Engr. Gideon Ikhine Launches His Gubernatorial Campaign in Esan West

Engr. Gideon Ikhine Launches His Gubernatorial Campaign in Esan West

Engr. Gideon Ikhine, the frontrunner of the APC and a gubernatorial aspirant, officially commenced his gubernatorial campaign in his Local Government Area, Esan West, today. During the campaign launch, Engr. Ikhine expressed his gratitude to the party leadership for their warm welcome and shared his motivation for seeking the party’s nomination to contest the 2024 governorship election.

In his address to the enthusiastic crowd of supporters, Engr. Ikhine unveiled his comprehensive plans for the development of Edo State and called upon the people to rally behind him in order to alleviate the state’s current debt burden.

Barr. Festus Ehiemua, the party chairman of Ward 7 in Esan West, commended Engr. Gideon Ikhine for his unwavering dedication to the APC. He congratulated him and encouraged him to maintain a steadfast commitment to engaging with leaders at the ward and local government levels across the state. Barr. Festus assured Engr. Ikhine of Ward 7’s unwavering support and urged other leaders to join in endorsing his candidacy.

Additionally, Mr. Godday Okhilu, the Esan West APC chairman, extended words of encouragement to Engr. Ikhine and offered his prayers for success in his aspiration to become the next governor of Edo State.

GIDEON IKHINE UNITES EDO PDP MEMBERS AHEAD OF THE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS

GIDEON IKHINE UNITES EDO PDP MEMBERS AHEAD OF THE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS

PDP leaders and members in Edo North and South Senatorial Districts of Edo state, have agreed to work in unison in order to ensure victory for the party in the fourth coming governorship elections. This followed the reconciliatory tours of all the 13 local government areas in the two districts by the foremost PDP governorship aspirant in the state, Engr. Gideon Ikhine.

The party leaders in the various local governments, described the visits by Engr Gideon Ikhine as a divine intervention and timely. Some of them said that the last state congress, almost brought the party to its kneels leading to some aggrieved members decamping to the APC and some others taking the party to court. They agreed to sit together as a family to resolve all grievances amongst themselves. Engr Gideon Ikhine promised to join hands with the leaders to woo the aggrieved members who have left the party back to its fold. He said that some members who left have already come back and more are expected to follow suit.

On the coming governorship election in the state, Engr Gideon Ikhine, assured the party faithful that once the PDP is united in Edo state and with him as the candidate, the APC would be flushed out of the state house.

The governorship aspirant who has been nicknamed ‘ The Bridge Builder’ by party members, will embark on similar reconciliatory tours of the five local government areas in Edo Central Senatorial District soonest.

Tony Okonigene
Spokesperson, Edo Restoration 2020

GIDEON IKHINE AHEAD IN EDO PDP MEMBERS POLLS

GIDEON IKHINE AHEAD IN EDO PDP MEMBERS POLLS

  • EDO PDP GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY
  • INDEPENDENT OBSERVER GROUP GIVES IT TO GIDEON IKHINE

Ahead of the Edo PDP governorship primary coming up on 23rd to 24th of June 2020, an independent elections observer group in the state, has given victory to Engr Gideon Ikhine. In an opinion poll conducted across the state among 1200 statutory delegates of the party, 825 of the delegates said they will vote for Engr Gideon Ikhine during the primary.

Presenting the polls results to a cross section of the press at the NUJ secretariat in Benin today, the coordinator of the Intra Party Democracy Group (IPDG) , Comrade Godwin Ohonsi, said that 415 delegates out of the 600 from Edo South endorsed Gideon Ikhine while 210 and 200 among the 300 each from Edo Central and Edo North senatorial districts voted for him.

82 of the delegates were undecided while the rest chose other aspirants.

Most of the delegates based their choice of Gideon Ikhine on the fact that he is the only aspirant who has visited them in their wards. They also said that his face to face interactions with them afforded them the opportunities to assess him. The delegates said that Engr Gideon Ikhine, is more than capable of leading the party out of opposition in the state.

Reacting to the report, the Director General of the Edo Restoration 2020, Hon Victor Edos Ebomwoyi, said that it is a call to continue to work harder. He said that the campaign team is not expecting a tight result during the primary but a landslide victory for Engr Gideon Ikhine.

Remember, with Gideon Ikhine as our candidate… It Is Possible

Tony Okonigene, Spokesperson
Edo Restoration 2020

GIDEON IKHINE COMMENDS EDO NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN EDO CENTRAL

GIDEON IKHINE COMMENDS EDO NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN EDO CENTRAL

Foremost PDP governorship aspirant in Edo state, Engr Gideon Ikhine, has showered praises on commander and members of the Neighborhood Watch (Vigilante) in Edo Central Senatorial District. This followed the series of successful foiling of the attempts to smuggle some people from the northern parts of the country into Edo state despite the interstate lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of the Coronavirus virus. It would be recalled that the president, had imposed an interstate travel ban as a measure to curtail the spread of the virus. Surprisingly however, there has been an influx of northerners hidden inside trucks and trailers into Edo state. The Neighborhood Watch has been intercepting a number of trucks and trailers where people are hidden to smuggle them into the state under the watch of security operatives.

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EDO 2020 PDP GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, WHY ENGR. GIDEON IKHINE IS OUR BEST OPTION – PART 3

EDO 2020 PDP GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, WHY ENGR. GIDEON IKHINE IS OUR BEST OPTION – PART 3

Engr Gideon Ikhine resigned from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in 1997 to establish Nugi Limited, an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) company. Within 10 years after its establishment, Nugi Limited grew to become a major player in the Nigerian construction industry employing hundreds of Nigerians. Nugi Limited as at today, has over 350 permanent staff in its employment. Through dedication and hard work, which are the attributes of Engr Gideon Ikhine, he has been able to build a Nigerian construction company that can compete with the likes of Julius Berger and Mother Cat.

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Edo 2020: Igueben LGA PDP leaders visitation

“He who the Lord has ordained, He goes forth to make his path”.. So seems to be the destiny of Engr. Gideon Ikhine.

Friday the 13th of September, 2019, the good people of Igueben LGA in Edo Central Senatorial District awoke to the presence of Engr. Gideon Ikhine and his entourage on a Ward Leaders familiarization visit; which visit saw the aspirant consult with leaders spanning the 11 wards of the LGA. The candidate was well received and applauded for his humility in reaching out to each ward’s leaders in their various local constituents. 

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