Tag: Obaseki
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Edo 2020: We will bury dictatorship — Obaseki
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo says come Sept. 19 Edo people will bury dictatorship politically. Gov. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the party said this on Friday during the ward-to-ward campaign rally at Ward eight, Ward 10, and Uselu market in Egor Local Government Area of Edo. He noted that the “dictator” to be…
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Edo election: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu embrace, hold peace talks [+Photos]
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his major challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, embraced each other for the first time in many months. Before the meeting of the key political actors at the Oba of Benin palace on Wednesday, there have been weeks of heated tension in the state as a result of the activities…
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Edo 2020: Why federal lawmakers snub Obaseki, pitch tent with Ize-Iyamu
By Emman Ovuakporie More facts emerged on Wednesday as to why Edo Federal Lawmakers in the upper legislative Chambers shunned Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and pitched tent with the All Progressives Congress, APC Guber candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reliably gathered that Obaseki deliberately kept the lawmakers in the dark about his defection…
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How President Buhari assured me – Gov Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has assured him of a peaceful election come September 19. Obaseki, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this while calling on voters to come out en masse to cast their votes. The Governor made this known when he addressed…
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Edo Poll: Oba of Benin invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu for peace pact
The Oba of Benin, who is worried of the violent dimension that campaigns are going, said he would invite all the governorship candidates participating in the coming governorship election in the state to his palace to sign a peace pact. This, he said especially between the two major political parties; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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[Photos] Gunmen attack Obaseki’s ally during son’s birthday, fired bullets on car, house
A key loyalist of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party for Owan East Council, Edo State, Andrew Osigwe, has escaped death as gunmen stormed his residence. Osigwe said the gunmen attacked when members of his family were celebrating the birthday party of one of his sons. He accused…
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Iriase accuses Obaseki, Shaibu, PDP of unleashing violence in Edo, seeks help from FG
Former Deputy Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, Pally Iriase on Tuesday said Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP are unleashing violence in Edo State and desecrating democratic values ahead of the governorship election in the state. Iriase said Obaseki and his agents took to violence and other acts of intimidation…
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Edo Monarch assures PDP, Obaseki of community support
The Onojie of Ugbegun in Edo, Samuel Obade II, has assured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the community would vote massively for it in the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election in the state. The royal father gave the assurance when the PDP campaign train and its candidate, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, paid him a courtesy visit…
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Your ambition not worth blood of Edo people, Ize-Iyamu’s campaign tells Obaseki
The Campaign Council of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flagbearer, has told the state governor and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Godwin Obaseki that his second term ambition is not worth the blood and life of citizens of the state. Accusing the governor of been desperate of winning the…
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Edo poll: We’ve added over 120,000 new members since Obaseki joined – PDP
Dr Tony Aziegbemi, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, said the party has issued more than 120,000 party cards to people defecting to the party since Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s return to PDP. Aziegbemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the party’s…