{
  "id": 14130883,
  "title": "How I made Okpebholo Edo governor – Wike opens up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/how-i-made-okpebholo-edo-governor-wike-opens-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T05:39:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/13/how-i-made-okpebholo-edo-governor-wike-opens-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The President of the Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has revealed how he influenced the outcome of the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election. Speaking at a stakeholders' meeting in Abuja, Wike explained that he aided Okpebholo Edo, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), in his victory over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo.\n\nWike stated that he had a specific intention to prevent the outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, from nominating a successor. Despite acknowledging Okpebholo's competence, Wike cited Obaseki's influence as the reason for his failure. According to Wike, Okpebholo met with him over three times, but his requests were denied. \"I said I would not allow Obaseki to produce a successor, even though the candidate was a very good candidate,\" Wike recalled. He continued, \"He came to see me more than three times, but I told him, ‘Listen, I know you are a good candidate, but for this election, I am sorry because this election is between us and the man who is bringing you, called Obaseki. ‘Returning you would be like bringing him back, so I am sorry, you have to fail.’ And he failed.”",
  "summary": "The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said his Rainbow Coalition helped Monday Okpebholo win the 2024 Edo State governorship election. Wike made this revelation on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition. He said he helped Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Dr Asue […] How…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}