As Edo decides today
The die is cast! All is set for the Edo electorate to choose a new leader to govern them for the next four years. The governorship election had been shifted from the earlier scheduled date of September 10 at the prompting of the police and Department of State Services to enable them deal decisively with undisclosed security threats. The journey had been tortuous since the Independent National Electoral Commission, in March 2016, published the timetable and schedule of activities for the state governorship election. The actors and stakeholders keyed into the announcement and had been gearing up for today, September 28, 2016. Come November 12, the Dennis Osadebey Government House in Benin will have a new host, the fourth governor in the state since 1999. Chief Lucky Igbinedion governed the state from 1999 to 2007. Prof. Osarehmien Osunbor took over from him until November 11, 2008 when the Court of Appeal nullified his election and declared the incumbent Adams Oshiomhole as the winner...