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Edo people have taken to the social media to react to appeal by All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu not to vote for incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki in coming Saturday’s election. Tinubu made the appeal in a sponsored broadcast on TVC and Arise TV on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos State said, “He (Obaseki) does not deserve any democratic ballot paper. …

 A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Wednesday struck out a suit seeking to bar Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary scheduled for Thursday.

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has Wednesday granted the prayers of Counsels for Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama; PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, a three-hour leave to amicably settle their differences outside the formal litigation processes.

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has barred the Edo Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party from going on with its governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday, 25th June, 2020.

The Peoples Democratic Party has named a five-member electoral committee to conduct the June 25 Edo State Governorship primary. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, is to serve as Chairman, while lawmaker representing Mangu/Bukkos Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Solomon Bulus Maren, was named as the Secretary. Other members are Governors Seyi Makinde and Bello Muhammad …

The Edo State chapter of the  Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is set to challenge the declaration of Mr. Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as winner of the September 28 governorship election by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

Edo PDP has condemned the alleged plan by the APC-led Federal Government to postpone the September 10 governorship election, describing it as “ a despicable connivance” with the security agencies. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, the PDP said the action by the APC was borne out of fear of imminent defeat at the poll, pointing out …