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The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship Election and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with his colleagues, members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and Campaign Council on Saturday night visited the party’s situation room in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. During the visit, volunteers and party ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt lawsuit against Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “for failing to investigate the allegations of electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections, identify suspected perpetrators and their sponsors, and ensure their effective prosecution.” Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja had ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately and effectively enforce the judgment ordering INEC to pursue cases of bribery against state governors and their deputies, and other electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections.” The judgment was delivered on 18 July, 2024 by Hon. Justice ...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described what happened in Edo state at the weekend in the name of the election as a blatant example of state capture, which should not stand. Writing on his X handle on Monday, the former Anambra State Governor said that any nation whose leadership recruitment process ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the recently concluded Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo triumphed over his main challengers, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party. The Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced Okpebholo as the winner ...

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the announcement of the recently held 2024 Edo State governorship elections. These results will be updated as the national electoral body announces in real-time. Igueben LG Registered voters – 54,549 Accredited voters – 15,274 APC – 5,907 PDP – 8470 LP – 494 Total valid votes – 14,989 Rejected votes ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has uploaded results from 3,634 of 4,519 polling units in the Edo State governorship election. This translates to 81.43 per cent of the results from the election already in the INEC Result Viewing, IREV, portal. •Vanguard

Award-winning musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed frustration with the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) regarding the Edo State governorship election process. Davido called on the electoral commission to address issues, citing his previous experiences in Osun State. He wrote, “Bruh, #inecnigeria fix up! We can’t continue like this… wtf. “My mum is from Edo, for ...

  Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to begin the deployment of more than 5,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation Systems (BVAS) and other sensitive materials. This comes as the 17 political parties participating in the poll are slated to end their campaign today. Sensitive materials, including ballot papers and ...

Concerns and reactions have trailed the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to sign the peace accord ahead of the Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 21. Out of the 17 political parties contesting the poll, 16 signed the treaty on Thursday, but the ruling PDP declined to be part of the agreement. This comes as  INEC ...