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Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias towards the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the Edo State Governorship Election, Monday Okpebholo. Governor Fintiri, who chairs the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, earlier alleged that the APC, in collaboration with some INEC officials and security…

Over 800 Voters Stranded In Ugbekun Ward 7 As BIVAS Machine Fail As they sat around the polling unit, frustration grew among the electorates. Over 839 registered voters in Ward 7, Unit 39, found themselves waiting for hours after the BIVAS machine failed, bringing the voting process to a halt in the Ugbekun Ward in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. As they sat around the polling unit,…

The Inter-Party Advisory Council has urged stakeholders not to view the Edo State governorship election as a war. IPAC stressed that the exercise is intended to select leaders who will promote good governance, accountability, and development. The National Chairman of IPAC, Yusuf Dantalle, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Benin, the state capital, following a…

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, have arrived Benin city, the Edo State capital for the grand finale of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial campaign in the Oredo Local Government Area. This comes as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike is believed to have thrown his weight behind the All Progressives…

FCT residents commend INEC innovations, performance in Edo polls

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on its performance at the just concluded Sept. 19, governorship election in Edo state.

Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja expressed their joy that the election was relatively peaceful and that INEC deserved commendation for its…

Edo poll: New dawn, end of ‘godfatherism’ in Nigeria politics – Atiku

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Gov. Godwin Obaseki on his reelection, describing his victory in at the Edo governorship election as the end of ‘godfatherism’ in Nigeria politics.

Abubakar in a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday said that the election marked a new dawn in Edo.

“There is a new wind of democratic change now blowing all over Nigeria. The forces of…