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17 Jan
With the electorate set to elect chairmen and councillors across the 18 local council areas and 203 wards of Ondo State, some residents have disclosed that they were not aware that the election would be held on Saturday. While speaking to The Guardian, the residents expressed dismay over the inactive sensitisation on the part of…
21 Sep
Some Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA) on Saturday encountered difficulties in locating their polling units in the ongoing Edo governorship election. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent covering the election observed the issue at two different wards in the LGA, where four voters on wheelchairs struggled to find their…
21 Sep
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Saturday. Haruna said INEC had continued to monitor the…
21 Sep
Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday commended the enthusiasm of electorates to cast their votes despite the heavy rain. Obaseki who arrived at his polling unit at Ward 4 unit 19 at Emokpae primary school in Oredo local government area at 11:50 am, did his accreditation and voted at about 11:57 am. READ…
16 Sep
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming off-cycle gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has urged the electorate, particularly members of the party, not to be intimidated by the power of incumbency ahead of the poll. According to Ajayi, the people, when united, will resist any form of ploy…
13 Sep
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Friday called on voters in Edo to turn out en masse for the Sept 21 governorship election in the state. IPAC also urged voters to choose candidates based on manifestos, leadership qualities, and track records and reject any form of vote-buying. Yusuf Dantalle, the National Chairman of IPAC,…
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