The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just-concluded EdoState Governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has opened up on his next lineof action.The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the election.According to INEC, Mr Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, defeating PDP’sMr Ighodalo, who polled 247,274 votes, while Labour Party’s OlumideAkpata came in third.Mr Ighodalo, in…

Barely 24 hours after Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the Saturday Edo State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to go to court to retrieve its ‘stolen mandate.’The party’s position was announced by PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum at a briefing in Abuja, where he charged the people of the state…

On Monday, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State governor-elect on his victory at the September 21 governorship election.Ganduje, who spoke while closing the situation room set up at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to monitor the election, said the APC will use lessons learned in Edo State to recover more states for the party. In…

Award-winning singer Davido expresses disappointment over Edo State governorship election results Award-winning singer Davido has expressed his disappointment over the outcome of the recently concluded Edo State governorship election. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of Saturday’s election. Mr. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the People…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has responded to the outcome of the just-concluded Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the election. According to INEC, Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, defeating the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who garnered…

In the aftermath of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, the deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, has mocked Governor Godwin Obaseki over the result of the poll.Obaseki surprisingly lost his local government, Oredo Local Government Area to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC.)Reacting to the outcome of the poll on Arise TV on Monday, Shaibu noted that Obaseki had never won an election, stressing that he (Shaibu)…

In a swift rejection of the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, which saw the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo emerge as the governor-elect, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the election was characterized by massive infractions and that the figures credited to APC were not a true reflection of the wish of the electorate.The party also accused the election umpire,…

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo, for their victory in the just concluded Edo State governorship election. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, Governor Aiyedatiwa also congratulated Dennis Idahosa, the deputy governor-elect, acknowledging the duo’s success as a testament to their hard work and vision for the state. The governor, who doubled as the…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appealed to the people of the state to refrain from violence and destruction of public property over the outcome of the Saturday governorship election.Obaseki, in a state-wide broadcast, appealed for calm, saying those who feel aggrieved should follow due process by challenging the outcome in court.The governor said, “The attractive thing about democracy is the power it bestows on the people to choose…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, for his victory at the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr Okpebholo the winner on Sunday, following a successful contest in which he outperformed other candidates for the position. In a statement issued by Mr Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President commended the…

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has lost his local government area (LGA) to Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, in the state’s governorship election. The Cable newspaper reported that Mr Okpebholo won Mr Obaseki’s Oredo LGA with 30,780 votes. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Okpebholo defeated Mr Obaseki’s PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo who polled 24,938. Olumide Akpata of the LP scored 5,389. As of…

Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, is currently leading in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, Okpebholo is ahead in 16 out of 18 local government areas, having secured 244,549 votes. His closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has so far garnered 195,954 votes. INEC announces a 3-hour…