Politics

Edo 2024: Imansuangnon On The Verge Of Glory

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2 years ago

October 14, 2023

In a couple of days from now the D Day, will be knocking on our doorsteps as political gladiators in Edo State will gather to make a wise pick of who best flies a political party flag in the September 2024 gubernatorial poll in Edo State.

Of course, who best flies a political party flag is tantamount to who has the best chance to come out top in the election proper in the midst of the hordes of candidates when the chips are down.

From in-depth analysis and with reference to the outcome of the presidential, national assembly and House of assembly polls this year, the three top leading parties in the acclaimed heartbeat state are Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

For the sake of this discussion let’s zero in on the LP which at the moment is parading over 50 individuals who have shown interest in participating in any process that will produce the party’s choice of flagbearer.

Of these band of would be aspirants you have the new faces, the serious minded, the adventurers, the popularity seekers, placeholders, the glory seekers and the political merchants.

To save time we will concentrate on the serious minded which are those who are looking beyond being aspirants and are already mapping out what their blueprint to develop the state will look like when they are elected into office.

In this category is Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon who has been a recurring decimal in every election in the state in the past over 20 years.

“The Riceman”, which is the monika with which the businessman cum erudite politician is lovingly addressed, has never been a cloud chaser in his political aspirations. He has never hidden his aspiration to give the state a better narrative when he gets into the Osadebey Avenue based government house.

He has never participated in merchandising of political positions in the name of serving party loyalty.

Imansuangbon have always invested his hard earned resources in placing whichever party he belongs to in the right platform not minding what some misrepresent as seeking for favour.

“The Riceman” is a serial entrepreneur whose main anchor is in the field of education where the mention of his Abuja based Pacesetters Group of Schools elicit memories of an outfit that continue to blossom over the years as a result of the managerial acumen of the Ewohinmi born educationist, a product of the then University of Ife(now Obafemi Awolowo University).

Another attribute which is working in Barrister Imansuangbon’s favour is his ability to place the right people in positions where they are best fitted to perform.

With Imansuangbon as the LP candidate for the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election there is no doubt that he stands the best chance of winning the poll and thus will actualise his over two decades credible governance mantra.

Theresa Okoro is a staff of a new generation bank in Abuja.

Politics

PDP Issues Certificate Of Expulsion To Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others

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1 day ago

December 3, 2025

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it has issued certificate of expulsion from the party to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 10 members earlier expelled from the party.

The party National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

The other members, according to him, include the embattled National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the Legal Adviser, Kamarudeen Ajibade, former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.

They also included Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, Austin Nwachukwu, Abraham Amah Nnanna, George Turna and Chief Dan Orbih, expelled during the party National convention in Lagos.

Turaki said that the original copies of the certificate had been dispatched to the owners through a courier service to serve as proof that they were expelled from the PDP.

“We have taken note of the fact that Nigerian law frowns on dual membership of political parties, and so we have sought to make it easy for them.

“Now that they are no longer members of our party, and now that the National Convention, which is the highest decision-making organ of our party, has expelled them, we have decided to issue them certificates of expulsion.

“So, when they go to register with other political parties in Nigeria, they will show these certificates as proof that they are no longer members of the PDP.

“By that, those parties will not accuse them of trying to belong to more than one political party,” he said.

He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies, including the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, and other government agencies, to take note.

“Very soon, members of the society will be informed via proper disclaimers that any person henceforth who decides to do business with them, any or all of them, does so at his or her own risk.

“They are no longer members of the PDP. They have been expelled,” he added.

He added that the NWC also reviewed some of the cases filed against the party and lawsuits instituted by the party, particularly the one that related to the “unlawful and illegal” closure of the party’s national Secretariat, the Legacy House, and the Wadata Plaza.

“The brief we received from our lawyers is that we are on sound ground, and that very soon, the law will take its course,” he said.

Turaki said the NWC was prepared to be saddled with the responsibility of performing its functions as the leading opposition party in Nigeria.

“We are going to provide a credible alternative to Nigerians. We are going to provide credible leadership to Nigerians by the special grace of God from 2027,” he said.

Politics

Adebayo Adedamola Wins Osun PDP Governorship Primary

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2 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, popularly known as FRYO, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the August 8, 2026 governorship election in Osun State.

The primary election took place in Osogbo on Tuesday amid heavy security presence.

Announcing the result, chairman of the primary election committee, Humphrey Abba, stated that Adebayo secured 919 votes out of 957 accredited ballots, giving him a clear victory in the contest.

Explaining that there were 20 void votes following the withdrawal of one of the candidates, believed to be Governor Ademola Adeleke, Abba added, “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and he stands elected and returned.”

DAILY POST reports that despite announcing his resignation from the party, Adeleke’s name appeared on the ballot paper for the PDP governorship primary.

Party officials said the exercise was conducted in accordance with established guidelines, with accredited delegates participating in the voting process.

Adeleke announced his resignation in a letter dated November 4, 2025, and addressed to the PDP leadership at his ward.

On Monday, Osun PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi, had announced that the governorship primary slated for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, has been postponed due to leadership crisis at the national level.

But a faction of the party went ahead with the exercise in Osogbo on Tuesday.

Politics

Gov Adeleke Resigns From PDP

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3 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial primaries of the party.

Adeleke’s resignation letter, dated November 4, 2025, sighted by Tribune Online was addressed to the PDP ward chairman for Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, Ede, Osun State.

According to the letter, the governor’s resignation was based on “the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).”

According to the letter, titled: “Resignation of my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’ read, “Due to the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my Membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect.

“I thank the People’s Democratic Party for the opportunities given to me for my elections as a Senator (Represented Osun West) and as Governor of Osun State under the People’s Democratic Party.”