Every few years, Edo gets a new governor, and with it comes a predictable choir of wailers chanting the same tired refrain: “The governor is favouring his people!” They sang it when Adams Oshiomhole ruled from Edo North. They crooned it louder when Godwin Obaseki entrenched himself in Edo South. And now, with Monday Okpebholo…
In 1999, the Military handed over to a democratically elected government to usher in the Fourth Republic. Our hopes were very high. Finally, after a run of 15 straight years of the military which began after the overthrow of the Shagari government on December 31st, 1983, we thought we were now rid of those people…
Do Or Die or Do and Win? For the past one year, after a lot of hard work, intrigues, high stakes money play, and sheer desperation coupled with bulldozing capabilities, candidates emerged not only in the three major Parties of APC, PDP, and Labor, but also among the Also-Rans. Among the three major candidates, Monday…
By Idowu Bankole The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on political parties to suspend all campaign activities ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. The Commission made this known In a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, saying all campaigns by political parties must…
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In my last essay titled: Billionaire Kidnappers, I inquired thusly: Nigeria has been kidnapped. Who will rescue Nigeria? Responses have been pouring in, most of which are full of lamentation for the present state of our country and skepticism about the future. In discussing with a retired Colonel who served meritoriously with the DMI for…
Edo Votes on September 21st. With less than 40 days to go, the major political parties in Edo State are jostling for the votes of the people. Akpakomiza has extended free transportation which has been active in Esan land for the past year to Edo South. PDP on the other hand has been running free…
He showed up in Edo Politics in 2007. Since then, he has been a factor, having been Governor, godfather, Chairman of his Party, and then currently, Senator of the Federal Republic. At the end of his tenure in 2016, he hand-picked Godwin Obaseki to be his successor. On the campaign trail—He spoke himself hoarse; He…
