Tag Archives: Monday Okpebholo

By Ehichioya Ezomon It’s rare for an election loser in Nigeria to move apace to lodge a petition at the tribunal for a retrieval of the alleged “stolen mandate” they often claim the people have given to them at the poll. Whatsoever the degree of their grievances, the election loser …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The typical politician shows only one part of their persona when campaigning for elective office. They tell the public that they seek the political position simply – and solely – to render service to the people. They deny the craving for further expansion of their private frontiers …

By Ehichioya Ezomon As you read this copy, the results, and the winner of Saturday, September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State is known – and declared as such by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – in one of the most contentious campaigns that put the electoral umpire …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The 1967 hit song, “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” written by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, may not be related to the discourse hereunder, but it’s a strong advice to humans, to bridle their tongues – as the Apostles admonish in James 3:8-9 – against censoriousness, and …

By Ehichioya Ezomon In the lead-up to the primaries for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the triple issues of not being a “homeboy,” unable to communicate in Esan language, and speak publicly to articulate plans for governance, assailed the formidable aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Reproduced herein is a draft of the article intended for Monday, July 22, 2024, before it’s “overtaken” by the Thursday, July 18, 2024, alleged attempt by political thugs to “assassinate” either or both of court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, and the candidate of …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Save speculations, it’s difficult to determine who – between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu – was the target of an armed attack …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  In the second and last installment of this header – the first part on Monday, July 1, 2024, having dealt with the High Chief Francis Inegbeniki’s angle to the instant issue of “suitability” of Senator Monday Okpebholo for Governor of Edo State – I plead to recall …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Bomb-throwers in the political arena and mediasphere are at work in Edo State, orchestrating a campaign of personal attacks on the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, aimed at demarketing him ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. The attacks look syndicated …