President Bola Tinubu has called on the Edo governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, to prioritise the development of his state. The President also assured him of the full support of the Federal Government and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). President Tinubu said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the Edo State governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the certificates were presented by INEC National Commissioner in charge of Edo State, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, at...
The Nigerian Police has said six persons were arrested for various electoral offences during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the election, Frank Mba, disclosed this in Benin, on Tuesday, at a news conference. “We have made a total of six arrests, and we...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Yiaga Africa, an Election Monitoring Group, on Monday said the just concluded Edo State Governorship election failed integrity test due to lack of transparency in the results collation process, leading to result manipulation. The group therefore called for accountability and urgent amendments of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin after the collation of results from 18...
The PDP on Sunday appealed to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to review the collated results for the Edo governorship election before the final announcement. Dr Anthony Aziegbemi told newsmen in Benin that the entries the electoral officers made were totally different from the actual results uploaded...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, announced the suspension on Sunday due to outstanding results from Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local governments. “The collation officers for the two...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political actors against the disruption of Edo governorship election results collation process. INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, gave the warning in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Haruna said that INEC was disturbed by...
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo Governorship Election is yet to be announced. As at the time of this report, collation of results for the election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has activated election results collation centres in Edo State. The commission earlier announced that it was set to commence state-levelled collation of the governorship election. This was revealed by the National Commissioner & Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna during a press...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will investigate allegation of wrong figures entered into polling unit result sheets in the ongoing Edo governorship election. The commission in a short statement on X on Saturday night promised to investigate the matter immediately. “The commission’s attention has been...
There is a heavy presence of security operatives on Sunday at the Edo office of INEC as collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced, NAN reports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away in all the roads leading to office...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki was forced out of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Benin, in the early hours of Sunday, by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mba is the officer in charge of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, in Edo State to suspend the collation of Saturday’s governorship election results. “Intelligence available to the PDP indicates...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members and supporters in Edo to follow the results of the state governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government and state collation centers. The party gave the directive in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officers have begun uploading Polling Unit (PU) results to the dedicated INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal for the ongoing governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting was expected to conclude after the last person in the...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben...
INEC has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this in. A statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. Haruna said INEC had continued to...
Eligible Voters in Ewohimi, particularly in Okaegben ward one, polling 3 and 15, were yet to exercise their franchise as at 10.30am at the ongoing Edo governorship election. The unit is the polling centre of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo where he is...
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Mr Sam Olumekun, Information and Voter Education Committee, gave the warning in a statement, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said...