Okpebholo
25 Oct
Civic Hive, a CivicTech organisation, has expressed serious concerns over the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) handling of the recent Edo State governorship election. The organisation criticised INEC for permitting irregularities to mar the election process and demanded a review and accountability for those involved. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, was declared…
26 Sep
President Bola Tinubu on Monday received the Edo State governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Okpebholo was accompanied by the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and some of the governors elected on the platform of the party. Among the governors sighted on the entourage was the chairman…
26 Sep
The National Association of University Students (NAUS) Edo state Campus monitoring committee (CMC), on Thursday felicitated with the Edo Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa on their well-deserved victory in the just-concluded Edo State governorship election. Chairman of the National Association of University Students (NAUS) Edo State Campus monitoring committee (CMC) Osahon Eseosa…
25 Sep
The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Edo State Council has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo and Honorable Denis Idahosa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on their election as governor and deputy governor-elect of the state, respectively. The chapter chairman, Abdulazeez Igbinidu, in a statement on Wednesday, prayed to Almighty Allah to grant them…
23 Sep
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his emergence as the winner of the just concluded Governorship election in Edo State. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest opponent, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 247,274 votes in the…
23 Sep
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has vowed that the party would stop at nothing to retain the Ondo state governorship seat, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the November 11 poll. Ganduje also said the APC is already looking at the direction of adding the exalted seat of…
23 Sep
Labour Party (LP) chieftain Peter Obi has slammed the conduct of the Edo State governorship election, calling it a blatant example of 'state capture'. Obi said this on Monday in a post on his X account after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Monday Okpebholo winner of the…
23 Sep
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has said the ‘shenanigans’ experienced during Saturday’s election in Edo which saw All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate Monday Okpebholo emerge winner will not be tolerated in Ondo. Okpebholo was declared the winner of the Edo governorship election by the…
22 Sep
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Okpebholo, 54, received 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 247,274 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party…
22 Sep
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has taken the lead in the ongoing Edo State governorship election, surpassing his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by over 48,000 votes. Out of the 16 local government areas (LGAs) declared so far at the INEC Collation Centre in Benin City…
22 Sep
As results continue to pour in, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed optimism that its candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, will coast home to victory. Reacting to stories making the rounds in sections of social media by certain political parties peddling what it termed "bogus figures of vote tallies" in the poll, the party urged…
19 Sep
Sen. Monday Okpebholo, APC candidate for the Edo governorship election has pledged to pay the outstanding salaries of the local government workers within first 100 days in office if elected. The pledge is contained in a statement by Kassim Afegbua, Director of Media for the APC Governorship Election Campaign Council on Thursday in Benin. Afegbua…
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