- The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has issued beardown words to erstwhile Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, informing him against coming to the state
- The president of the Edo State section of the APC, Jarrett Tenebe, has backed the statement, citing past information threats recorded during the erstwhile governor's erstwhile visit
- The chieftain vows to instrumentality rigorous run efforts successful the coming elections
Edo State - The Edo State section of the All Progressives Congress, connected Saturday, backed the connection of Governor Monday Okpebholo, informing Peter Obi not to travel into the authorities without information clearance.

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The party's authorities chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, asserted this connected Saturday, pursuing the unveiling of Joseph Ikpea and Omosede Igbinedion arsenic candidates for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency, respectively, arsenic reported by The Punch.
APC pledges aggravated run crossed the state
Tenebe besides said that the enactment would instrumentality its campaigns “rigorously to beryllium to each that we actively won the 2024 governorship election.”
“The enactment besides believes that the politician was right, informing Peter Obi to get information clearance earlier coming into the authorities due to the fact that of the sentiment radical person astir Obi successful the state, particularly erstwhile the past clip helium came here, 3 radical were killed.“Now that we person our candidates, we volition deed the crushed running. We are going to run arsenic if we person ne'er won elections successful this state. We privation to fto the radical cognize that we really won the past governorship election.” Tenebe explained.Before Tenebe's statement, Ugboaja Stanley, Chairman of the APC Edo Central Primary Election Committee, announced that Ikpea had won the predetermination with 255 delegate votes from the zone, pursuing a canvass conducted crossed 51 wards successful 5 section authorities areas successful Edo Central.
Lucky Ajokperiniovo, the returning serviceman for the Ovia Federal Constituency, declared Omosede Igbinedion the party's campaigner aft a statement was reached, with different aspirants withdrawing successful her favour.

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Gov Okpebholo warns Peter Obi up of authorities visit
Legit.ng antecedently reported that the Edo authorities Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has issued a stern informing to erstwhile Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, saying helium indispensable get security clearance earlier entering the state.
Obi had visited Benin, the authorities capital, connected Monday, July 7, wherever helium donated N15 cardinal to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences to enactment ongoing projects.
VDM condemns Gov Okpebholo's connection to Peter Obi
Legit besides reported that a media activist, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, has described Governor Monday Okpebholo’s informing to Peter Obi not to participate Edo State arsenic a threat.
Legit.ng reported that Governor Okpebholo, successful a viral video, warned Obi against entering the authorities without his approval.
The politician claimed that the past clip Obi, 1 of the 2027 statesmanlike aspirants, visited and made a donation of N15 cardinal to a nursing school, determination was unrest successful Benin City, the authorities capital, starring to the decease of immoderate people.
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Source: Legit.ng