{"id":5605,"date":"2020-06-22T21:13:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2020-06-22T21:13:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:13:25","slug":"edo-2020-pdp-aspirant-gideon-ikhine-officially-steps-down-for-obaseki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=5605","title":{"rendered":"Edo 2020: PDP Aspirant, Gideon Ikhine Officially Steps down For Obaseki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Edo 2020: PDP Aspirant, Gideon Ikhine Officially Steps down For Obaseki<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Benin<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>By Tijani Rasheed Segun<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>\u2026Intellects Are Redirecting Political Processes<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>A leading\u00a0 aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party for Edo 2020 governorship election, Mr Gideon Ikhine has\u00a0 stepped down from the race for Governor Godwin Obaseki ahead party\u2019s primaries.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Ikhine announced his decision\u00a0 on Monday at Edo PDP Secretariat in Benin in presence of Obaseki, state party chairman , Dr Tony Aziegbemi, and other party leaders.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>said there was no progress without a sacrifice, adding that the governor\u2019s defection to the party was God\u2019s great answer to the party and his aspiration.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Source: Factual Times<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edo 2020: PDP Aspirant, Gideon Ikhine Officially Steps down For Obaseki Benin By Tijani Rasheed Segun \u2026Intellects Are Redirecting Political Processes A leading\u00a0 aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party for Edo 2020 governorship election, Mr Gideon Ikhine has\u00a0 stepped down from the race for Governor Godwin Obaseki ahead party\u2019s primaries. 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