Senator Dino Melaye has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State. The former Kogi West Senator was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday, April 16, 2023. He scored 313 votes to defeat Idoko IIonah who polled 124 votes in the keenly contested primaries. Other aspirants, Awoniyi Sunday scored 77 votes while Musa Wada had 56 votes. The former lawmaker will be up against Usman …
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC 2023 Presidential candidate has credited ‘prayers’ for helping him secure the party’s ticket when he was being frustrated. Speaking on Sunday, June 19 after paying a visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu to seek royal blessing, Tinubu said he had to resort to prayer and that he poured out his mind when he felt the ‘gang up against him.’ Tinubu recalled that his victory at the party’s presidential primaries did not come easy, reiterating that …
Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to a statement credited to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on winning the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. While visiting former President Olusegun Obasanjo days ago, Atiku said there was no time he has ever failed to get the Presidential ticket. He also expressed confidence in getting PDP’s 2023 presidential ticket. Reacting to the comment in a statement released by his media aide Kelvin Ebiri, Wike said Atiku is taking members of the Peoples Democratic …
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, has won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the state’s gubernatorial election scheduled to hold on October 10, 2020. Akeredolu who is seeking a second term in office, secured the highest votes in the state’s APC governorship primaries which held at Dome in Akure the state capital yesterday July 20 into the early hours of today July 21. While announcing Akeredolu as the winner of the exercise, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi …
Edo state’s commissioner for information and orientation, Paul Ohonbamu has resigned few weeks to the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Ohonbonu said in his letter that he sent in his resignation letter in order to “operate outside” the cabinet. The letter reads in part; “I hereby tender my letter of resignation as a commissioner in Edo to His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki this June 4, 2020. “Without setting a precedent, I have decided …