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Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has named Senator Matthew Urhoghide representing Edo South as the Director General of his campaign organization.

While it is acceptable for him to be interested in who succeeds him as governor, his conduct is beginning to reminiscence the do-or-die approach of former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he went all out to ensure that Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua succeeded him. In his desperation, Obasanjo did everything inconceivable, resulting in the election being discredited by many credible …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the name of candidate submitted for the governorship election of Edo State by the Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged as the governorship flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State in the forthcoming (September 10) gubernatorial election. He garnered a total of 584 votes in the party’s primaries which took place in Benin City on Monday.

By Dr. Harrison Omorodion It was a show of shame for the Director-General of Obaseki campaign organization, Osarodion Ogie,who is also Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s Chief of Staff and Dennis Idahosa at Iguobazuwa on June 13, 2016 as they sought to buy up Personal Voters Cards PVC) from Ovia South-West delegates at a meeting held at the party secretariat.

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Sunday announced the increment of the National Minimum Wage from N18,000 to N25, 000 with immediate effect, for employees in the State Public Service.