Tag: Edo
Okpebholo’s Eight-Month Delay In Forming Full Cabinet Draws Backlash
On July 12, 2025, exactly eight months after Monday Okpebholo was sworn in as the Governor of Edo State, he appointed only a few commissioners, a situation many state residents have described as shocking and unfortunate. He took the oath of office on November 12, 2024. Analysts are worried that instead of the governor kicking…
LP Reps Caucus Warns Against Any Harm On Obi, Urges Tinubu To Caution Okpebholo
The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned the recent open threat to the life and security of Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the party, by the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. The caucus, led by Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, described the threats to Obi by Okpebholo as outrageous,…
Ighodalo Faults Supreme Court Verdict On Edo Election
The 2024 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the Supreme Court judgement which affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of the Niger Delta State. On Thursday, a five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Lawal held that the appellants could not…
PDP Dismisses Leaked Judgement As Ighodalo, Okpebholo Know Fate Today
Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will today, Wednesday, decide on the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, on the conduct of last year’s gubernatorial election in the State. The PDP and Ighodalo are challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner…
Labour Party Running Mate in Edo: The Defining Issues
It is another political season in Edo State; the political firmament has been ignited with numerous permutations, extensive lobbying, mind-blowing propaganda, character assassination, and exasperating controversies. As the contest heats up and primaries in the various political parties conclude, amidst politics of zoning, competency, fairness, and all other factors, attention has now shifted to who…