THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has promised to back any candidate the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) selects for the 2024 governorship election. During a PDP meeting in Abuja, Obaseki emphasized harmony with Deputy Governor Philip Shuaibu, dispelling rumors of discord. The governor said, “There is no issue between me and …
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AHEAD of the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has cleared all doubts about where he stands on the choice of the flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He declared that he has no preferred candidate among those aspiring to succeed him as his tenure comes to an end. …
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THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state will determine the fate of his deputy, Philip Shaibu, who declared on Monday to run for the governorship seat of the state. Newsextra24 recalls that the relationship between Obaseki and Shaibu turned sour …
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By Kassim Afegbua EXPERIENCE has a tendency to haunt their victims, and even render undue hardship to others in transferred aggression. When people behave in a very unsavoury manner to their benefactors, the rebound effect rubs off on others in a most regretful way, allowing reminiscences of old to perforate …
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GOVERNOR GODWIN OBASEKI’S LEGACY: A LITANY OF FAILED PROMISES, “ALAGHIYEKE” CONFERENCES AND EMPTY BOASTS. Of the many big mouth promises made by Gov Obaseki, examples 1) Gele Gele Seaport 2) 200,000 jobs 3) Train service from Okpella, through Auchi, through Ekpoma to Benin 4) University of Innovation, Benin 5) Industrial …
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The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state’s Internally Generated Revenue will grow in excess of N70 billion by 2024. The governor, while speaking to journalists in Benin on Saturday, said the state’s monthly IGR collection since 2016 has consistently increased as a result of the conscious investments made by …
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THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has continued his foreign investment drive, urging investors to take advantage of the business-friendly environment and other incentives provided by his administration to invest in new frontiers and expand their businesses in the state. The governor, on the sidelines of the Belt and Road …
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HON. Orobosa Omo-Ojo is a political activist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who, in 2020, moved with Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the PDP when former Governor Adams Oshiomhole allegedly wanted to play godfather after his tenure. In this …
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THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has assured first-class graduates of the University of Benin of Edo origin of automatic recruitment into the State Civil and Public Service. The governor gave the assurance while addressing graduates at the 48th Convocation and 53rd Founders’ Day ceremony at the UNIBEN main campus, …
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Defiant Shaibu Says Edo Needs Practical, Not Experimental Governance” THE trouble between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has developed into ‘silent war’. After series of public attack on Shaibu by Obaseki, the governor may have decided to switch his tactics to avoid further backlash from …
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