The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has demanded for accountability of N5 billion approved by the Federal Government as palliative to cushion the hardship on civil servants. In a statement he issued on political developments ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State and […]
Edo Guber: Great wisdom picking Idahosa as running mate – Oshiomhole to Okpebholo
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Monday Okpebholo showed great wisdom and foresight in picking Dennis Idahosa, as his running mate. Oshiomhole also congratulated Okpebholo for emerging as the APC’s governorship candidate in Edo State. He also urged the candidate to set aside the […]
Edo guber: APC names Idahosa running mate to Okpebholo
The All Progressives Congress, APC, national body has named Dennis Idahosa as its running mate in the September 21 governorship election. Idahosa will be deputizing the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. This ends the crisis generated following the conduct of the party’s primaries for the gubernatorial election. Recall that the primary election conducted on […]
Edo guber: APC leaders endorse Ogbeide-Ihama as Okpebholo’s running mate
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from Edo South Senatorial District in Abuja have endorsed the nomination of Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama as running mate to the governorship candidate of the party, Senator Monday Okpebholo, ahead of the September 21, 2024 polls in the State. The APC chieftains gave their nod at a critical meeting on […]
Edo APC members besiege national secretariat declare Okpebholo’s victory unlawful
Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State have described the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the rescheduled Edo governorship primary election as not only unlawful but a gross violation of the party’s. constitution. The party members who stormed the APC national secretariat on Monday in Abuja described […]
APC Primary: Idahosa’s supporters protest Okpebholo’s candidacy
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the conduct of the party’s governorship primary continued unabated yesterday as supporters of Dennis Idahosa protested the outcome of the primary. DAILY POST reports that on February 17, 2024, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, then chairman of the governorship primary […]
Edo Guber: Fresh crisis hits APC as Idahosa rejects Okpebholo’s emergence as candidate
Fresh crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the election of the party’s candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Dennis Idahosa, the first runner-up in the just concluded primary election, has rejected the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. DAILY POST reports that other […]
BREAKING: Okpebholo emerges Edo APC Gov candidate
Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election. Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River who was the Chairman of Edo APC shadow poll, made the declaration after collating the results from the 18 local government areas. Okpebholo scored 12,433 votes to defeat Dennis Idahosa, who scored […]
Edo Guber: Ize-Iyamu, Imasuen, Okpebholo, others petition Tinubu, demand Uzodinma’s removal
Leading aspirants in last Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, including Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Lucky Imasuen, Senator Monday Okpebholo and General Charles Airhiavbere have demanded the removal of the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma as Chairman of the Election Committee. The aspirants, in a joint statement issued Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s ordered rerun […]
Edo APC Primary: Okpebholo writes appeal committee, demands Certificate of Return
The lawmaker representing Edo Central in the Senate and a contestant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has asked the Appeal Committee of the party to issue him a Certificate of Return. Okpebholo claimed that he won the contest with over 12,000 votes from a total […]