Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo on his victory in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. Daniel praised Okpebholo’s exceptional leadership and strategic thinking, which endeared him to the people of Edo State ¹. He highlighted Okpebholo’s impressive campaign, marked by humility and respect for all electorates across party lines.

As the representative of the Ogun East Senatorial District, Daniel commended Okpebholo’s outstanding performance as the immediate past Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Procurement. Okpebholo demonstrated remarkable leadership, fostering cordial relationships with committee members and leaving a lasting impact.

This sentiment is shared by other notable figures, including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who encouraged Okpebholo to unite the people of Edo State .

The Peoples Democratic Party has officially rejected the Edo State Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

During a press conference in Abuja, PDP acting National Chairman Umar Damagum called on concerned Nigerians to support the party’s rejection of the election results.

He asserted that the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, was the rightful winner of the election, emphasising that “the PDP unequivocally rejects the result as announced by INEC.”

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In the judgment delivered on Monday, Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, held that the suit was premature and the issues raised were within the purview of the internal affairs of the political party.

Ekwo held that the group failed to show credible evidence that it was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and therefore lacked the locus to have instituted the suit.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024, the North Central APC Forum, led by Saleh Zazzaga, queried the propriety of Ganduje’s appointment as the chair of the party since he is not from any state in the north-central geopolitical zone.

They argued that the national executive committee (NEC) of the APC breached the party’s constitution when it appointed Ganduje, from Kano state in the north-west geopolitical zone, to replace Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa state in the north-central geopolitical zone.

It also argued that Ganduje’s appointment to replace Abdullahi was contrary to Article 31.5(1F) of the APC constitution and ultra vires the powers of the NEC of the party, among other reliefs.

The plaintiff prayed the court to, among others, restrain Ganduje from further parading himself as chair of the APC.