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  • ‘I Will Not Abandon You’ – Ighodalo Thanks His Supporters

    ‘I Will Not Abandon You’ – Ighodalo Thanks His Supporters

    The 2024 Edo governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, has promised never to abandon his supporters.
    Asue Ighodalo described September 21 election as the darkest day in the political history of the state. He added that it was marked by brazen theft of the mandate given to him by the people of the state.
    In a video, on Monday, Ighodalo said, “To all our beloved supporters, we thank you for believing in this vision, for your countless hours of dedication and for every conversation you’ve had with people about this course. Together we ran a great campaign and your overwhelming support was evident in the ballots before our progress was unjustly halted on September 21st 2024 by people who do not mean well for you or for our state.
    “That day will forever be etched in our history as one of our darkest moments marked by the brazen theft of our mandate and the shameful subversion of the will of the people. Yet, in the face of this challenge, we must not be discouraged.
    “The illusory triumph of evil over good is only temporary. Our journey towards a prosperous Edo state does not end here. It is just beginning. Let us remain engaged, committed, and united in our collective resolve to create a pathway for prosperity for all in Edo State. You did not abandon me during our campaign and I promise you by the grace of God Almighty that as we face a daunting and uncertain future together, I will not abandon you.”
    On Tuesday, in a text statement on his X handle, he added, “Thank you, Edo. Thank you for the love and massive support you have shown me throughout this journey.
    “Thank you for braving the rains, threats of violence, harassments and intimidation to vote for us massively last Saturday 21st September 2024.
    “Our journey doesn’t end here; it continues in our commitment and collective resolve to recover our mandate and create a Pathway to Prosperity for All in Edo State.”
  • It is Okpebholo!

    It is Okpebholo!

    Like a painful delivery that comes after a protracted labour, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the controversial midwife, birthed Sen. Monday Okpebholo, late on Saturday as winner of the Edo State Governorship election.

    A serving senator of the Federal Republic and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Okpebholo scored 291,667 to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who polled a total of 22,763 votes.

    This announcement was made late on Sunday by the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State following the collation of results in Benin City, Edo State.

    A jubilant winner: Sen Okpebholo

    Nigerian Anchor reports that the Edo State Governorship election was held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 in 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), and the APC candidate won in 11 LGAs, followed by the PDP candidate who won in 7LGAs.

    The outcome of the election is clustered below as follows:

    1. IGUEBEN LGA

    Total Registered Voters 54,549
    Total Accredited Voters 15,274

    APC 5907
    LP 494
    PDP 8470

    Total Valid Votes 14,989
    Total Rejected Votes 278
    Total Votes Cast 15,267

    2. ESAN WEST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 113,067
    Total Accredited Voters 25,702

    APC 12,952
    LP 342
    PDP 11,004

    Total Valid Votes 24,691
    Total Rejected Votes 693
    Total Votes Cast 25,384

    3. OWAN WEST

    Total Registered Voters 67,076
    Total Accredited Voters 24,311

    APC 12,277
    LP 201
    PDP 11,284

    Total Valid Votes 23,904
    Total Rejected Votes 391
    Total Votes Cast 24,295

    4. UHUNMWONDE

    Total Registered Voters 92,169
    Total Accredited Voters 20,044

    APC 8776
    LP 769
    PDP 9339

    Total Valid Votes 19223
    Total Rejected Votes 553
    Total Votes Cast 19776

    5. OVIA NORTH-EAST

    Total Registered Voters 177,106
    Total Accredited Voters 32,441

    APC 13,225
    LP 1,675
    PDP 15,311

    Total Valid Votes 30783
    Total Rejected Votes 1312
    Total Votes Cast 32095

    6. ESAN SOUTH-EAST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 90,240
    Total Accredited Voters 23,390

    APC 8,398
    LP 98
    PDP 14,199

    Total Valid Votes 22780
    Total Rejected Votes 356
    Total Votes Cast 23136

    7. EGOR LGA

    Total Registered Voters 242,266
    Total Accredited Voters 35,463

    APC 16,760
    LP 1,966
    PDP 14,658

    Total Valid Votes 34022
    Total Rejected Votes 1018
    Total Votes Cast 35040

    8. AKOKO EDO LGA

    Total Registered Voters 144,379
    Total Accredited Voters 54,395

    APC 34847
    LP 2239
    PDP 15865

    Total Valid Votes 53547
    Total Rejected Votes 331
    Total Votes Cast 53878

    9. ESAN CENTRAL LGA

    Total Registered Voters 68,338
    Total Accredited Voters 20,580

    APC 10,990
    LP 418
    PDP 8,618

    Total Valid Votes 20198
    Total Rejected Votes 361
    Total Votes Cast 20559

    10. ESAN NORTH-EAST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 106,280
    Total Accredited Voters 24,430

    APC 10,648
    LP 194
    PDP 12,522

    Total Valid Votes 23,637
    Total Rejected Votes 674
    Total Votes Cast 24,311

    11. OVIA SOUTH-WEST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 112,091
    Total Accredited Voters 23,196

    APC 10,150
    LP 849
    PDP 10,260

    Total Valid Votes 21710
    Total Rejected Votes 1086
    Total Votes Cast 22796

    12. ORHIONMWON LGA

    Total Registered Voters 139,260
    Total Accredited Voters 33,196

    APC 16,059
    LP 556
    PDP 14,614

    Total Valid Votes 31,559
    Total Rejected Votes 1091
    Total Votes Cast 32,650

    13. OWAN EAST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 108,252
    Total Accredited Voters 34,618

    APC 19,380
    LP 446
    PDP 14,189

    Total Valid Votes 34,157
    Total Rejected Votes 420
    Total Votes Cast 34,577

    14. ETSAKO EAST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 102,754
    Total Accredited Voters 35,084

    APC 20,167
    LP 604
    PDP 9,683

    Total Valid Votes 30926
    Total Rejected Votes 435
    Total Votes Cast 31361

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    15. ETSAKO CENTRAL LGA

    Total Registered Voters 59,430
    Total Accredited Voters 21,465

    APC 11,906
    LP 381
    PDP 8,455

    Total Valid Votes 20,851
    Total Rejected Votes 294
    Total Votes Cast 21,145

    16. ETSAKO WEST LGA

    Total Registered Voters 186,449
    Total Accredited Voters 54,304

    APC 32,107
    LP 2116
    PDP 17,483

    Total Valid Votes 52,226
    Total Rejected Votes 1,188
    Total Votes Cast 53,414

    17. OREDO LGA

    Total Registered Voters 356,242
    Total Accredited Voters 64,802

    APC 30,780
    LP 5389
    PDP 24,938

    Total Valid Votes 62703
    Total Rejected Votes 1339
    Total Votes Cast 64042

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    18. IKPOBA-OKHA LGA

    Total Registered Voters 392,782
    Total Accredited Voters 61,437

    APC 16338
    LP 4026
    PDP 26382

    Total Valid Votes 48784
    Total Rejected Votes 1455
    Total Votes Cast 50239

  • #EdoDecides: Obaseki wins polling unit for PDP as Akpata loses polling unit to Ighodalo

    #EdoDecides: Obaseki wins polling unit for PDP as Akpata loses polling unit to Ighodalo

    Alot of upsets have emerged from the Edo Guber elections with results showing that the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has won his polling unit in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    The result from the polling unit, PU19, Ward 04, Oredo LGA, shows that PDP scored 127 votes, APC got 35, while Labour Party got 11 votes.

    In a related development, the Labour Party candidate in the election, Olumide Akpata, lost his polling unit to the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo.

    At Polling Unit 11, Ward 06 in Oredo Local Government Area, Ighodalo secured 41 votes, while Akpata followed with 32 votes. Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came in third with 19 votes.

  • Edo 2024 Guber Update: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security

    Edo 2024 Guber Update: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security

    The 2024 governorship election in Edo State has officially commenced, marked by a significant security presence and varying reports regarding the arrival of INEC officials and voter turnout across different polling units.

     

    INEC Officials Arrive Late at Some Polling Units

    At 7:43 a.m., INEC officials arrived at Unit 18, Oghede Ward 10, located at Oghede Secondary School on Ekenhuan Road in Egor Local Government Area. Despite the officials’ timely arrival, only a small number of voters were present at the polling unit.

     

    In stark contrast, by 8:39 a.m., Units 7 to 10 in Ward 1 at Ezoti Primary School, Oredo Local Government Area, reported a large turnout of voters. However, INEC officials had not yet arrived. Security operatives were on-site to maintain order and ensure the safety of the gathering electorate.

     

    Smooth Voting Process Amid Low Turnout

    By 8:51 a.m., voting commenced at Units 19 to 28, Ward 4, Emokpae Primary School in Oredo LGA, where the electoral process was proceeding smoothly. However, at Unit 41, Ward 4, located along Idahosa Lane on Mission Road, INEC officials were present but reported no voters at the polling unit. Staff expressed concerns regarding the absence of security personnel at this location.

     

    Reports from Unit 36, Ward 4 at Evbiemwen indicated that by 9:11 a.m., both INEC officials and security operatives were present, yet voters had not yet arrived. A similar situation was observed at Unit 32, Ward 4, on Ero Street, Wire Road in Oredo LGA, where voting was ongoing under the watchful eye of security personnel, although turnout remained modest.

     

    Continued Presence of Security Operatives

    By 9:30 a.m., INEC officials finally arrived at Unit 31, Ward 4, Azama Street on Wire Road in Oredo LGA. While security operatives maintained law and order throughout the polling units visited, voter turnout across these locations remained low.

     

    Across all polling units monitored, there was a heavy presence of security operatives both within and around the voting areas, ensuring that the election process proceeded in an orderly and peaceful manner as citizens exercised their democratic rights.

     

    There have also been few incidents of alleged vote buying by some party agents.

     

    As the day progresses, further updates on voter turnout and election proceedings are anticipated.

     

    Security Threats

    Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Asue Ighodalo has raised an alarm over security threats during the ongoing gubernatorial elections in Edo State.

    He alleged that the police had arrested a party member in Ward 8 Unit 3.

    “In Uromi unit 3, one of our supporters was arrested there about an hour ago by men in mufti carrying guns. Nobody should carry guns into a polling unit. That is against the law. But you just see people behaving indiscriminately, oppressing and trying to intimidate our folks,” he said.

  • For those attempting to make a mountain out of mole hill, Mathew Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto has reminded them that, like the PDP candidate in Edo Gov elections, President Tinubu did not sign a peace accord as a presidential candidate in 2023.
    Kukah, one of the conveners of the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made this known on Sunday in Benin City during the Edo Election Security Townhall.
    According to the clergyman, the committee can’t force any presidential candidate to sign the peace pact, which has become an electoral ritual in the last decade.
    Kukah asserted that the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the peace accord sends a wrong signal to Nigerians, which the opposition can easily exploit.
    He said, “The National Peace Committee, what we do is not in the Electoral Act, it’s not law; it’s moral. You can’t compel people to fall in love or love their neighbour.
    “If you go back to the 2019 election, the presidential candidate for the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was not there to sign the Peace Accord. And, of course, the opposition went to town, which is what it ought to be, and the next day, he (Atiku) turned up to sign.
    “What is also very interesting is that the current president, when he was a presidential candidate, did not sign; it wasn’t our fault that the political opposition didn’t take advantage of it.
    “It’s a pity, but we are not going to take anybody to court for not signing the Peace Accord. The only thing it does to you as a candidate is that it sends a wrong signal which can be very easily exploited by the opposition.”
  • Ighodalo Denies Involvement In Shaibu’s Impeachment

    Ighodalo Denies Involvement In Shaibu’s Impeachment

    The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has refuted claims that he has a hand in the impeachment of the state’s former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.

    Ighodalo, who described the allegation as fake, added that the claims were cooked up to tarnish his reputation.

    This was contained in a statement released by his media team on Monday.

    The statement read, “While we would not usually join issues in response to every passing comment, it has become imperative to address the recent spurious allegations by former Deputy Governor Phillip Shaibu.

    “It is necessary for the record, to state in no uncertain terms, that Mr. Asue Ighodalo has had no role or involvement in any form whatsoever in the very public process leading to Mr. Shuaibu’s impeachment and subsequent removal from office by the Edo State House of Assembly.

    “These claims are completely without merit, and Mr. Ighodalo categorically denies any such involvement. These allegations are a clear attempt to unjustly tarnish his reputation and divert attention from the actual issues at hand.”

    He, however, called on the public to disregard the claim, saying, “We urge the public and the media to regard these false statements with well-deserved scepticism.”