Abdullahi Ganduje on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind ‘closed door’ at the State House, Abuja. The meeting is coming after the APC was routed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
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#EdoDecides2020: Three weeks ago, we were sure of victory for Ize-Iyamu- El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reacted to the loss of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo State governorship election. El-Rufai said he was optimistic up to three weeks ago that his party would win the election. He said opinion polls conducted had shown that the APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu,…
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#EdoDecides2020: Ize-Iyamu breaks silence after defeat
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo State Governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said he will soon announce his next line of action after the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki the winner of the Saturday poll. Ize-Iyamu, who trailed Obaseki with over 84,000 votes, said he was…
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#EdoDecides2020: Meet 12 other candidates aside Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu contesting in today’s poll
Truth be told, Saturday (today’s) governorship poll in Edo State is between two gladiators; incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, aside these two, some other candidates have also deployed resources to take a shot at being elected the…
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Edo 2020: May God let me lose my reelection bid tomorrow if… – Obaseki
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has prayed to God to abort his second term aspiration “if it will cost the blood of anybody.” Obaseki, the incumbent governor of the state said his ambition and that of anyone is not worth spilling the blood of…
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![[Edo Poll] Obaseki Vs Ize-Iyamu: Who carries the day as Edolites file out to elect a new gov?](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Obaseki-Ize-Iyamu-i.png)
[Edo Poll] Obaseki Vs Ize-Iyamu: Who carries the day as Edolites file out to elect a new gov?
…Their standing and likely upsets …polls results too early to call as it’s going to be titanic … will the peace accord signed by both gladiators hold sway? By Emman Ovuakporie Barely 24hours from now Edolites will decide who runs the state’s affairs for the next four years. The drumbeats of war which engulfed the…
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Photos: INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials for Edo poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Edo State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all eighteen (18) Local Government Areas in the state. The people of Edo State will elect their new governor on Saturday, September, 19 to paddle the affairs of the state for the next four years. The Chairman of…
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![Edo poll: Again, Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu meet one-on-one, embrace warmly [Photo]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Obaseki-Ize-Iyamu-peace.jpg)
Edo poll: Again, Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu meet one-on-one, embrace warmly [Photo]
Top gladiators in the forthcoming Edo governorship, Godwin Obaseki (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu (All Progressives Congress, APC) met again on Tuesday to pledge their commitment to a peaceful election. The duo and other contestants met a peace accord convened by the National Peace Committee (NPC). According to Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the peace…
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Edo Poll: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, others sign peace accord in Benin
Ahead of the Saturday Edo governorship poll, candidates for the election on Tuesday signed a peace accord, pledging to abide by the rules and regulations as stipulated in the electoral law. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd.), the Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC) and former Head of State, said at the occasion that Edo deserved…