From Our Correspondent The Muslim Congress (TMC), a faith-based organisation, has felicitated with the newly appointed Secretary to the Edo State Government, Barr. Umar Musa Ikhilor. TheNewsZenith reports that Waali (Chairman) of TMC in Edo, Alhaji Ismail Mutairu, in a congratulatory message, described the appointment as “well deserved”. “My heartfelt congratulations on your appointment as the […]
From Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the weekend, led the APC campaign to Edo State, imploring the electorates to vote for the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Monday Okpebholo. TheNewsZenith reports that the Independent National Electional Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship election in Edo on Sept. 21. At the grand-finale of […]
From Our Correspondent The Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA) has appealed to stakeholders to adhere to ethical conduct and respect human rights during the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. TheNewsZenith reports that the Director-General of CCLCA, Dr Gabriel Nwambu, made the call in a statement in Abuja. CCLCA is a coalition of […]
From Our Correspondent A retired Army General, Charles Airhiavbere, says he is the best to fly the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag in the Edo State Gubernatorial race in September this year. Airhiavbere made this declaration while addressing his teeming supporters in Benin City, after officially submitting his ‘Expression of Interest’ and ‘Nomination’ forms. “We […]
By Omo Odigie Not a few political observers have described Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, APC’s leading aspirant for the Edo State gubernatorial race as a greenhorn in partisan politics, having retired as a federal civil servant in January this year. How wrong they all are as events have increasingly shown, lending credence to the biblical […]
By Dr Omo Odigie ‘Calm’, ‘humble’, ‘calculated’ and ‘goal-focused’ are words that are appropriate to define the personality of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the APC’s frontline aspirant for Edo Governorship. If he were to be in any other major political party, they would adopt his candidacy effortlessly as their consensus choice. Notwithstanding, the APC, as […]
From Our Correspondent A socio-cultural group, “Assembly of Edo Patriots” (AEP) says it will fund the nomination of ex-Federal Permanent Secretary, Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, for Edo Gubernatorial race on the platform of the APC. The group, in a statement on Tuesday in Benin City said Umakhihe was best qualified as APC candidate. This is because of […]
By Celsus Ohain It’s another season of gubernatorial aspirations in Edo State and the league of aspirants is growing by the day, with each of the aspirants moving on with its own ‘Roman mob’. This is not unusual in a democracy; it is perfectly normal and accords with the tenets of the game. However, certain […]