Edo 2020: OfficialAPCNg Governorship Candidate, Ize-Iyamu, Calls For Violence-free Election | Sahara Reporters The APC candidate comes up against incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, of the PDP and others in the September 19 exercise. READ MORE:
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has called for a violence-free election in the state, urging his party's main rival in the poll, the Peoples Democratic Party to promote the same ideal.Ize-Iyamu made the call in Lagos on Friday during a session with senior journalists and media managers where he canvassed for issues-based engagement with the electorates.
“The PDP has posters and billboards all around the place. In fact, they started before us by putting billboards around the place. We got agents to help us ask the state government how much we need to pay for the available spaces, they told us and we paid. “Rather than resolve to violence, we wrote a petition to the Commissioner of Police, we also did the same thing to Director of DSS and Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon addressed the press where he advised the PDP to be accommodating, tolerant, and avoid things that could trigger violence.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
EDO 2020: Obaseki’s Icarus Complex - Vanguard News'Eerie similarities between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the famous craftsman in Greek mythology.'
Read more »
Edo election: Ex-militants back APC Ize-Iyamu's candidacy - Daily Post NigeriaThousands of former militants from Edo State have commended the empowerment plans outlined in the manifesto of the candidate of the All Progressives
Read more »
Edo election: How PDP helped APC disqualify Obaseki - Oshiomhole - Daily Post NigeriaThe former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said the screening committee of the party relied on documents
Read more »
Edo poll litmus test for 2023 – Arch OnolememenArchitect Mike Onolememen, a former minister of Defence and later Works, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview, he says if the September 19 governorship election i…
Read more »
Hoodlums attack Edo commissioner’s houseHoodlums suspected to be political thugs have attacked the residence of Edo State Commissioner for Youths, Hon. Damian Lawani. It was gathered that the hoodlums stormed Lawani’s residence at about …
Read more »