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Edo 2024: Airhiavbere Joins Guber Race, Says Edo Can’t Afford To Be At Opposition

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2 years ago

November 20, 2023

The immediate past Executive Director Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), General Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere (rtd) has declared his intention to contest the 2024 Edo State governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

Declaring his intention at his APC Ward 1, Benin City on Monday, Airhiavbere said APC cannot afford to be at opposition with the government at the centre, hence his intention.

Insisting that APC must take over Edo State in the forthcoming governorship election in the state, Airhiavbere said, “We must trust the state at the Centre. We must make sure we rescue this state. Edo cannot afford to be at opposition with the Federal Government.”

He added: “I am here to tell you, my APC Ward I, women, youths and leaders of our party that I will be running for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State. We must trust the state to the government at the federal level, and we must key in and return Edo to the APC come 2024.

“Returning Edo to APC is a task that must be done. That is one of the reason I have to throw my hat into the ring and make sure we build Edo State.”

According to him, after retiring from the Nigerian Army in 2011, his wish ever since then has been leading Edo people to the land of prosperity, economic growth, land of safety and infrastructural development.

“In 2016, I joined the APC because it was the government at the federal level. I have always insisted that Edo state must remains under the federal government because this is the heartbeat of the nation. How can the heartbeat be in another party, it doesn’t work,” he said.

On zoning, the General said: “Some people are saying there should be zoning or no zoning, but you can only zone what you have. If you don’t have a daughter, you can’t give her out in marriage, that is why APC must present the best candidate and I am the best,” said the governorship aspirant.

He, however, said he would bring his wealth of experience in his military career and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to bear in the governance of Edo State.

He added: “What we did in NDDC is what I want to replicate in Edo State. When we came to NDDC, there was no approved budget, but we make sure a budget was approved and budget were made. We also make sure we prepare promotion exams for our staff, a thing that has not been done for long. Our 8 months in the NDDC was like 8 years, and this is exactly what I want to replicate in Edo,” he said.

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[BREAKING] Fubara Vs Wike: Tension As Rivers House Of Assembly Suddenly Resumes Plenary

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January 8, 2026

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Rivers State House of Assembly will resume plenary today, bringing forward its earlier scheduled return date of January 26.

According to DAILY POST, the sudden resumption comes amid the ongoing political rivalry between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

Recall that majority of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are loyal to the FCT Minister, who have sworn to work against Fubara in 2027.

Tension arising from the power struggle between Wike and Fubara has created uncertainties and anxieties in the oil rich Niger Delta state.

Details to follow…

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Rivers: Fubara Cancelled 10,000 Jobs I Initiated For Youths – Wike Alleges

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15 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State cancelling an employment process undertaken by his (Wike’s) administration which engaged 10,000 youths of the state.

Wike made this allegation on Wednesday at Ahoada main Town, during the ‘Renewed Hope Family thank you visit’ to Ahoada East Local Government Area.

He said his administration had employed 10,000 youths into different sectors of the state’s economy, but regretted that Fubara, his successor, sacked the beneficiaries.

He slammed Fubara for claiming the construction of Ahoada-Omoku and Emohua-Kalabari Road, which he said he had made 70 percent payment before handing over, describing the governor as “a bad child”.

“When I decided to dualise this Ahoada road, people thought it was impossible. But by the grace of God, today, Ahoada East, Ahoada Town, is coming back to be the city it is supposed to be. When I was a narcissist, I finished phase one of this dualisation.

“Then I flagged off phase two, which would end up in Omoku. The job was given the same day as the one of Emohua to the Kalabari area.

“I gave it to Julius Berger and we signed an agreement for Julius Berger to collect N4 billion every month from our IGR. The total amount of that road, and the one from Emohua to the Kalabari area, was about N80 something billion. So I said, if they collect four billion every month, that would give them 48 billion. That in two years time, they would have completed,” Wike said.

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Amaechi: Buhari’s Administration Was Hell For Me – Wike

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15 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has said the administration of late President Mohammadu Buhari was like hell for him.

Wike, who addressed members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ahoada East Local Government Area, LGA of Rivers State on Wednesday, said a minister from the state tried to frustrate his government.

Wike was apparently referring to Rotimi Amaechi, who served as the Minister of Transportation during the immediate past administration.

The FCT minister said despite the moves, his administration remained focused and committed to the people of Rivers State.

He said, “When I was governor, the administration of our late President Mohammadu Buhari was hell for me.

“A minister who is from here, tried to make sure we didn’t move forward but by the grace of God, we were focused and made more impacts.

“Governance is not just about awarding contracts, it is about relating with people. Anybody can award a contract but the capacity for you to settle issues and meander when there is a problem.”