Edo Election

Will Ondo Governorship Election Conduct Surpass Edo Standards?0
- Analysis, News
- October 5, 2020
The Edo governorship election has been commended as peaceful, largely free and fair, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) upping its ante by publishing the results of the election as they were being released at the polling units. To underscore the general perception of a good election, the principal challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and
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Despite Challenges, Persons Living With Disabilities Commend Edo Election 0
- News
- October 5, 2020
Despite the Independent National Electoral Commission’s improvement in its preparations for persons living with disabilities in the last governorship election in Edo state, some still had challenges in being able to exercise their franchise while several of them were full of commendations. Yiaga Africa had reported that 38% of the polling units (245 of 250
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More Commendations Trail Edo Governorship Election 0
- News
- September 30, 2020
More commendations have continued to trail the conduct of Edo governorship election with some Election Monitoring Groups describing the exercise as peaceful, free and fair. This is contrary to analysts’ prediction that the election could be marred by widespread violence. Though there were isolated cases of violence during the election, the election was largely peaceful.
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Chief Justice Charges Tribunal Judges on Edo, Ondo Elections 0
- News
- September 11, 2020
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has charged tribunal judges who will preside over petitions from the governorship elections in both Edo and Ondo States to be firm and upright in their adjudications. Swearing in 85 judges that will partake in the tribunal cases in the two states as well as other bye-elections
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INEC Develops Goose Bumps over Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections 0
- News
- June 5, 2020
The Independent National Electoral Commission is developing goose bumps over the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states sequel to anticipated fall-outs from the party primaries which have all the warning signs of being acrimonious. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who expressed the commission’s fear at the first virtual meeting with members of the
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