BENIN — Governor Godwin Obaseki’s alleged hostility towards politicians has been traced to the way he was fleeced by them during the indirect primaries that led to his emergence as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Edo State governorship election, Charles Idahosa, an APC chieftain has said.

AHEAD   of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scheduled for later this week, a chieftain of the party in Edo State, Hon. Charles Idahosa, yesterday urged the NEC to adopt the direct primaries which has been suggested by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party saying the process was more democratic.

BENIN CITY-THE disagreement between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state and one of the founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Mr Charles Idahosa, over the control of party structure in Uhumwonde Local Government Area intensified yesterday, after Idahosa announced his decision to suspend all political activities in the APC in the state.

AHEAD of the 2019 general elections in Edo State, the House of Representatives aspirant for Ovia Federal constituency, Mr Denis Idahosa has said he decided to join the race so as to correct the mistakes and insensitivity of the incumbent.

The Edo Government has sacked Dr. Osayuware Idahosa, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, over allegation of padding the budget for the conduct of primary school examination.