due to voting irregularities, and declared comrade Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress as the winner. In an interview in November that year, as a prominent member of the PDP board of trustees Ogbemudia said he would have preferred a PDP member to have won. However, he accepted the tribunal result, and described Oshiomhole as a man of strong character. He spoke critically of earlier governors, such as Chief Lucky Igbinedion. In July 2009, Ogbemudia was leader of a PDP faction that was supporting Prof. Julius Ihonvbere as candidate for the Edo State governorship in 2011. A rival faction led by Tony Anenih favoured Senator Odion Ugbesia as candidate. In October 2009, Ogbemudia failed to attend the unity rally of the party in Edo state organised by Anthony Anenih. A month later, Ogbemudia praised Oshiomhole's accomplishments in his first year of office, leading to speculations of a possible political alliance between the two men. References Category:1932 births Category:2017 deaths Category:People from Benin City Category:Edo people Category:National Party of Nigeria politicians Category:Members of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) Category:Nigerian military governors Category:Nigerian Army officers Category:Military personnel of the Nigerian Civil War Category:University of Benin (Nigeria) people