‘Edo governorship election results manipulated’ Yiaga Africa

Yiaga Africa

One of the leading civil society organisations accredited to observe Saturdays off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, Yiaga Africa, has declared that the election failed integrity test, as there was widespread manipulation of results. This is contained in the post-election statement of the organisation on the governorship election, co-signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission, and Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of…

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Edo Governorship Election: 483,000 PVCs remain in INEC office as 1.7m set to vote

PDP raises alarm over alleged harassment of its governors As fear of kidnapping grips journalists Records at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicate that no fewer than 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Sept. 19, Edo governorship polls while 483,796 eligible voters will not participate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that an INEC document titled Delimitation of Edo State, shows that the ineligible voters in Edo is on account of failure to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The consolidated figure of registered voters…

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Edo Governorship campaign has become a tool of blackmail in the hands of Oshiomhole, says DG PGF

By Godwin Amunde The Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has expressed concern that the All Progressives Congress (APC) crisis may have no end in sight, until the issue of the Edo State forth coming governorship election and its management is reviewed. Dr. Lukman, in a submission to the Mai Mala Buni- led Caretaker/Convention Working Committee  entitled Appeal for Reconciliation and Peace building in APC, claimed that everybody in the APC is blackmailed to accept the way the Edo 2020 Governorship Campaign is being organized as the best way to…

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