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#EdoDecides: REC Threatened, Official Injured In Stampede, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported that its Resident Electoral Commissioner in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, faced threats during Saturday’s election, leading to chaos at a polling unit.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, INEC’s National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, revealed that the incident caused a stampede, resulting in one official being injured.
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“The Commission received a deeply disturbing report from our Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to our office in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area yesterday, resulting in a stampede in which one of our officials was injured,” Haruna said.
Despite the disruption, INEC announced that the collation of governorship election results at the state level would proceed as planned.
The commission also confirmed that it has activated its INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal to begin uploading polling unit results. All 192 wards in the state have submitted their results for collation.
Similarly, collation has been concluded in most of the Local Government Areas and the designated officials are already at the collation centre in Benin City or on their way. We are set to commence State-level collation.
It said, “For the avoidance of doubt, the collation of result will proceed as provided by the Electoral Act 2022 and our regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections.
“There is a mechanism for redressing complaints during collation, including the power to review results declared under duress. The Commission will not hesitate to invoke such powers where necessary.”
The political fortunes in the Edo State off season 2024 gubernatorial election continue to swing, with the reinstated Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu and former Governor, Adam Oshiomhole, delivering the Estako West Local Government Area (LGA) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Results in Etsako West LG which is home to both Shaibu and Oshiomhole saw APC’s governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, polling 32,107 to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) counterpart, Asue Ighodalo, who got 17,483.
Recall that Shaibu rejoined the APC in the buildup to the election after a long battle between him and his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who anointed Ighodalo ahead of him.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner in two local government areas of Edo State.
In Esan North-East, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced that PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo received 12,522 votes, defeating Monday Okpebholo of the APC, who garnered 10,648 votes.
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The election saw a total of 24,311 votes cast, with 674 rejected.
Esan North-East LGA Results:
– Registered Voters: 106,280
– Accredited Voters: 24,430
– PDP: 12,522
– APC: 10,648
– LP: 194
– Valid Votes: 23,637
In Ovia South-West, the PDP also emerged victorious, winning by a narrow margin of 110 votes. Ighodalo received 10,260 votes, while Okpebholo secured 10,150 votes.
The total votes cast in this local government area were 22,796, with 1,086 votes rejected.
Ovia South-West LGA Results:
– Registered Voters: 112,091
– Accredited Voters: 23,196
– PDP: 10,260
– APC: 10,150
– LP: 849
– Valid Votes: 21,710
The results were part of the ongoing collation process led by INEC.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Orhiomwon local government area in Edo State.
The announcement was made during the ongoing results collation, led by Returning Officer Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.
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APC candidate Monday Okpebholo secured 16,059 votes, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who received 14,614 votes.
Orhiomwon LGA Results:
– Registered voters: 139,260
– Accredited voters: 33,196
– APC: 16,059
– PDP: 14,614
– LP: 556
– Valid votes: 31,559
– Rejected votes: 1,091
– Total votes cast: 32,650
In a similar announcement, INEC confirmed the APC’s victory in the Owan East local government area. This declaration was also made by Professor Kuta during the results collation.
In Owan East, APC candidate Monday Okpebholo garnered 19,380 votes, surpassing PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who received 14,189 votes.
Owan East LGA Results:
– Registered voters: 106,252
– Accredited voters: 34,618
– APC: 19,380
– PDP: 14,189
– LP: 446
– Valid votes: 34,157
– Rejected votes: 420
– Total votes cast: 34,577
These results mark a significant moment for the APC in Edo State as they continue to consolidate their position in local governance.
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