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Clerics drawn from different parts of Edo State have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki on account of the governor’s sterling performance in infrastructure, education, healthcare, among other sectors of the state. The clerics, who gathered in their large numbers in Benin City, during a prayer session for peace in Edo State, noted that the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that he would not appeal his unjust disqualification by the Governorship Primary Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that the action is ‘a mockery of the democratic process.’ In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said, “We have watched the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government would continue to align with the people in fighting off those hellbent on mortgaging their patrimony for the benefit of a handful of persons. The governor, in his Democracy Day address, noted that the commemoration was remarkable as it was a humble reminder of how far the country has come …

Kicks against silence on alleged democratic infractions The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day address as a huge and unpardonable slap on the face of the nation’s democratic process. This is as the party noted that President Buhari’s silence on the values of democracy, as well as the myriads of violations under his watch “, …

Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked …

The All Progressive Congress (APC) screening committee has disqualified the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and two others from participating in the Edo governorship election. Obaseki according to the screening committee was unfit to qualify on the grounds that his High School Certificate (HSC) and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates are defective. While announcing the result of its …

Edo Citizens for Good Governance, Inc., a non-political not-for-profit group in Atlanta Georgia, United States of America has ranked Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki as the best performing Governor in Nigeria and therefore endorsed his second term bid. The organization which focuses on good governance and transparency, said in a statement signed by Mr. Asani Bello-Osagie and Mr. Igbelokotor …

Wednesday June 10, 2020, was ‘judgment day’ for Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Incidentally, the day had broken with stories of denials of rift between him and his political mentor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former two-term Governor of Lagos State, and National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC had outlawed all party sub-groups in Lagos, where …

The leadership of the National Assembly is to urgently meet with the Executive over rising level of insecurity across the country. This was sequel to the resolution of the Senate on Thursday mandating the leadership of both chambers of the National Assembly to urgently hold a meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari, over the deteriorating security situation in the country. …

Unuedo Renaissance, a coalition of Edo professionals,  has condemned in strong terms, the decision of the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt the direct primary in the party’s gubernatorial nomination exercise in Edo State amid COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Thursday, the non-political group of professionals of Edo origin, noted that because Edo State, …