Edo State
Also known as
- Edo State,
- Edo
Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City.
Edo State was formed on August 27, 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta State.
The 1992 gubernatorial election, pitting John Odigie Oyegun (the SDP candidate) against Lucky Igbinedion (the NRC candidate) was annulled on February 4 of that year by the electoral tribunal. Among Igbinedion's claims were that the Oba of Benin and one of his chiefs, Nosakhare Isekhure, unfairly supported Oyegun....
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