The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have disagreed over the modalities and timing for the inspection of election materials used in the just concluded Edo governorship election. The election petition tribunal had ordered INEC to release all electoral materials used in the election to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and … Read more
The Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the recently concluded election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has condemned the outcome of the September 21 poll, saying it was marred by irregularities. Akpata stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying his legal team is compiling evidence and will determine whether … Read more
Members of the Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives have frowned at the outcome of the Edo State governorship election. The leader of the caucus, George Ozodinobi while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, said that the Labour Party presented the best candidate in the election but he was brazenly rigged out of the … Read more
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 expect this number to increase as … Read more
The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) candidate in the Saturday’s Edo governorship election, Ms Patience Ofure-Key, has urged the governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, to lead with humility and diligence. Ofure-Key, in her message of appreciation to the Edo people, made available to newsmen in Benin on Tuesday, told the governor-elect to focus on the welfare of Edo … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has appealed to the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to review the collated results for the Edo governorship election before the final announcement. The state chairman of the party, Anthony Aziegbemi made this appeal on Sunday in Benin. Aziegbemi said that the entries the electoral … Read more
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. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In Delta Man … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has frowned at the visit of the outgoing Governor of Edo state to its state office and collation centre on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG had reported how Obaseki invaded INEC’s collation centre unannounced around 2am on Sunday and was walked out around 4:10am. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, … Read more
There is a water-tight on Sunday at the Edo office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced. EKO HOT BLOG reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away on all the roads leading to the office by the men of the Nigerian Army. EDITOR’S … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the Edo electorate to disregard election results in circulation as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was still collating results. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary gave the advice, in a statement, on Saturday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In … Read more
The Nigeria Police have arrested nine persons over alleged vote buying and possession of pre-filled ballot papers during the ongoing Edo State governorship election. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday said that six of the suspects were apprehended at Aibotse Secondary School, near Meremu Hotel in Auchi, for engaging in vote buying. … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has called on its members and supporters in Edo to follow the state governorship election results from the polling units to the ward, local government, and state collation centers. The party made the call in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Saturday, noting … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has successfully uploaded 90.33 percent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal as of filing the report. Accordingly, results from 4,082 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been successfully transmitted on the portal. … Read more
There was a significant delay at Unit 5, Ward 11, located at Azama Primary School in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State in the ongoing governorship election on Saturday as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctioned, preventing voters, including former deputy governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu, from casting their ballots. … Read more
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, and election materials to his polling unit. It was gathered that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben ward one, unit 3 in Ewohimi at exactly 10:30 a.m. … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, has arrested no fewer than three suspected vote buyers in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. The suspects, according to Channels TV, were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am on Saturday. EFCC officials left the location with three suspects – two … Read more
September The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Lagos State chapter, says the re-election of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has further strengthened its determination to win the 2023 governorship poll in Lagos State. The party said on Sunday in Lagos that if the embattled Obaseki could surmount all the challenges to win, the party also … Read more
Edo State Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, has won Orhionmwon local government area with 13,445 votes, bringing the total number of local government areas he won to 12. He defeated the his main challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 10,458 votes in the local government. Ize-Iyamu … Read more
Edo 2020: Obaseki Takes Early Lead As Collation Of Result Commences Ekohotblog, September 20, 2020… As collation of the Edo State election results commences, the incumbent Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki has emerged winner in five out of 18 local government areas in the state. Ekohotblog. Com recalled that the Edo State election was conducted … Read more
Ward: MAKEKE/ OJAH/ DANGBALA/ OJIRAMI/ ANYAWOZA Lga: AKOKO EDO DANGBALA, OLD DANGBALA COURT HALL PU Code: 12/01/05/003 APC: 179 PDP: 76 ADP: 3 DANGBALA, DANGBALA P.S. II PU Code: 12/01/05/002 APC: 190 PDP: 119 ADP: 1 DANGBALA, DANGBALA P.S. I PU Code: 12/01/05/001 APC: 172 PDP: 79 SDP: 1 Ward: UZEBBA I Lga: OWAN WEST … Read more