Following the defection of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo from the ruling APC to the PDP, 106 members of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) have also defected to PDP. The ADP defectors are from Egor, Ovia South West and Ovia North East Local Government Areas of Edo. The defections came as Edo State gets set ...

Br Aliyu Momodu Despite public rebuttals, there appears huge cracks within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as its foundation power cells are beginning to find more reasons for a divorce. APC was formed by a merger of four main parties: the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, led by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; the All Nigeria ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital has struck out suit challenging the participation of Obaseki in the People’s Democratic Party’s, PDP, governorship primary in Edo State. The High Court granted the request by one of the governorship aspirants, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, to have the matter stood down to enable an ...

Mr Kenneth Imasuagbon, one of the governorship aspirants under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, says he has not stepped down for Gov. Godwin Obaseki contrary to some media reports. In a statement in Benin on Wednesday, Imasuagbon debunked the rumour that he has accepted to step down for the governor. ...

  An aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State governorship election, Kenneth Imasuagbon has said that he will never step down for anyone. Mr. Imasuagbon made this declaration while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The governorship aspirant’s statement comes following reports that there are talks with some ...

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress(APC). Ajayi also picked his membership card of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The deputy governor resigned his membership at his Ward 2 in Apoi, Ese Odo Local Government Area of the state. He is expected to officially defect ...

Mr Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, days after quitting the APC. But Mr Anselm Ojezua, factional Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, did not join the PDP with him after he had earlier said he will not be leaving the APC with the governor. ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its primary election for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP took the decision to postpone the exercise based on the exigencies of ...

Delta Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has barred Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, especially political appointees, to refrain from constituting consultation groups ahead of 2023 general elections. He cautioned that such early consultations were capable of causing distraction in governance and polarisation among State Executive Council members. The governor’s admonition was contained in a statement by ...

Former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha   The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has filed a suit to stop the Imo State House of Assembly from probing him over allegations of missing funds. He filed the suit at the State High Court sitting in Owerri, the state capital. In his prayers, the ...