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Okpebholo Triumphs: Declared Edo Governor-Elect by INEC, Defeats Ighodalo and Akpata
The candidate of the All-Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo has been formally declared winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. In what was apparently a fiercely contested election and a very tight race, Okpebholo coasted home to victory with 291, 667 votes against the 247, 270 votes scored by its closest rival, Dr. […] More
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PDP Writes INEC Chairman, Describes Election Results A ‘Terrible Embarrassment’ To Commission
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at some irregularities spotted in the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State announced on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) describing them as “extremely scandalous and a brazen attempt to steal the mandate of the PDP, and also a terrible embarrassment to the commission”. […] More
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PDP Warns INEC Not to Set Nigeria on Fire By Its Activities
The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) collation agent for Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Tony Osaigbovo Iyoha, has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against setting the country on fire by its handling of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Iyoha, who rejected the result declared for Etsako West local government area, expressing […] More
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Okpebholo Takes the Lead as Results of 16 Local Governments Are Released with Two Outstanding, PDP Rejects the Results
Collation officers from 16 out of the 18 local government areas of Edo State where the governorship election took place on Saturday have announced collated results at the Benin City headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The returning officer, Professor Farouk Adamu Kuta, vice chancellor of University of Technology, Minna, Niger State however […] More
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in PoliticsHow INEC Relocated Collation Centre, Lock Out Agents – Fintiri, Narrates Attack on Officials in Etsako
The National Chairman of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council and the Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, has demanded the immediate restoration of the collation process in Saturday’s governorship election in accordance with the Electoral Act and the rules and regulations of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) for this election. The […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Decides: INEC Violated Electoral Act – Fintiri, Says REC Has No Business with Collation
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Campaign Council and the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri at a press conference early Sunday morning to register their displeasure over perceived irregularities in the collation of the results of Saturdays gubernatorial election in Edo State, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of violating […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Decides: Why I Went to INEC Office – Governor Obaseki
At a press conference early Sunday morning by the People’s Democratic Party Governorship Election Situation Room addressed by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, Governor Godwin Obaseki explained his presence at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, clarifying that it was to extract information from the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, what […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Decides: Obaseki Marched Out of INEC Office by Security Operatives
It was a most humiliating moment for Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State when he was marched out of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by security operatives led by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba, at around 4 am Sunday morning. It was the high point of a drama that […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Election Controversy: PDP Accuses INEC of Altering Results to Benefit APC, Stages Protest
Though the final results of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State were yet to be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Director General of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, early Sunday morning led a protest of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to INEC office alleging that the outcome was being […] More
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in PoliticsOver-Voting Scandal: PDP Demands Arrest of ‘Compromised’ Presiding Officer as INEC Pledges Thorough Investigation
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest and prosecution of one Josephine Obozuwa, a presiding officer at the Osholo Primary School, Osholo polling unit in Weppa Ward, Etsako East local government area of Edo State for alleged compromise in a clear case of over-voting at the ongoing governorship election in the state. […] More
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