{"id":28258,"date":"2014-06-22T18:45:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=28258"},"modified":"2014-06-22T18:45:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T17:45:31","slug":"ihedioha-hails-pdps-victory-in-ekiti-congratulates-fayose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ihedioha-hails-pdps-victory-in-ekiti-congratulates-fayose\/","title":{"rendered":"Ihedioha Hails PDP&#8217;s Victory in Ekiti, Congratulates Fayose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. 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Ihedioha urged candidates of other parties who lost in the polls to put the contest behind them and join hands with the winner to move the state forward.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Oke Epia<\/div>\n<div>Chief Press Secretary, Deputy Speaker<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. 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