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ABUJA—The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja yesterday upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The tribunal, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, said it found no reason to nullify the outcome of the governorship contest held in the state on September 21, 2024. …
ABUJA – THE Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Tuesday, hailed the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over action to ensure justice in the killing of 16 northern travellers in Uromi, Edo State. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Awual Rafsanjani, expressed confidence that Okpebholo’s swift reaction to the horrible and gruesome …
ABUJA–The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Wednesday to deliver its judgement on the case the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, filed to challenge the outcome of gubernatorial poll that held in the state on September 21, 2024. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal communicated the …
ABUJA —Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has issued a five-day notice to Chris Nehikhare, Edo State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a chieftain of the party, Mr. Shedrach Udugbai, to immediately tender an unreserved apology to him (Okpebholo) over what the governor described as defamatory remarks made by them at …
BENIN CITY – THE governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday consolidated his hold on the polity of the state when he received 17 Acting chairmen out of the 18 local government areas in the state where he predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election with a landslide. He …
The faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to former Governor Godwin Obaseki has been identified as a group that does not want peace in Edo State and has been classified as the real enemy of the state. In a statement, former Chief Press Secretary to Obaseki, Mr. John Mayaki, said those who do …