Adekunle Okunade

Edo Guber Election: I feel vindicated- Shaibu 

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said he felt vindicated after Governor Godwin Obaseki lost his local government area for the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP). He noted that he holds no grudge against the outgoing governor. Shaibu stated this while reacting to the outcome of the 2024 governorship during a chat with Arise TV on Monday.…

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Edo people’s Will subverted, my mandate brazenly stolen- Ighodalo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, says his mandate was stolen and the will of the people subverted in Saturday’s election. “That day will forever be etched in our history as one of our darkest moments, marked by the brazen theft of our mandate and the shameful subversion…

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Edo governorship election results, another rape on Nigeria’s democracy- Ondo PDP

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, describing it as “another rape on democracy” in Nigeria.  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the poll with a total of 291,667 votes while the ruling PDP scored…

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APC Governors congratulate Okpebholo over Edo governorship election victory

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Progressive Governors’ Forum have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Senator Monday Okpebholo on his victory in the Edo State governorship election. The announcement was made by the Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma. In a statement, Governor Uzodimma praised Senator Okpebholo’s resounding win, describing it as…

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Court dismisses suit seeking removal of Ganduje as APC National Chairman 

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit instituted against Ganduje by the APC North Central Group was dismissed by the Judge on various grounds. Justice Ekwo held that the APC North Central Group is not a…

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Abiodun congratulates Okpebholo on election victory

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State governor-elect from the All Progressives Congress (APC), following Saturday’s governorship election. He said the peaceful conduct of the election reaffirmed that Nigeria’s democracy is maturing and evolving. Abiodun, in a congratulatory message to Okpebholo, the APC, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, conveyed by…

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Obaseki calls for calm over outcome of Edo governorship election 

The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has appealed to residents to remain calm over the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. INEC declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly contested election in the South-South state. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to…

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Rivers APC tackles 27 Pro-Wike lawmakers for denying defection

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chief Emeka Beke, has criticized the 27 lawmakers from the state House of Assembly who have denied their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party. Beke, an ally of former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi, asserted that these lawmakers, led by Martin Amaewhule, cannot deny their membership in the APC after…

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