The National Chairman of the Edo State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against declaring the governorship election inconclusive. He said INEC must keep to its promise of a transparent process. Wike, who noted that the collation of results was...
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Edo election: Our officials rectifying network challenges, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday said it was committed to following through its processes and procedures for the governorship election in Edo State. The commission was reacting to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party of plots by agents of the All Progressives Congress to replace election results where the PDP is leading, particularly...
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Edo election: APC pressuring INEC to alter results – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has again raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress was mounting pressures on the Independent National Electoral Commission to alter the results of the Edo State Governorship Election in its favour. This was contained in a statement titled “Edo: PDP Accuses APC of Mounting Pressure on INEC to Change Results”,...
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Election: Motorists, travellers stranded in Edo
Many motorists and travellers are stranded at Okpella, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State due to the restriction of movement order during the governorship election. The police directed a restriction order on the movement of vehicles between 11:59 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 p.m on Saturday. Articulated vehicles and others were in long...
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Edo election: Obaseki wins polling unit
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of the Peoples Democratic Party has won his polling unit in Oredo Ward 4, Unit 19 in the governorship election. Obaseki polled 184 votes while Osagie Ize-Iyamu of All Progressives Congress got 62 votes. In the same ward, Unit 21, PDP got 53 votes while the APC polled 33 votes....
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Edo election: APC candidate Ize-Iyamu wins polling unit
The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has won his polling unit at Ward 5, Iguododo community in Orhionwon Local Government Area. Ize-Iyamu polled 292 votes while Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party got 21 votes. The APC candidate voted at 9:30 am at polling unit 26, ward...
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Edo election: Card readers not working, Oshiomhole laments
A former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has lamented that card readers are not working at some polling units in Saturday’s Edo governorship election. He said this after casting his vote at polling unit 01, Ward 10 in Uzairue northeast, Etsako West Local Government Area. The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, however,...
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Edo election: I’m disappointed, says Obaseki after voting
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed displeasure over the conduct of the ongoing governorship election in the state. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission should have prepared better for the election. Obaseki spoke after casting his vote at Polling Unit 19, Ward 4, Oredo Local Government Area. The governor lamented that he stayed...
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EDO POLL: EKWEREMADU SHUNS VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT OF VOTERS, SAYS IT IS NOT TYPICAL OF DEMOCRACY
The Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed his apathy towards any manner of Violence, harassment and consequential intimidation of voters in the Edo Gubernatorial Elections, saying that it is untypical of a democratic government, which, Nigeria Practices. UGAMATV learnt this from a press release made available to the media by...
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EDO2020: Voters shun social distancing as Edo election commences
The governorship election in Edo State begins peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state. However, there was no social distancing at Oba Market polling unit, Oredo LGA as voters got ready to cast their votes. Although the situation does not suggest the likelihood of violence, there is a massive security presence...