The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has dismissed the recently concluded Ondo governorship election as fundamentally flawed, describing it as a “poor excuse for democracy.” The group criticised the electoral process, alleging widespread vote buying, partiality by security agencies, and a general lack of adherence to democratic principles. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the gubernatorial candidate…

The Centre for Democracy and Development West Africa (CDD-West Africa), through its Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), said it noted instances of vote buying in the 2024 Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a statement signed by the Lead, CDD-EAC Observation Mission Ondo 2024, Professor Victor Adetula, and the Director, CDD-West Africa, Dr. Dauda Garuba,…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote buyer during the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a video cited by our correspondent, the suspect, a male apparently in his 40s, was stopped by the DSS operatives while driving a Toyota Camry car. The operatives then conducted a…

Bamidele Akingboye, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State, has accused political parties of flooding the state with money to influence the election. The state goes to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor, with the incumbent, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and his closest challenger, Agboola Ajayi, being…

Political engagements with the Nigerian electorate, once defined by rigorous campaigns and comprehensive manifestoes detailing candidates’ agendas, are witnessing a sharp decline.

The much talked about off-cycle governorship election in Edo State have come and gone, but with questions about the future of elections in the country in the event of the continued economic difficulties, intimidation, suppression and fake news ravaging the polity during the exercise.

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has revealed that both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in massive vote-buying during the Edo State governorship election. In its preliminary report on the election, CDD said its observers reported widespread vote-buying by agents of the two major parties, saying the…

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, has denied the allegation of vote-buying made against the party in the ongoing governorship election in the Edo State. Oshiomole denied the allegation on Saturday after casting his vote at Iyamho, Ward 10 Unit 01 in the Estako West Local Government Area (LGA) of…

As the countdown begins for the September 21 off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, strengths and weaknesses of the leading candidates are being weighed by the electorates with a view to ascertain who the cap fits the most.

As the 2024 governorship election approaches in Edo State, citizens are wondering if they will be able to exercise their fundamental right to vote without fear of intimidation, manipulation, or coercion.