The Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced the extension of voting time in today’s Governorship election in Edo State.
Category: Politics
The much anticipated governorship election in Edo State holds today, 21st September 2024. The election is believed to be a three horse race among the candidates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo and the Labour Party, LP, Barr Olumide Akpata.
In what appeared to be a shameful drama, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, reportedly engaged in a standoff with security personnel attached to Kogi State Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the People of Edo State to vote for Mr Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Party in this Saturday’s Governorship election in the State.
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has suspended Hon. Barrister Otonye Briggs from office as the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Akuku-Toru local government area.
Mr Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, has filed a N20bn defamatory suit against Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on the Planwell scheme.
Hon. OJUKAYE FLAG AMACHREE, an Ally of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been appointed as the new Director of Energy Security in the Office of the National Security Adviser.
INEC, has rejected calls by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha.
Mr Peter Obi joined the campaign train of the party in Ekpoma and Uromi with activities leading into the night to sell the candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State, Barr Olumide Akpata.
Republican Candidate, Donald Trump had reportedly suffered another assassination attempt. This follows an incident on Sunday in which gunshots were fired into his Golf Course vicinity.