Governorship election
28 Oct
The Justice Development and Peace Maker Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo, Osun State, has appealed to the electorate in the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State not to trade their votes for financial gains, stressing that such a move will make them slaves to politicians.
25 Sep
Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills has commended the people of Edo over their peaceful conduct during the Oct. 21 governorship election. READ ALSO:How U.S. deepens Nigeria’s creative industry Mills gave the commendation in a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, signed by him. The ambassador commended the people of…
23 Sep
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) West Africa has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its conduct during the recent Edo off-cycle governorship election. READ ALSO:Intl Democracy Day: CDD worries over declining press freedom in Nigeria Mr. Adele Jinadu, Chairman of CDD’s Election Analysis Centre, expressed his commendation…
20 Sep
Vehicular and human traffic to Edo Central Senatorial District on Friday tripled ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. READ ALSO:Edo decides 2024: People, politics, power and their godfathers on a warpath The candidates of the two major political parties are Dr Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
16 Sep
The Edo State government, yesterday, raised the alarm over plans to redeploy security officials attached to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and leave him without protection, rendering him vulnerable ahead of the governorship election, as well as on Election Day.
10 Sep
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has raised concerns that the current economic hardship in the country might lead to widespread vote-buying in the upcoming governorship election in Edo state. The organisation warned that the desperate economic situation may push residents to sell their votes to the highest bidder. It called on the Economic Finance and…
24 Apr 2024
As campaigns for the Edo State governorship election in September officially kick-off today, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has appealed to the other political parties participating in the election and their candidates in particular, to endeavour to focus on issues, be decorous and not dwell on inanities. Ighodalo made this…
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