Captain Okunbo confirmed the development in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, adding that he was outside the country for treatment
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It is interesting that the Peoples Democratic Party, its candidate, Governor Obaseki, and the Chairman of the party’s Campaign Council for Edo State, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, all of who had initially alleged the APC had perfected the rigging of the poll, suddenly turned round, after seeing the results being declared going its way, to say the election was now the best thing to have happened since Nigeria’s independence and that INEC had redeemed its seeming sullen image.
El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressives Congress, whose party’s candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, came second in the election, spoke on Channels Television on Monday.
Primate Ayodele months ago was the only Nigerian prophet that said Governor Godwin Obaseki will emerge the governor despite the fact that he decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress when he was denied taking party in his then party’s governorship primaries.
The former Chief of Staff stated this in a congratulatory message to Governor Godwin Obaseki on his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo State.
Yakubu gave the appreciation while winding down the INEC Situation Room on the Edo State governorship election in Abuja on Sunday.
INEC National Commissioner May Agbamuche-Mbu said this on Sunday in Benin
The protest began after voters had concluded with the voting process in the election held on Saturday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ize-Iyamu made the assertion on Monday during his ward-to-ward campaign at Ogwa, Esan West and Amahor, Igueben Local Government Areas of the state.
The US Mission In Nigeria said this ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in the state, which has led to a sharp rise in political tension in the oil rich state
Ize-Iyamu, who was earlier presented with the flag for Edo State governorship election by President Muhammadu Buhari, was accompanied to the vice president’s office by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.
According to the group, their support for the APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, was borne out of the ideals of the APC, anchored on credible leadership and good governance as exemplified by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in a statement on Tuesday after a meeting of the Commission
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the leader of the group, Mallam Sulaiman Alhassan, lamented that the Muslim community in Edo State has been marginalised and relegated to the background for too long in the political affairs of the state
Governor Adams Oshiomhole announced this at a grand reception organised by the organised labour for him
The Secretary of the Community Youth Chairmen in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, Osaro Eboigbe, spoke on behalf of the hundreds of youths
Nick Dazang, the INEC’s Deputy Director in charge of Publicity and Voter Education, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier on Thursday announced the postponement of the election fixed for Saturday to September 28, following insecurity alert by security agencies
Dokpesi said what INEC had done was to postpone PDP’s victory at the polls and delay the inevitable defeat of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state