Ahead of the 21 September Governorship election in Edo State, 192 councillors have vowed to support the PDP candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, just as they passed a vote of confidence on Governor Godwin Obaseki for prompt payment of their salaries, allowances and the provision of vehicles for legislative leaders. The endorsement and commendation by the 192 councillors across the state …

A group, Okpebholo Change Movement, has explained why the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has not chosen to run from pillar to post with his work plan for the development of Edo State. “Edo requires a governor with sound vision, dedication and focus, one who will bring his ingenuity to bear in the management of the state’s …

The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced a strange and questionable empowerment programme on the eve of a crucial gubernatorial election in the state in which he is a candidate. According to available information by his own media team, it is billed to hold on Tuesday, 6 August 2024, at Irrua, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has reduced itself to crisis profiteers in an election for which it is obviously unprepared. After our chairman stood at Ring Road to make a misleading video about the absence of a protest in the state, in a calculated bid to boast to the presidency about a capacity they lack, the party …

Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, said he was in the race to repair the alleged damage done by the current administration and he would not need outlandish English grammar to do so. Okpebholo has faced constant taunting by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which claims he can hardly speak …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has directed its party Chairmen in the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state to ensure zoning of the Chairmanship and Councillorship positions in their respective LGAs to avoid acrimony, ahead of the 5 October Local Government elections in the state. The Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) …

Key leaders in Edo South on Saturday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was going to have an easy ride over the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) candidates. “Senator Monday Okpebholo is intellectually sound, results-driven and humble. He attracts youth voters who are frustrated with high unemployment and lack of opportunity in …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) commiserates with the government and people of Vietnam over the death of an iconic political leader, Nguyen Phu Trong. Until his passing, Nguyen Phu Trong was the Secretary General of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). A revolutionary leader, he devoted his intellect and other resources to the cause of national liberation and reunification. …

Thousands of members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Democratic Party, ADP, on Sunday dumped their parties for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Irewole local government area of Osun State. The PDP decampees led by a former scribe of the local government Alimi Surajudeen, attributes their decision partiality within the PDP. He said the ruling …

Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Saturday, rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The deputy governor, who returned to the APC in Benin City, the state capital, alongside prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP, said he was back to add value to the party. He …