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Edo 2024: Ighodalo wins Edo PDP governorship ticket
Dr. Asue Ighodalo, on Thursday, emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Edo governorship election scheduled for Sept. 21. The Chief Returning Officer and chairman of the Edo Governorship Primary Election Committee, Gov. Dada Lawal of Zamfara State, declared Ighodalo the winner after he garnered 577 votes to defeat six other aspirants. The…
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My life is in danger- Prof Oko, Abia Female REC
Its no news that Abia State has gotten really messy after the elections were declared inconclusive- political thugs have taken to the streets with machetes and coffins, threatening masses to vote for particular candidates or be killed.The contending candidates are All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) ,Dr. Allex Otti and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. In an interview with Punch, the…
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INEC denies RECs’ plan to pass vote of no confidence on Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the alleged plan by its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to pass a vote of no confidence on the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. The Chief Press Secretary of the commission’s chairman, Mr Kayode Idowu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. He described…
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Lagos INEC yet to take delivery of 400,000 PVCs , says REC
About 400, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are  still being expected  in Lagos State from Abuja for distribution to their owners, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the  state said yesterday. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Akin Orebiyi, told reporters that  PVCs’ distribution has risen to 62.7 per cent from  38 per cent last week. He said: “But…
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