Governor Godwin Obasekiof Edo state has reiterated the call for the restructuring of the Niger Delta Development Commission, stressing that such would drive the development of the South-South region. Obaseki had made the call during a meeting with the South-South Zone Working Committee of the People;s Democratic Party (PDP) at the Government House in Benin […]
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was absent at the official opening of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo State on Tuesday. A heavy storm which was yesterday reported around the Benin airport forced his aircraft to make a detour. Governor Godwin Obaseki confirmed the situation in his address at the ‘Edo 2020’ opening ceremony. “His […]
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Governor Godwin Obasek of Edo statei, has vowed to continue the probe of the administration of his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki made this statement while speaking at the victory party for Chief Dan Orbih, the PDP Vice-Chairman South-South, at the home of a former PDP BoT Chairman, Chief Anthony Anenih, in Benin. He said his […]
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Edo State governor and the standard flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, has said his present deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, will be his running mate in the September 19 governorship election. Obaseki said he and his deputy were grateful to the PDP for offering them the umbrella when the All Progressives […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state gubernatorial election. Kokomansion gathered that Obaseki emerged the party’s candidate after his closest rival to the PDP governorship election ticket Ken Imasaugbon stepped down from the race minutes into the primary election. He polled […]
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The Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has revealed that he won’t appeal his disqualification from partaking in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State. Kokomansion had reported that the screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disqualified Obaseki and two others from seeking re-election under the party for having […]
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Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has said his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had no money when he contested to become governor in 2007. Oshiomhole, who was also an exPresident of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, contested under the Action Congress (AC) and lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oserheimen […]
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Tony Aziegbemi, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State, had on Thursday said that there will be no automatic ticket for Governor Godwin Obaseki if he eventually joins the party ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. While speaking on Channels Television, Aziegbemi, however, noted that the party’s door was open for […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Thursday, extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for another 14 days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaseki, had on April 19, announced a 10-day dusk to dawn curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The governor, announced the […]
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged state governments in the South-south region to make judicious use of resources to drive socio-economic development. The Governor who made the submission during a visit of executives of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), lamented that there was little to show that the […]
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