The All Progressives Congress has held its final rally for the governorship election in Ondo State this Saturday. The APC rally had in attendance chieftains of the party from different parts of Nigeria, including some state governors elected on the platform of the APC. President MUHAMMADU BUHARI was not physically present but sent his goodwill message through…
The United States Embassy Statement in Nigeria has called on stakeholders in the Ondo State election to continue to work toward a free, fair, transparent, and peaceful election. The US Embassy expressed that all participants in the democratic process, including INEC, political parties, and security services, will take concrete steps to ensure a peaceful election that reflects…
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room says the Edo State Governorship election recorded incidents of vote-buying. The Situation Room observed that the problem of vote trading has deepened in the Nigerian political system, as politicians appear to be spending more to influence elections. In its second interim statement on the conduct of the election last Saturday, the…
YIAGA Africa has scored the conduct of the Edo State governorship election high. The civil society organization revealed that the results declared by Independent National Electoral Commission conforms with figures it collected from the field. YIAGA Africa Board member, EZENWA NWAGWU, said the group used what it calls ‘Parallel Vote Tabulation’ methodology to measure the performance by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is shifting its attention to Ondo State, after last Saturday governorship election in Edo State. INEC Chairman, Professor MAHMOOD YAKUBU, has also commended all stakeholders who made the Edo state governorship election a success. YAKUBU was speaking at the closing session of the INEC Situation Room on the Edo Governorship election…
The Police Service Commission has sent a monitoring team to Edo State, ahead of the governorship election this Saturday, September 19, 2020. The team of officials of the Police Service Commission are to monitor the conduct of the more than thirty-one thousand police personnel on election duty in Edo State. The PSC Monitoring team is led by…