Why I Want To Be Governor Of Edo — Don Pedro Obaseki

Topnotch Nollywood film maker and seasoned lecturer, Don Pedro Obaseki, has declared his intention to take-over from Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in 2016 in running the affairs of Edo state.

 The ace broadcaster has signified his intention  to seek nomination as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Edo State Governorship Elections. He made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. “After due and serial consultations with my immediate family, associates, friends, colleagues, as well as traditional, religious and civil leaders,

 I believe the time is nigh to Make Our Voices Emerge from the dark abyss of tainted mafia-style politics of our dear EDO”. “Most importantly, I’ve sought and received, with utmost humility, the corporate Blessings/endorsements of the Elders Council of the Extended OBASEKI, OGBEIDE’OYO, BAZUAYE-EMEHI, & EZOMO Families (my paternal and maternal families) and these ceremonies will be placed in the public domain in a few days, across all mass media. As a child of Tradition.

these endorsements are tangential to my aspirations and ambitions,” he said. He urged the peoples of the state to join him in the task ahead. “I beg you to join me in this arduous task. As the seeming youngest in the large field of perceived aspirants, I vision myself as the proverbial little DAVID in the clustered House of Jesse.

Oba Of Benin Greater Than Any Yoruba Monarch, Esogban Of Benin Replies Alake Of Egbaland

BENIN CITY—The Palace of the Oba of Benin has stoked controversy over the supremacy of Obas in the South West, saying it was not true that the Benin monarch was the third in the ranking of kings in the region as declared by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.

The Esogban of Benin and Odionwere of the Kingdom (traditional head), Chief David Edebiri, yesterday, said the Alake of Egbaland, goofed when he said the Oba of Benin was third in the hierarchy of Obas.

He explained that the Ooni of Ife was a son of the Oba of Benin, adding that the stool of the Oba of Benin could not be compared with that of any Yoruba King.

Esogban, third in command in the palace of the Oba of Benin, said: “We wanted to discard this report as something that was not necessary at all. We do not see how the Alake of Egbaland suddenly woke up to think that the Oba of Benin is also a Yoruba Oba.

SHOCKING! Godwin Obaseki Betrayed Me – Don Pedro Obaseki

A gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Edo state, Don Pedro Obaseki has described as shocking what he terms as ‘betrayal of trust’ on the part of his elder cousin Godwin Obaseki.

Narrating his ordeal in the hands of the Economic Team leader of the failing outgoing government of Edo State, Don Pedro Obaseki lamented that he intimated his Elder cousin, Godwin Obaseki, about his governorship intent only to be shocked that few months later, same Godwin has now shown same interest in running for the position.