Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, is leading in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. According to the results from 16 LGAs announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday, Okpebholo secured 244,549 votes, while Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, garnered 195,954 votes. Olumide Akpata of … [Read more…]

…Lauds massive voter turnout, stresses LG autonomy Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commended the Enugu Local Government Council election as democracy in action, lauding both the electoral process and massive voter turnout. The governor gave the commendation after casting his ballots at Owo Ward in Nkanu East Local Government Area, in the … [Read more…]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday said the party was satisfied with the ongoing process of the local government election in the state. The Chairman of the Party, MacDonald Ebere, spoke to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Julian Chijioke. According to him,”The All Progressives Congress (APC) is extremely … [Read more…]

Enugu local government elections holding today across the 17 local government areas in the state have been peaceful so far in some polling units monitored by PACESETTER. The election which is to elect local council chairmen and councillors haven’t witnessed any report of chaos in the PDP led state. Our correspondent who spoke to some … [Read more…]

…Being Wike’s cousin has nothing to do with my role – Edo REC The 2,249,780 voters in Edo State that have collected their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) out of the 2,590,603 registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would today go to their respective polling units to decide who wins the coveted seat out … [Read more…]

Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit seeking to replace 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly over their alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).However, a coalition of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives has rejected the … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu on Friday called on all stakeholders in the upcoming Edo State governorship elections to conduct themselves peacefully and sportingly. Tinubu conveyed this message in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu urges peace and civility in Edo State governorship elections.’ On Saturday, … [Read more…]

YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), has identified three key factors that will determine the successful conduct of the Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 21. It also said the election would be used to measure the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral system. The group, in a statement on Thursday, September 19, listed … [Read more…]

One day into the Edo State governorship election, the three major political parties — Labour Party, LP; Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and All Progressives Congress, APC, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and former President Goodluck Jonathan have tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies on credible balloting. The call came as … [Read more…]

…Says PDP Candidates to Consolidate Ongoing N1bn projects in Every Ward As campaigns gradually wind down ahead of the September 21 Council Chairmanship and Councillorship poll in Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah has urged the electorate to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to consolidate his administration’s development strides. Mbah, who is also the … [Read more…]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged any governor or leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to publicly call him a mole. Wike, who appeared on Channels Television’s “Politics Today,” dared anyone to come forward and accuse him of being a mole. Clarifying the infamous “I’ll put fire in … [Read more…]