Edo Guber 2024: Babangida's Ex-Spokesman, Kassim Afegbua Joins Race
- A former Commissioner for Information in Edo state, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has joined the governorship election
- According to Afegbua, those clamouring for zoning in the governorship election are missing the whole essence of democracy
- He said it is time for Edo state to return to APC as the state cannot afford to be in opposition anymore
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Benin City, Edo state - Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former spokesman of ex-military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has declared his intention to run for the Edo state governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Afegbua said he was offering himself to serve the good people of Edo state, The Punch reported.
Source: Twitter
According to the former Commissioner for Information, Edo people are presently disoriented by the politics of highhandedness.
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Afegbua, who is from Edo North said there has never been a zoning arrangement in determining who will be the governor of the state.
“There has never been zoning of governorship positions in Edo State. Anyone who says that there is zoning will be missing the point altogether.”
As reported by PM News, he said it is time for Edo state to join the ruling party at the centre and renew their hope.
“The state cannot afford to be in opposition anymore when we have a Federal Government that is poised to renew our hope and take us to a place of prosperity, economic strength, stability, and pride.
Edo Guber: Obaseki lists those who will decide Shaibu’s fate
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state reacted to the governorship ambition of Philip Shaibu’s fate
Speaking in Bauchi state, on Thursday, November 30, Obaseki said only PDP members would decide if Shuaibu would emerge gubernatorial candidate of the party.
He spoke to journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting with the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed.
Edo guber 2024: "I am the candidate to beat" - Shaibu boasts
Shaibu expressed confidence in clinching the PDP Edo governorship ticket in 2024.
haibu said he is the candidate to beat not only in the PDP but across all the political parties.
Edo guber 2024: Atiku's aide predicts who may win PDP ticket
Daniel Bwala, former spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, predicted that Shaibu is likely going to win the PDP governorship primary in Edo state.
The PDP chieftain made the comment while reacting to the governorship declaration of the embattled deputy governor in a tweet.
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