WIFE of the PDP governorship candidate in Edo State, Dr. Idia Ize-Iyamu has declared that no amount of intimidation or deliberate manipulation by the APC would deter her from complementing the vigorous campaigns of her husband towards the September 28 Edo state gubernatorial election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 30 political parties had submitted names of their candidates for the Nov. 26 governorship election in Ondo state. The commission’s Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Nick Dazang, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen.

PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday said he has been vindicated on his claim about the high debt profile of the state by the Debt Management Office, DMO. In that respect, the candidate has tasked the outgoing governor to explain the N1.9 trillion allegedly received in the last 8 years.

Two of the three senators from Edo State, Senators Clifford Ordia, PDP, Edo Central and Senator Francis Alimikhena, APC, Edo North have clashed over the forthcoming governorship election with each senator affirming the electoral superiority of his party over the other.

BENIN—NINE persons, including a military officer said to be on Absent Without Leave, AWOL, were arrested by security operatives at a hotel in Benin City, Wednesday night, after they claimed to be journalists in the state to cover the September 28, governorship election.

ON Wednesday, September 28th 2016, most indigenes of Edo state from home and abroad and from all works of life are expected to have arrived the state to exercise their civic rights. We are all expected to vote into office a new governor who will preside over the affairs of state, for another four years.

Teachers in Edo State under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), have endorsed Mr Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as their preferred candidate for the September 28 governorship election in Edo State.

APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday raised an alarm over an alleged plot to attack his campaign convoy.

The PDP Reform Group has raised the alarm over an alleged plan to introduce compromised ballot papers to rig the poll in favour of the APC.

THE National leadership of All Progressives Grand Alliance [APGA] has constituted a three-man disciplinary committee to investigate anti-party allegations levelled against the suspended Edo State chairman of the party, Elder Godfrey Ehimen.