Edo Election, Petition The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin has received petitions from five political parties and their candidates, challenging the declaration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki as the rightful winner of the September 19 poll. The Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Sunday Martins, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in … Read more
Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NPP), Tracy Ebun and the candidate of All Peoples Party (APP), Osalumese Areloegbe, have revealed their intentions to challenge the outcome of the just-concluded Edo State governorship election. They said they were already consulting their political parties before deciding whether or not to approach the Election Petition Tribunal. Agol … Read more
Edo Election The Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organization has denied that the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the last election appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to the party. The Director of Communications and Media of the Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s Campaign Organization, Mr John Mayaki, stated this in a statement on Thursday. Read Also: … Read more
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s victory at the just-concluded governorship election. Recall that Governor Obaseki was re-elected on Sunday after polling 307,955 to defeat his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who garnered 223,619 votes. Governor … Read more
Edo Election Tinubu, Oshiomhole The September 19, 2020 Edo State governorship election has come and gone but the embers of the episodic event continue to glow in the glade of public discourse. Although 14 parties fielded candidates for the poll, the result of the election showed it was a two-horse race between the Peoples Democratic … Read more
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Mai Mala Buni, has led the chairman of the party’s governorship election campaign for Edo State, Abdullahi Ganduje, to a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although the agenda of the meeting was not made public, it held a day … Read more
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday asserted that President Muhammadu Buhari has never used the sheer power of the federal government to manipulate electoral process. El-Rufai made the assertion on while reacting to the outcome of Edo state governorship election which was held on Saturday. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party … Read more
Some section of twitter users on Sunday trolled the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bola Tinubu, following the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party as the winner of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, via his twitter … 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
Godwin Obaseki, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is inching close to reelection as he takes a clear lead in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo state. Obaseki is currently leading Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, with over 80,000 votes. Obaseki is leading by 80,207 votes in 15 local government areas … Read more
Ad hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have expressed their discontent with the way they are being treated by the commission. As a way of expressing their grievances, the officials abandoned electoral materials at Girls Model Secondary School, Ubiaja, Esan south-east local government area of Edo state. The protesting officials, comprising presiding … Read more
The police on Saturday arrested an ad-hoc official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo state for conniving with politicians to manipulate ballot papers. The official, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who is the presiding officer at ward four, unit seven in Eguare Primary School, Edo, was said to … 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
Following the announcement of the election result, voters and supporters of the People Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed their excitement. According to the INEC result, the candidate, Gov Godwin Obaseki had the highest number of vote casted. See video:
19 September, 2020 Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won his polling unit in Oredo Ward 4, Unit 19. Obaseki polled 184 votes while Osagie Ize-Iyamu of All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 602 votes at the unit. In Unit 21, PDP got 53 votes while the APC polled 33 votes. Obaseki’s … Read more
19 September, 2020 The Edo State deputy governor and running mate of the governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party, Philip Shaibu, has expressed hope the party would win the election. Shaibu made the remarks shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit at Ward 11, Unit 5, at about 10:30 am at Azama Primary … Read more
Travellers on the journey to the South-east, South-south area of Nigeria have expressed their disappointment in the Federal Government of the country. This is happening upon encountering unexpected roadblocks at the border between Ondo and Edo states. Ekohotblog gathered that the action was ordered by the government to ensure security and peaceful election within the … Read more
Aggrieved voters have expressed their annoyance against vote buying at Emokpae Model Primary on Mission Road, where Obaseki will cast his vote. Lady on anonymous said she will collect the money and vote for the candidate of her choice Also TheCable reported that in polling unit eight, ward two of Okpon area in Ovia south-west, … Read more
19 September, 2020 Drama occurred at Emokpae Model Primary on Mission Road, Ward 4, Oredo LGA where Governor Godwin Obaseki voted. The Governor, after voting on his way out turned back to search some vehicles parked in the premises if they are not conveying any incriminating materials. Obaseki supervised the searching and one of the … Read more