Sylvester Akhaine
7 May 2024
The essence of any electoral process is consent. For consent to be achieved, there must be fairness. The recent primaries of APC were anything but free and fair.
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Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo state, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants, Prof. Sylvester Akhaine, has announced the suspension of his campaign till further notice.
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