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[EXCLUSIVE] Edo Polls: Why Some APC Guber Aspirants May Be Forced To Drop Ambitions

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2 years ago

January 16, 2024

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By Joseph Ebi Kanjo

Some governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial election may be forced to drop their ambitions, INFO DAILY has exclusively gathered.

This is as a result of some criteria put before them by a five-man committee set up by leadership of the party in the state to screen the 26 aspirants with a view to pruning the number.

Recall that INFO DAILY had reported that the APC suspended sales of expression of interest and nomination forms for the Edo State governorship election occasioned by a meeting convened by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole purposely to discuss the September 21st election.

At the end of Saturday, January 13th meeting, a five-man committee was set up by leaders of the party with the responsibility of interfacing with the 26 aspirants and pruning the number to a reasonable size, and coming up with a credible aspirant who will bear flag of the party.

The committee was given Monday, January 15 to submit its report to leaders of the party during a similar meeting fixed for the same Monday.

At Monday’s meeting, a source and leader of the party told INFO DAILY that the five-man committee saddled with the responsibility of screening the aspirants and pruning the numbers, came up of some criteria as regards who is qualified to contest the governorship election on the platform of the party.

Some of the criteria given to aspirants of the party during Monday’s meeting were that anyone aspiring to contest the governorship election must have won his or her unit during the last general election.

In addition, he or she who wants to bear the flag of the party in the September governorship election must have evidence to show as regards he or she contributions to the party in the past years.

Our source who pleaded that her name should not be mentioned said: “The five-man committee that was asked to screen the aspirants, the criteria they are looking for are: your unit results in the last general election; your membership of the party; your contribution to the party; your CV and your manifestos. These are the documents the aspirants have been asked to submit today (Tuesday, January 16.)

“After today (Tuesday’s) screening, it is expected that the committee would make its recommendations to national leadership of the party and stakeholders from the state in another meeting slated for Thursday.

“Hopefully, after the screening, those that are likely to make it are: Davide Imuse. He will make it because he won his unit, that I am very aware of. Apart from Imuse, other aspirants from Edo central lost their units during the last general election.

“Coming down to Edo South. General Charles lost his unit. I am not sure about pastor Ize-iyamu, but I guess he lost his unit too. But in Edo North, all the aspirants won their units,” our source disclosed

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Why We’re Impeaching Fubara — Rivers Assembly

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Rivers State House of Assembly has given reasons for the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, said the decision to impeach the governor and his deputy was based on their alleged persistent violation of the peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.

Jack made the allegation during plenary on Thursday while presenting the report detailing acts of misconduct against the governor.

According to him, Governor Fubara and his deputy had repeatedly disregarded the resolutions reached during reconciliation efforts aimed at restoring stability in the state.

He accused the two leaders of running the affairs of government without commitment to transparency and good governance.

“The governor and his deputy have continued to act in a manner that undermines democratic principles and accountability,” Jack said.

He further alleged that the peace deals facilitated by President Tinubu were breached on several occasions, including agreements reached during reconciliation meetings held in December 2023 and another in 2025.

Jack insisted that the continued failure of the governor and his deputy to honour the terms of the peace accord necessitated the impeachment process currently before the Assembly.

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‘We’ll Do Everything To Stop It’ – APC Rejects Fubara’s Impeachment

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, has vehemently rejected the move by the State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy.

The Assembly had earlier on Thursday commenced an impeachment process against Fubara over alleged misconduct.

The impeachment notice is expected to be issued to the governor and his deputy in the next seven days.

Reacting, the Rivers APC, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, rejected the move.

“Our position as at today on this matter is that we solemnly reject the resort to an impeachment process against our governor and his deputy.

“It will be totally untenable for our party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strifes that occurred within the PDP are allowed to resurface in our great party,” Darlington said.

He added that the ruling party “will do everything possible to ensure that the Government of Rivers State, which is an APC government, is not destabilized”

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Rivers Crisis: Bad People Won’t Prevail Over Us – Wike

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10 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says God will not allow “bad people” prevail in Rivers State.

Wike made the statement on Thursday during his ‘thank-you-visit’ to the Bonny Island area of Rivers State.

“I appreciate you because you have shown me love and shown that you are people that can be trusted.

“I have told people that I don’t believe in generalizing, if for example somebody in Bonny disappoints you, you said Bonny people are bad, that’s very wrong.

“There are different kinds of people.There are places you have armed robbers, you have good people who stay there. So you can’t say because someone is bad so everyone there is bad. That’s not it.

“The good people are more in number than the few people who want to rub us black, but God, in His infinite mercy, will not allow evil to prevail over light,” he said.

Wike’s statement is coming after the Rivers State House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.