Tag Archives: Ehichioya Ezomon

  “Fubara’s knee-jeck reaction – a pattern seen since the supremacy battle between him and Wike – shows a lack of grounding in political nuances. Otherwise, he would’ve realised that President Tinubu’s message was clearly in his favour: He endorsed the conduct of the council poll, by asking aggrieved parties – who didn’t want the election to hold – to ...

  “The question: Why did the INEC convey very sensitive materials – such as the BVAS machines and other materials used in the Edo governorship, which were billed for inspection by fierce rival political parties – with vehicles belonging to the Edo State government, which’s controlled by the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki, who’s “anointed” and promoted Dr Ighodalo to ...

  “I particularly thank the brave people of Edo State who, despite rain, threats, and intimidation, cast their votes on September 21, 2024. Your resilience is the bedrock of our democracy. You are the true heroes of this moment, and your courage will never be forgotten. Your sacrifice paves the way for a brighter Edo State, one built on integrity ...

  “Declaring or second-guessing the Edo State gubernatorial result based on unsubstantiated, unverified, highly questionable statistical parameters created by Yiaga Africa for Yiaga Africa is designed to create unnecessary confusion and the appearance of a parallel election process” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 Let’s be clear with these parameters from the get go: Apart from the Independent National ...

  “The titanic battle among the big three political parties of PDP, APC and LP in Saturday’s election had never been higher, and the question now is: Will the losing parties among them accept the INEC declaration? That’s a rare occurrence in Nigeria’s politics!”  PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 As you read this copy, the results, and the ...

  “Hence all eyes are on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – and the Police – to ensure a “free, fair and credible election,” as the commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, promised on August 10, during a mock accreditation and uploading of the results in Benin City” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Robert Frost (1874-1963), an American ...

  “In saner climes, those, who by their actions instigated the rice heist – which prompted the looting spree, and destruction of property, rendering the residents “homeless” – would be held to account through legal means or via the ballot, which, in the case of the “rice scandal” in Edo State, is barely one month away on September 21, 2024″ ...

  “…there’s a long list of past leaders of the NLC, or its earlier variant(s) in the 1950s and 1960s, from Chief Imoudu to Wahab Goodluck (1975-1976 or 1975-1978), Hassan Sunmonu (1978-1984), Ali Chiroma (1984-1988), Pascal Bafyau (1988-1994), Military ban of unions (1994-1999), Adams Oshiomhole (1999-2007), Abdulwahab Omar (2007-2015) and Ayuba Wabba” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 26, 2024 The ...

  “Was Atiku’s full backing of the protest part of an alleged broader plan to gain the presidency through the backdoor in an overthrow of the government, which many of the protesters actually called for? These questions flow from Atiku’s sequential utterances and statements throughout the protest that destroyed a large swathe of his backyard in Northern Nigeria!” PEGASUS REPORTERS, ...

  “The hardship in the land – and the unbridled spending on luxurious items that make those in government “super comfortable” – have riled the masses, and turned their hunger into anger, and a call to action by mostly the youths, to protest what’s been perceptively consensually agreed as bad governance” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 5, 2024 In a ...