Tag: Obaseki
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Obaseki’s Beaten Path to Electoral Disgrace
By Ufuoma Thomas History has a cynical way of repeating itself. A few months to the 2018 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, it had become crystal-clear to former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode that the party was not keen on returning him for a second term. The party was unequivocal…
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(Video) Obaseki’s supporters storm House of Assembly, protest invasion by security operatives
ALSO READ: PDP begs IGP to stop invasion of Edo Assembly The crisis that has engulfed the Edo State House of Assembly took another turn on Thursday after loyalists of Governor Godwin Obaseki stormed the premises of the assembly’s complex in protest of a forceful takeover by security agencies. Watch video: TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports security…
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Obaseki redeploys aide for ’embarrassing’ him at Oba’s palace
Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered the redeployment of his Director of Protocol (DoP), Government House, Benin, Aisagbon Osayande, to the Ministry of Culture and Diaspora Affairs. He was replaced by Mosis Obakpolor of the same ministry. The redeployment followed the July 25 embarrassment suffered by Obaseki and other Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) leaders, who came…
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Obaseki’s Exasperating Desperation
By John Amenaghawon Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s recent recourse to threats of retaliating violence against his perceived political opponents is rather unbecoming of someone occupying an exalted office as the governor and whose primary responsibility is to protect lives and property. By many of his actions, outgoing Governor Obaseki has shown very poor…
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Edo 2020: My deputy, others free to back Ize-Iyamu – Speaker
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Tuesday said there was nothing unusual about the lawmakers backing the candidates of their choice for the Sept. 19 governorship poll in the state. Okiye was reacting to the Monday endorsement of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Osgie Ize-Iyamu, by the Deputy Speaker, Yekini Idiaye,…
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Obaseki: An ugly glimpse of what to come
Yusuf Biliaminu The re-election campaigns of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, and his new political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently suffered a major setback, when they were totally disgraced penultimate week outside the Palace of the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. The governor’s convoy was blocked. The angry residents numbering hundreds booed…
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Edo 202: Agbaje, Lawmaker loyal to Obaseki backs Ize-Iyamu
Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo II constituency and loyalists of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Hon. Emmanuel Agbaje, has dumped the governor for All Progressive Congress, APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. He apologised to his constituent for his inability to meet his political obligations under the present administration…
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Edo 2020: Deputy Governor breaks silence on alleged rifts with Gov Obaseki
…Says My Loyalty To Obaseki unshakable ….It’s a mere propaganda to distract our supporters Deputy Governor of Edo State Comrade Philip Shaibu has called on members of the public to disregard the ongoing propaganda that he is on war path with his Boss, even as he accused former APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and…
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Edo 2020: Obaseki accuses police of receiving billions from APC billionaire to arrest PDP supporters
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has alleged that an All Progressives Congress, APC, billionaire has paid policemen from Abuja to come to Edo to arrest supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the coming governorship election. He said the APC was already intimidating PDP supporters in a bid to capture the state at…
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[TNG Analysis] Edo 2020: Positive vibes for Obaseki as Wike, Tambuwal, Okowa others lead PDP campaign train
…Oshiomhole’s pleas hit rock …Oba of Benin warns ambitious guber aspirants …as Ekpoma monarch asks Oshiomhole to come back after guber polls in September By Emman Ovuakporie The campaigns in Edo State are in top gear as Godwin Obaseki gets positive vibes from the three Senatorial Districts of the heart beat of the nation. TheNewsGuru.com,…