Edo PDP
15 Oct
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not relenting in its diatribe over alleged manipulation of the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) during last month’s governorship election in Edo State. This is as the Edo PDP Chairman, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi
3 Oct
Leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Wednesday led a protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo State office, to register their displeasure over the outcome of the governorship election.
16 Sep
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded the retraction of what he termed false and malicious allegation leveled against him by the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, that he was plotting to rig this weekend’s governorship election in the state.
19 Aug
Ahead of the September governorship election in Edo State, the Director General of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Management Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, yesterday accused the Edo State Police Command of harassment and intimidation of its members.
17 Aug
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 5, and the State’s Commissioner of Police
14 May
A former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) in Edo State, Charles Idahosa, yesterday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that he regretted supporting Governor Godwin Obaseki four years ago.
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