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By Editor  February 21, 2024 Facts have emerged on the reason behind the rescheduling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship's  primary, held last Saturday ahead of the September 21, 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State. DailyMonitorngr reports that the primary which has been declared inconclusive by the National Working Committee (NWC) to take place February 22, 2024 (tomorrow). Dailymonitorngr also reports that one of the major reasons for declaring the primary exercise was a letter from  the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which informed the APC's National Working Committee that, in their records, the party had not conducted its primary election.  It was gathered that INEC hinged its reports  conclusion on the venue that was communicated to it which was Lushvile hotel. It was also learnt  that in the reports submitted to the NWC, INEC pointed out that both the 'private residence' of one of the aspirants where the State Re

By Editor February 20, 2024 As the 2024, Edo Governorship Election draws near, The Deputy Speaker of Edo House of Assembly Hon Maria Omozele Oligbi-Edeko has called on Professional women to push for increased and meaningful participation in politics and governance so that they can make enduring impacts. DailyMonitorngr reports that the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), lawmaker  representing Esan North-East constituency II, in the Edo State House of Assembly made the call when the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Edo chapter visited her in Benin City. She noted that the participation of women in politics in the state has not been encouraging despite their strengths and contributions in their political parties. "Professional women like you Doctors  should make effort to join politics for better women representation. "You are highly gifted and have what it takes to engage and participate in politics. Don't be afraid, we will show you the road around po

By Editor February 19, 2024 Dr Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank (CBN) will on February 22, 2024 join other personalities and discussants at the Nigerian Economic Society, 2024 Public Lecture. Dailymonitorngr reports that the public lecture with its theme, "Recent  Developments in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market: Issues, options and the way forward" will be charting a path for the country's financial sector. President, Nigerian Economic Society, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen at the weekend. He said the event would hold at the Central Bank of Nigeria  Centre of Excellence lecture threatre, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan at 12pm. The statement added that other  personalities expected  at the Public Lecture include Vice Chancellor,  University of Ibadan, Prof. K.O. Adebowale,  Prof Sam olofin, Professor of Economics, Mr Bismarck  Rewane, Dr. Tope Fasua and P

By Editor February 15, 2024 Despite the hurdles placed on his path and the array of guber candidates seeking to contest the APC guber primary, Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe appears to be on the way to glory if the results of a recently conducted opinion poll are anything to go by. According to the results of the poll conducted by a reputable Research Organization (*GOOD GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE*), based in Edo State, the Owan-born Technocrat who joined the APC guber race immediately after retiring from the federal civil service where he rose to the enviable position of Permanent Secretary (PS), is the favourite of APC members and delegates ahead of the parties guber primary scheduled for Saturday, February 17. The poll which covered the 18 local government areas of the state, carved into three senatorial districts for political convenience, was essentially meant to guage the feelings and the dispositions of Edo APC members towards the array of guber aspirants that are jostling f

Hon Richard Osaro Edosa, LP lawmaker in a group photograph with some of the beneficiaries.  By Editor February 13, 2024 Richard Osaro Edosa, lawmaker representing Oredo West constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly on the platform of Labour Party, LP, on Tuesday paid the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME,  fees for 40 indigents students in the State. DailyMonitorngr reports that the lawmaker, who is a first timer in the house, said his desire to pay the free UTME enrolment fees for the beneficiaries was to cushion the effects of the economic hardship on parents. According to him, the rationale for this gesture, is as a  result of the economic reality of the country which is  not friendly as parents are finding it very difficult to cope, and, which  is also having a negative impact on the education of their children. "If you look at the current economic in our country, you will see that there is an economic downturn. Farmers are frustrated, they c

----Party pledges level playing field for  aspirants Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe while submitting his governorship nomination forms in APC national secretariat, Abuja By Editor February 6, 2024 Members of the All Progressives Congress , APC, and supporters of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe were in high spirits as the frontline governorship aspirant submitted his nomination forms on Tuesday at the party's National Secretariat in Abuja. Dailymonitorngr reports that hundreds of Umakhihe's supporters, including his wife, Mrs. Florence Umakhihe, who witnessed the submission of the nomination forms, appreciated and commended the immediate past Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for running issue based campaign. The dignitaries at the party's secretariat which include the Deputy National Organizing Secretary, Chidi Eze Duru encouraged the governorship aspirant to keep on with the issue based campaign. Mr Duru, however, assured of the part

By Editor February 5, 2024 It was a homecoming for Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, as constituents of Owan Federal Constituency thronged out in thousands to welcome him home as part of his statewide tour ahead of the February 17, 2024 primary. DailyMonitorngr reports that the APC governorship candidate hopeful had during the statewide tour across the 18 Local Government Areas ended it at the weekend in the Owan federal constituency which is made up of Owan East and Owan West Local Government Area respectively. Umakhihe had kicked off the  tour  in the Edo South Senatorial district, through to Edo Central and finally climaxed at his Edo North senatorial. During the tour, he visited various All Progressive Congress, APC local government Secretariats, where, he sold his "Fresh Hope" Agenda to mammoth crowd of party leaders, stalwarts and delegates on his vision and mission for the growth and development of the sta

---As APC Leaders give nod to Ex Perm Sec's ambition. By Editor February 03, 2024 Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe's aspiration to emerge the governorship candidate of  the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 17, 2024 primary election got a major boost in his Senatorial district, Edo North on Friday as leaders in the party promised to support his aspiration. DailyMonitorngr eports The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had slated the governorship election in Edo State on September 21, 2024. The party leaders in the Senatorial district pledged to support Umakhihe's governorship aspiration when he led members of his team on a campaign tour to the three Etsako local government areas. The three local governments are Etsako West, Etsako Central and Etsako East. The party leaders that spoke at the tour are Alhaji Dauda Ahmed, Chairman Etsako West, Chief John Brai Aloye, APC leader Etsako central and Hon Peter Okponoghe, Etsako East local government

Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe By Editor Feb 2, 2024 Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Edo State Governorship  election scheduled for September 21, 2024, said his intention to govern the state was not as a result of the political marginalization against his Owan people to govern the state but to take the state to enviable heights of socio-economic development in the comity of states in Nigeria. Dailymonitorngr reports that the APC governorship candidate hopeful, made the remarks when he took his "FRESH HOPE" campaign agenda to Edo Central senatorial district. Umakhihe, the immediate past Permanent Secretary, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated that he is not in the race as a result of cries against the marginalization of certain parts of Edo North, 1including Owan and Akoko-Edo from occupying the Edo Government House. The governorship aspirant who addressed party leaders an

Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, APC governorship aspirant addressing party's faithful ahead of the party's primary election By Editor February 01, 2024   Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, a leading aspirant for the All Progressives Congress's (APC) primary scheduled for on 17, this month ahead of the next September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State has promised to rehabilitate the deplorable Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road  if given the mandate to govern the State. Dailymonitorngr reports that the APC governorship candidate hopeful made the promise while addressing leaders, executives and members of the party in  Esan West, Uhumwode and Esan Central Local Government Areas respectively. Umakhihe, the immediate past Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security was at the local governments as part of his statewide tour to woo delegates ahead of party's primary. He noted that governance is about the people and see no reason why waiting fo