Tag: Edo Governorship Election

INEC Denies Obstructing Political Party Of Inspecting BVAS, Edo Election Materials

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo has refuted claims of hindering any political party from examining the election materials and BVAS machines utilized in the recently concluded governorship election. In a statement issued in Benin on Wednesday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, characterized the allegations regarding the obstruction of material inspection as unfounded, misleading, and lacking in veracity. According to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, had accused INEC of failing…

Police Arrest Six Suspects, Recover Weapons, BVAS During Edo Election

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Police Arrest Six Suspects, Recover Weapons, BVAS During Edo Election

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that it arrested six individuals concerning irregularities during the gubernatorial election held in Edo State last Saturday. According to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Frank Mba. He provided this information while presenting a situation report regarding the recent election in Edo. Additionally, he revealed that authorities recovered four assorted weapons, live ammunition, 58 voter cards, and several stolen BiVAS machines. He said: “We have a total of six arrests. That’s a summary. We expect this number to shoot up in the course of…

‘So Shameful’ – Gov Fintiri Slams APC Chair For Flying Private Jet On Edo Election Day

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‘So Shameful' - Gov Fintiri Slams APC Chair For Flying Private Jet On Edo Election Day

The executive Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has lampooned the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for flying into Edo State with a private on Saturday for the governorship election in the state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain described the scene as shameful and a violation of movement restrictions. Fintiri made this remark while reacting to the outcome of the Edo State governorship election. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier announced APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo as the victor of the governorship…

APC’s Monday Okpebholo Emerges Winner Of Edo Governorship Election

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Rivers PDP Challenges Gov Okpebholo To Disclose Procurement Procedure For ‘Emergency’ Overhead Bridge'

On Sunday night, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Edo State governorship election on Saturday. Okpebholo defeated his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to emerge as the winner in the election. The returning officer for the Edo election, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, reported that the APC candidate received a total of 291,667 votes, surpassing PDP’s Ighodalo, who obtained 247,274 votes. The third major contender in the election, Olumide Akpata from the Labour…