The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last September’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr.  Asue Ighodalo has rejected the Court of Appeal judgement, which, on Thursday, upheld the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had validated the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election by …

The refusal by the PDP to sign the peace accord ahead of the Edo State governorship election reflects deeper issues within our electoral system. These peace accords, led by respected figures like General Abdulsalami Abubakar, are intended to foster peaceful elections by encouraging political parties to commit to non-violent conduct. However, these agreements are not legally binding; they hold power …

Ahead of the 21 September Governorship Election in Edo State, Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo; Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, and 13 others will on 12 September sign a peace accord in Benin. The peace pact is being spearheaded by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee (NPC). Chairman of …

The court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says he has forgiven Governor Godwin Obaseki for marginalizing him despite his sacrifices and loyalty. Shaibu made this announcement while speaking with newsmen after meeting with the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, at the party headquarters in Abuja. He said as human beings everyone has …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja presided over Justice A. M. Lamido, has reaffirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Lamido in the suit marked CA/ABJ/CV/642/2024, the appellate court on Monday threw out an appeal brought by former deputy governor, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that its candidate in the 21 September 2024, Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo remains validly in the race, contrary to erroneous interpretative media reports of the ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, PDP states that the Court did …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has given assurances that Edo State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the governorship election in Edo State in September. Addressing the APC South-South conference in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital, on Sunday, he charged APC members from Edo State to work harder to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the governorship …