The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, said he has no plan of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urging anyone who is uncomfortable with his leadership of the party to leave. The governor, who stated that the party is now fully harmonized, stressed that the constitution of the party bequeaths him with the leadership of the party in the state, a position which is not up for contest by anyone. Obaseki said this during an expanded caucus meeting of leaders and members of the PDP in the state. “I can't leave PDP. I will not decamp from the PDP; we will always win any election. PDP won in the last election and we will continue to win all elections in the state and country; nothing will stop us as a party,” he said. The governor noted that the forthcoming local government election in the state will set the template for next year’s national and legislative elect...
Jul 10, 2021 8:17 AM The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has kicked against the decision of the Edo state government to take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts that are in the process of being repatriated from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and the other top government officials are currently in Germany to facilitate the return of the stolen artefacts that were allegedly looted during the invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897 by the British led by Captain Philip. While the palace wants the artefacts kept in the Benin Royal Museum which will be built within the palace, the state government wants the items preserved in the proposed Edo Museum of West African Arts which would be funded and executed by a private company named Legacy Restoration Trust Ltd. At a press conference held on Friday at the palace, the Benin monarch said that there was no controversy over the issue as an agreement had been...
Labour party Edo State governorship aspirant, Comrade Osaretin Ighile, has enjoined Muslim faithfuls in Edo State and Nigeria to be hopeful of a better Nigeria as they mark the end of the Ramadan fast. The Labour benefactor-aspirant in a statement to the Muslims also noted that the period also calls for prayers among Nigerians in overcoming the numerous challenges confronting the nation. He also called for tolerance, perseverance, sacrifice and love which he noted are some of the lessons of the Ramadan period. Speaking with tenmillionviewerstv via telephone, the Edo born philanthropist and political facilitator also called on the privileged class to reach out to the poor in the society who could not afford a decent meal at this time of celebration. “I want to use the Eid-el-Fitr occasion to felicitate with Muslims in Edo State and Nigeria at large, to congratulate them on the successful completion of the month long Ramadan fast. “This period also calls for ...
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