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‘I’m Authentic PDP Candidate For Esan N’East Constituency,’ Man Insists

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3 years ago

November 8, 2022

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Moses Ebosetale has said he is the authentic candidate of the party for Esan North East Constituency 1 in the Edo State House of Assembly ahead of the 2023 general elections as against one Omokhegbe Caleb whose name appeared in the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC).

Ebosetale was said to have contested the May 22, 2022, PDP primary on Obaseki-led faction for Edo State House Assembly and won but on the day of giving Certificate of Return, his name was replaced with another person’s name.

Speaking to journalists in Benin City on the controversy surrounding the candidacy of the constituency, counsel to Ebosetale, Luke Okun said there was a court order that confirmed his client and others as the authentic candidate of the PDP
for the Constituency in suit no FHC/B/CS/78/2022.

He added that he was shocked that while the INEC complied with the order by publishing the names of other plaintiffs in the suit, his client was replaced.

He said: “On our part, we are surprised that till now INEC has not published the name of our client Mr. Moses Ebosetale even after the court had ruled.

“There was a case that was filed at the Federal High Court, and it is no longer news that we are aware that the Edo State PDP is factionalised; it is two factions, and when these two factions went to court to determine as to who are the authentic candidates to represent PDP in the forthcoming elections.

“We’re dismayed that INEC has published the names of these plaintiffs who the court has said they are the authentic candidates but, we are likewise surprised that Moses Ebosetale’s name is not there, and the funniest thing is that they now used the name of the number 20 defendant who is a judgement debtor to replace Moses Ebosetale.

“I have not seen this kind of thing before, where somebody has a judgement in his favour, you are now bring in somebody else, whose judgement was against to represent the same who has judgement, this is the situation.”

He said the electoral umpire was aware of the court order because “INEC was duly represented in this matter, INEC has counsel in this matter and they are very much aware of this judgement. We have notified them, we have written series of letter to INEC here in Benin and INEC in Abuja informing them of this judgement in favour of our client and the need to reflect the name of our client, Moses Ebosetale in their portal, so that he can campaign for his election for the Esan North East Constituency I,” he added.

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I’m Not Ready To Go Into The Gutters With Anyone – Makinde

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1 day ago

August 21, 2025

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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said he is not ready to “go low with anyone who decides to go into the gutters.”

He made this statement while addressing journalists shortly after the South-West zoning consultative summit of the Peoples Democratic Party, held in Lagos.

He said, “Personally, when people go low or go into the gutters, I don’t go with them. Some people are now going into the gutters. We will reach out to them. That is democracy.

“I can disagree with people, but there shouldn’t be anything personal here. It should be about what we are giving to Nigerians because they are watching.”

The governor added that despite challenges, recent elections had shown that the PDP remained a formidable force.

“In all our states, they showed last Saturday that PDP is not dead. In most other places of the 12 states, PDP came second. It is an indication to us that if we continue to work hard, we can reclaim the confidence of Nigerians,” he said.

When asked about discussions on zoning of the PDP presidential ticket to the South, Makinde said the party was not yet at that stage.

“We haven’t even gotten there. We need to have a party first before you start talking about presidential candidates. If we don’t have a party, anything you are trying to do will fall flat.

“Our efforts right now are directed towards having a vibrant and united PDP that Nigerians will be proud of and believe in again,” he said.

Dignitaries at the meeting include the Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the party’s National Zoning Committee and Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri; Governors Ademola Adeleke of Osun state, Peter Mba of Enugu State, represented by his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai; former Osun Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; Bode George; and Monsurat Sunmonu.

Others were 12 of the 17 PDP National Assembly members and key stakeholders of the party from across the southern states.

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2027 Presidency: Idahosa Reiterates Okpebholo’s Promises Of Delivering Edo To Tinubu

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3 days ago

August 19, 2025

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Edo State deputy governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa on Tuesday reiterated the promise of Governor Monday Okpebholo of delivering the state to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

The deputy said that the just concluded by-elections in the state was an affirmation of that promised made by his principal.

Idahosa stated this in a press statement sogned by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Friday Aghedo, and made available to newsmen.

He said Okpebholo did not just make the promise of delivery the state to the APC, but that Edo will secure 2.5m votes for the President in 2027.

He commended the leadership of the party across Ovia federal constituency for their providing the leadership that made a APC victorious on Saturday.

He, however, noted that there was more room for improvement ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to him, “after the victory, we called the leadership of the Ovia federal constituency to review and evaluate our performance at the poll, to observe areas where we need to work on next time.

“The bye-election was a litmus test for the 2027 presidential election. We are fully ready.”

Idahosa also used the opportunity to sensitize the people on the ongoing continuous voters registration and revalidation process by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He also reeled out measures in place by the party to get new registered members for the exercise when commenced on Monday.

“We are going to constitute subcommittees to mobilize people who have not yet registered to enable us actualize on the promised votes to the president,” he said.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives member elect, Omosede Igbinedion, promised to deliver on her campaign promises to the people.

“Ovia Federal Constituency should expect nothing but the best, in terms of representation and also in terms of developmental strides.

“We will come through, in anything we can do, from the federal level to complement the governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and the tremendous work he is doing at the state.

“Ovia is looking very bright. The deputy governor, Dennis Idahosa, has laid a good foundation we will build upon that foundation,” she said.

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APC Disowns Members Calling For State Secretary’s Resignation

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3 days ago

August 19, 2025

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has urged members of the public to disregard those calling for the resignation of the state secretary, Engr. Lawrence Okah, saying they are not members of the party.

Recall that a group named Oredo Local Government All Progressives Congress Concerned Group had yesterday, Monday August 18, 2025, during a press conference, called for the resignation of the state secretary of the party over alleged marginalisation.

The group, led by its coordinator, Osamuyi Osadiaye had during the press conference alleged that Okah had arrogated all political positions allocated to Oredo LG to his Ward 7, thereby making the remaining 11 wards in the local government area irrelevant.

But in a swift reaction in a statement made available to INFO DAILY, Osamudiamen Osarenkhoe and Magdalene Isekhure, Oredo APC Chairman and Secretary respectively, alleged that the people behind the call were sponsored by the opposition, insisting that they are not known to the APC in the local government.

The duo, while calling on the general public to disregard the call for the secretary’s resignation, noted that Okah is a “reputable party man who has put everything humanly and constitutionally possible to ensure that APC remains the party to beat in Edo state and Nigeria as a whole.”

The statement partly reads: “The leadership of APC in Oredo Local Government area views the activities of those involved in the illicit campaign as one that is sponsored by opposition political parties.

“Firstly, the group members connected to the media statement coordinated by one Osamuyi Osadiaye are not known members of the APC in Oredo Local Government Area.

“They are impostors and interlopers trying to create trouble in the local government chapter of the APC.

“Members of the public are hereby called upon to disregard the Press statement in its entirety as everything said by the fake APC members are all lies from the pit of hell.”