Okpebholo cannot deliver 2.5 million votes for Tinubu if Edo APC remains divided, party chieftain warns

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: November 6, 2026Country: Nigeria
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Okpebholo cannot deliver 2.5 million votes for Tinubu if Edo APC remains divided, party chieftain warns

Henry Idahagbon, an APC chieftain in Edo State and commissioner at the Federal Civil Service Commission, says Governor Monday Okpebholo cannot secure 2.5 million votes for Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections if the party remains divided. He says political leaders feel sidelined by the government and urges the governor to reconcile them and strengthen the party at the grassroots. Idahagbon, a former commissioner and former chairman of Egor Local Government Council, argues that support from leaders across the state is needed to meet the target.

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