Edo Magazine(news_info)

OREDO LGA CHAIRMAN FELICITATES WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY ON EID-EL-KABIR The Executive Chairman of Oredo Local Government Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde has sent messages of felicitation to the Muslim community in Oredo on the celebration of the sacred ceremony of Eid-El- Kabir and the Sallah celebrations.   Hon. Osunde remarked that the period of the Eid-El-Kabir represented one of the holiest period in the Islamic calendar and a period emblematic of the spirit of magnanimity and sharing among Muslim believers. The Council Chairman observed that the Muslim community represented a revered integral part of the Oredo community in a way that defines the peaceful and beautiful multi-religious character of the LGA.  Continuing, Hon. Osunde said that the Local Government has witnessed remarkable peace between various religions in the area and urged for greater understanding and cooperation among leaders and followers of the various faiths.  Hon. Osunde particularly urged the Mu...

Court of Appeal Declares Minister’s Faction of Athletics Federation ILLEGAL. Sports’ Minister Dare: The Dirty Game Is Over! Minister Sunday Dare Should Show Respect for the Rule of Law Written By Taiwo Ebudola  For the second time in one month, two different levels of the Federal judiciary have declared the actions of the Minister for Sports regarding the AFN as unconstitutional and illegal. The duly elected President  of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria ( AFN) , Engr. Ibrahim Shehu- Gusau had gone to court challenging the emergence of a faction of the Federation which was unarguably under the sponsorship of the  Minister.  It is unconscionable that a Minister of our Federal Republic will so openly and actively sponsor and fraternize with an illegal group that is clearly stagnating and destroying the potentials and the prospects of Nigeria’s Sports sector.  Now with two separate unambiguous rulings against the puppet AFN faction incubated by Minister Sunday ...

OPPORTUNISTIC  COUNCILORS DEPART OREDO LGA   ‘’Our PDP Campaign Doesn’t Need Flaky, Traitorous and Mercurial Characters’’  ‘’ We shall soon expose two internal saboteurs still hibernating in the Council ‘’ A statement by the Progressive Association of Oredo Youths   We the members of the Progressive Association of Oredo Youths ( PAOY) wish to clearly inform the people of Edo State, that the Councilors who defected from Oredo Local Government Council to join the  APC campaign, were the most regressive elements in the local administration.  It should be clear that all the seven traitorous seven councilors have always belonged to a cabal often derisively described as the ‘’ Agbero Caucus’’ with the Local Government. It is not therefore surprising that the derelict lawmakers have officially broken away from the path of honor which Governor Obaseki inspires in the Local Government administration state-wide.  Very notably, the defected Councilor from Ward ...

ACTS OF HOOLIGANISM AND VIOLENCE INITIATED BY APC MEMBERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE PALACE OF OUR SACREDLY REVERED OBA OF BENIN ON SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 2020. A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY HON. EVBAREKE JENKINS OSUNDE, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL. ……the conduct was a bestial expression of political desperation   ……those behind the mayhem have no sense of the mystical and majestic historicity of the Benin Palace ……the action was nationally disgraceful and locally abhorrent …..Governor Obaseki displayed an exemplary act of leadership by calling for peaceful response I wish to vehemently condemn the act of political hooliganism and psychopathic vandalism which occurred in the intimate vicinity of the revered and sacred Palace of the Oba of Benin yesterday. It was a conduct that has been adjudged unprecedented in the recent political history of Edo People. While there have been situations of intense electoral contests in Benin-City in the past , one cannot recall a cir...

GOSG Congratulate Barr. Osariodion Ogie on his appointment as DG Edo State Campaign Council* *# GOSGMedia * The Godwin Obaseki Shaibu Group (GOSG) a  non-governmental and non-profit volunteer group committed to propagating the policies of the Godwin Obaseki led Administration in Edo state has congratulated  Barr. Osariodion Ogie , on his appointment as the Director-General (D-G) Edo State Campaign Council. The forum, in a statement by its Director General, Henry imogiemhe Idogun,  today in Benin, described the appointment as a right step in the right direction for the party. Idogun expressed optimism that Barr. Ogie’s leadership would offer the needed capacity, competence and contacts towards achieving the collective resolve of the Edo people come September 19th. According to him, “this noble state assignment, requires the leadership and coordination of a person with unquestionable character, unshakeable integrity, vast political experience and honest understanding of ...

Hon. Osunde Leads Mass APC Defection to PDP Oredo PDP Ward 6: Agenda for 2ND Term Victory  For those who witnessed the recent celebratory event of the mass defection of APC members to PDP in Oredo Ward 6, it was crystal clear that the organizational ground operation for the 2nd term victory of Governor Godwin Noghegase Obaseki will be unstoppable.  The occasion was also organized to enhance political familiarity between the old and new members of the PDP. The atmosphere for the event was energetic with an uplifting display of enthusiasm among the former members of the APC and the PDP in show of unity for the Governor’s re-emergence.  In a statement to the media during the occasion, the Executive Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde noted that PDP Ward 6 would stand distinguished in ensuring  victory for the Governor.  According to Hon. Osunde , ‘’ there’s now only one formidable and united political family in Oredo Ward 6, we sha...

#EDO 2020:  Oredo Will Deliver For Obaseki, Hon. Osunde Declares —‘’Governor Obaseki’s Popularity is overwhelming.’’ The Executive Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde has reaffirmed the position that the residents of the LGA will vote overwhelmingly for Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki in the September 19 gubernatorial election.  Hon. Osunde’s remarks were contained in  statement released to media in Benin this morning.  The Council Chairman stated that ‘’with about 60 days to the 2020 gubernatorial contest , the trend of public opinion was solidly indicative that Governor Obaseki was distantly ahead in the preference of  Oredo voters.’’  Continuing, Hon. Osunde contended that the issues at stake in the election were distinctly clear as a choice between a situation of progressive continuity and one of glittering empty Promises. ’’  The LGA Chairman predicted in the statement that ‘’ the people of Oredo will not ab...