Category: Esan
Chief Dan Orbih is the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with BANJI ALUKO, he speaks on the recently cancelation of the local council polls in Esan North East Local Government Area, the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other issues. Excerpts: YOUR party has been [...]
Last weekend, royal fathers from the Afemai nation defied the adage that a king is not honoured by his own people, as they conferred on one of their own, the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, the title of the Oshiosimua (Divine Redeemer of his people). BANJI ALUKO writes on the impression the people had about [...]
SUPPORTERS of the Peoples Democratic Party in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, on Monday, took to the streets of Uromi, headquarters of the council, protesting the cancellation of the election that was held in the council during last month council election in the state. The PDP supporters, numbering about 3,000, gathered at [...]
Unexpectedly, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, being a man who is always quick to express himself, was the first person to point out that late arrival of voting materials affected the conduct of the April 20 local government election in the state. While assessing the conduct of the polls, Comrade Oshiomhole asked the chairman [...]
The immediate past president of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Edo State chapter, Comrade Pat Okeranlen, has been commended for his exemplary leadership quality during his four-year tenure at the helm of the affairs. He was said to have left a legacy that will forever remain indelible in the history of the [...]
Last weekend, royal fathers from the Afemai nation defied the adage that a king is not honoured by his own people, as they conferred on one of their own, the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, the title of the Oshiosimua (Divine Redeemer of his people). BANJI ALUKO writes on the impression the people had about [...]
The local council elections recently conducted in Edo State have continued to generate controversy, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to trade blames, especially on the cancellation of the election in Esan North East Local Government, which the PDP said it was poised to win. Honourable Friday Itulah, representing [...]
SUPPORTERS of the Peoples Democratic Party in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, on Monday, took to the streets of Uromi, headquarters of the council, protesting the cancellation of the election that was held in the council during last month council election in the state. The PDP supporters, numbering about 3,000, gathered at [...]
THE Edo local council election held three weeks ago have continued to generate controversies across the country, not because of the outcome of the election but because of the dramatis persona, Governor Adams Oshiomhole who popularized the mantra – one man, one vote. While election monitoring had previously helped to give a proper perspective of [...]
THE local government election in Edo state has come and gone with a sweet victory for the ruling party Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that won 17 chairmanship seats for the party while that of Esan North East has been postponed to a later date. The victory is attributed to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s [...]
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An official of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, has described the assessment of some observers of the April 20, 2013 local government elections in the state as unfortunate going by the reports they have been publishing about the election, alleging that the observers actually demanded for money from Chairman of [...]
Ahead of tomorrow’s local government election in Edo State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr Vincent Akhere, has said plans by the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to rig the election in Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state has been uncovered. Speaking in Uromi, headquarters of [...]
CHRISTIAN elders and leaders in Edo State have called on Governor Adams Oshiomhole to justify his election into office with a credible local government administration, while asking for cancellation of the April council polls and dissolution of the Edo State Independent Election Commission (EDSIEC). This was made known yesterday in a statement signed by Osa [...]
The chairman, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Honourable Joseph Ikpea, has urged the councilors to make laws that would impact positively on the lives of the people in the council. Ikpea stated this at the swearing-in ceremony of the councilors held at the council secretariat in Ubiaja. He also enjoined them to [...]
Chief Dan Orbih is the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with BANJI ALUKO, he speaks on the recently cancelation of the local council polls in Esan North East Local Government Area, the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other issues. Excerpts: YOUR party has been [...]
The local council elections recently conducted in Edo State have continued to generate controversy, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to trade blames, especially on the cancellation of the election in Esan North East Local Government, which the PDP said it was poised to win. Honourable Friday Itulah, representing [...]
A solar car The Nigeria solar challenge has concluded plans to bring solar car rally to Nigeria in conjunction with Kings Polytechnic. The Nigeria solar car initiative is a challenge designed to champion integration, support and encourage technical and scientific success in the field of engineering. It is also aimed at promoting solar car racing. [...]
LEON USIGBE writes on the implications of the poor conduct of council election in Edo State on the reputation of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. COMRADE Adams Oshiomhole’s admirers are left wondering what has become of their role model with the conduct of the just-concluded Edo State council elections which were expected to be a reference point [...]
Hon. Peter Akpatason, Representing Akoko Edo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives is a former trustee of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and as well as former President of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Workers, NUPENG. In this interview he responds to emerging issues on the just concluded local government elections in Edo [...]
Governor Adams Oshiomhole Says ACN has worst criminals Onyebuchi Ezigbo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken swipe at the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, for labelling members of the party as “rogues,” The party described, Oshiomhole as an ingrate who got to power by the grace of PDP’s magnanimity which he now vilifies. Oshiomhole [...]
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