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As the state moves closer to its off-cycle governorship election later this year, the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, held yesterday has been given less than pass mark having been characterized by protests, violence and call for the cancellation of the exercise. For a start, four aspirants kicked against…
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The name of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, displayed the list of candidates of the 17 political parties that would participate in the September 21 governorship election in the state. The list was displayed at the state office of the Commission in Benin City…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that it would present a Certificate of Return to its Edo State governorship candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo, today (Tuesday). The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement said the party also commended all leaders, critical stakeholders, and members in…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, has been declared the winner of the Edo State All Progressives Congress governorship primary election, which took place in Edo State on Saturday. According to reports, he polled a total vote of 40,483 to become the candidate of the APC in the forthcoming September 21 governorship…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gave the hint yesterday thatrerun and by-elections to fill existing vacancies in the National Assembly and Houses of Assembly will hold in the first week of February next year. INEC said only candidates that participated in the last general election will be involved in the rerun. For the by-elections,…
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Ahmed Ododo, has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC’s Returning Officer for the Governorship Election in Kogi State and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Johnson Urama, made…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, fixed Saturday November 18, 2023, to conduct elections in wards in Ogori/Magongo where it earlier suspended elections over irregularities. INEC, in a statement by its National Commissioner & Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, however said the conduct of the proposed fresh elections would however…
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The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Kogi governorship election, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo has won 11 local government areas of the State. According to the result announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the APC secured victory in Okehi, Ijumu, Okenne, Yagba West, Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogorimagongo. Others are Mopamoro, Bassa, Kogi Koto Karfe…
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The APC candidate in the 11-11-2023 governorship poll in Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo continues to lead comfortably with over a hundred thousand votes over the closest contender, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democracy party. From early in the day when collation of results commenced, the INEC IREV portal figures indicated the APC candidate got…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine Registration Area (RAs) in Kogi over incidences of electoral malpractices. The commission confirmed this in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Malam Mohammed Haruna, on Saturday. Haruna said that INEC received reports from its officials in…
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