Politics

Edo Poll: Group Wants Osunbor As APC Consensus Candidate, Says He’s Most Qualified, Experience

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2 years ago

December 13, 2023

…warns any candidate aside Osunbor may jeopardise Esan agenda

Group under the aegis of African Green Peace Initiative has called on leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) particularly in Edo Central Senatorial District to pick Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, as candidate of the party in the 2024 Edo State governorship election.

The group argued that among the lineup of aspirants vying for the number one seat of the state, Osunbor remains the most qualified going by his antecedent, hence he should be made the consensus candidate of the party.

Briefing newsmen in Benin on Wednesday, Coordinator of the group, Dr Uzoya Okuogbosun, said “It is going to take a human and visionary personality like His Excellency Professor Oserheimen Osunbor to redeem Edo state from the current decay, hopelessness and deadly existence”.

He argued that any attempt to deny the Prof. of Law the ticket may jeopardise the most agitated Esan agenda as, according to him, the electorate in Edo State may cast their votes in vendetta against any candidate aside Osunbor.

He said: “We are making a passionate appeal to the leadership of the APC in Esan land, that is, Edo Central Senatorial District, and other parts of Edo to cooperate and collaborate towards the emergency of the most qualified, most experience, most seasoned and most popular aspirant of the Esan ethnic extraction, that is, His Excellency, Prof. Osunbor.

“If due to some immaterial challant consideration you make the mistake of excluding your best and went ahead to activate the process that eventually led to the emergency of an unpopular candidate, it will lead to ɗisarticulation of the Esan agenda, because the electorate in Edo State who cannot be taken for granted may go out and cast their votes of vendetta against such candidate. (Sic)

“Any purported screening exercise ostensibly orchestrated to exclude the Esan ethnic group and particularly Osunbor, is a product of youthful confusion, because the Esan ethnic group, that is, Edo Central Senatorial District is not the only group to decide who becomes their governor.”

According to Okuogbosun, all other senatorial districts of the state have benefited from power sharing since 1999 apart from the Esan extraction who produced the governor in 2007 but was annulled by a court judgement.

He said for this reason, it will be fair to allow the central to produce the next govetnor, insisting that Osunbor remains the best candidate for the job.

While appealing to Esan leaders in the APC to cooperate to put their house in order, he said: “Since the inception of the fourth republic, every district in Edo State has rotated power between themselves, to the exclusion of the Esan ethnic group. The only time the Esan group was able to produce the governor was when Osunbor emerged as governor in year 2007. This success was eventually annulled by a court ruling.”

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APC Clears Wike Loyalists, Disqualifies All Fubara-aligned Aspirants For State Assembly

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2 days ago

May 11, 2026

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Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the list of cleared and disqualified aspirants ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections.

According to the list, 33 aspirants were cleared to participate in the primaries, while 65 others were not cleared.

Notably, all 32 aspirants believed to be aligned with the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara were disqualified from the exercise.

In contrast, incumbent members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were cleared.

In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chibike Ikenga, members who purchased the House of Assembly Expression of Interest and Nomination forms were advised to verify their status on the notice board at the party’s state secretariat located at No. 268B Aba Road, Port Harcourt.

Ikenga further stated that appeals arising from the screening outcome should be submitted through the party secretariat.

He added that the appeal process is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, May 12, by 10 a.m. at the party secretariat.

Meanwhile, in a report released by the screening committee, it listed several reasons for the disqualification of affected aspirants.

Among the reasons are: “Nominations by persons who are not financially up to date members of the Party, contrary to Article 9.3 of the Party Constitution, inducement and attempted bribery of Committee members, submission of unsworn affidavits, failure to present voters cards, failure to present Party membership slips or cards, conflicting dates of birth, failure to confirm payment of membership dues by nominators, irregular party membership numbers of nominators, inconsistencies in names appearing in submitted documents, insufficient nominators with required numbers which fall short of three nominations per ward, invalid affidavits that failed to disclose material particulars relating to NECO certificates.”

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BREAKING: NDC Zones Presidency

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4 days ago

May 9, 2026

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria for a single 4-year term.

The motion was moved at the National Convention of the NDC by the member representing Ogbaru Constituency of Anambra State in the 10th National Assembly, Afam Victor Ogene and was adopted by the delegates.

It was also resolved that after the four years single term, the Presidential ticket will be automatically zoned to the north.

This decision has cleared the way for the former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi and other southern aspirants to processd and purchase the presidential form of the party.

Details later…

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Crisis Hits APC Govs Forum As 18 Rejects Uzodinma’s Removal

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5 days ago

May 8, 2026

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A serious crisis is currently brewing in the Progressive Governors’ Forum following the sudden removal of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, as its chairman.

Reports had it earlier that a cross-section of All Progressives Congress, APC, governors removed Uzodinma and installed the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, as its chairman.

Although the Director-General of the forum, Folorunso Aluko, in a statement on Friday, said the reports of Uzodinma’s removal were fake and misleading, sources privy to the matter confirmed to DAILY POST that some governors met on Thursday night and removed Uzodinma.

The meeting, according to reports, was led by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and was held at the Ogun Government Lodge.

However, in a swift move to counter the decision of the Abiodun-led group, 18 other governors met behind closed doors at the Imo Lodge on Friday and passed a vote of confidence in Uzodinma.

Some of those present at the meeting included the governors of Ondo, Kaduna, Taraba, Sokoto, Ebonyi, Borno, Lagos, Kogi, Kano, Yobe, Kebbi, Benue and Jigawa states, while Nasarawa State was represented by its deputy governor.

Speaking on the unfolding events, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said: “All of us woke up to that very unfortunate story, which was virtually in all the media in Nigeria. But the truth of the matter is that the APC Progressive Governors’ Forum is very united.

“We are stronger now than at any other time. And, of course, we are all supporting the president for what he has been doing.

“We also want to assure everyone that the APC is united, the governors are united, the forum is united, and there is no problem at all.”