Governor Obaseki had come to power backed by trade union leader and former governor of Edo Adams Oshiomhole and ex-governor of Lagos Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
The election was in large part decided by Edo North senatorial district which is controlled by Senator Adams Oshiomhole a former labour union leader and staunch ally of Tinubu (AC Vol 65 No 3 Shock therapy keeps the people waiting)...
If you preferred the BOI you should have declined the president's nomination to be a minister' said Senator Adams Oshiomhole a former trade union leader and Tinubu ally...
Edo is also the home state of Adams Oshiomhole a former labour leader a senator and a staunch Tinubu ally...
Minister of Niger Delta Development Abubakar Momoh owes his position to another party bigwig: former APC chairman Adams Oshiomhole a historic Tinubu ally...
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Buni took over as acting chairman of the APC three years ago after the ousting of Tinubu's close ally Adams Oshiomhole who had been running the party...
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Under Buni's brief reign since his abrasive predecessor Adams Oshiomhole was forced out three PDP governors have defected: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi state) Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)...
His control over the party weakened in 2020 with the departure of both Adams Oshiomhole as chairman of the APC and Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission thought by Tinubu's rivals to support his cause...
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Until six months ago Obaseki was in the APC but was forced out by former state governor Adams Oshiomhole and his election fight in Edo was as much a battle between factions in the ruling party as it was with the PDP...
Godwin Obaseki the incumbent governor was dropped by President Muhammadu Buhari's All Progressives' Congress (APC) after falling out with his political godfather former party chairman and predecessor as governor Adams Oshiomhole (AC Vol 61 No 14 Divided we stand & Vol 61 No 16 In Edo all politics is national)...