Just as it did on Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) again failed to produce any witnesses to defend the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of last 21 September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a matter of dispute at the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. The commission’s lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi,  Senior Advocate of …

The 12th petitioner witness, Oseyili Anenih, in the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, said that the 21 September 2024 gubernatorial polls were marred by irregularities. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, …

The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, has relocated from Benin City, the state capital, to Abuja. According to reports, the relocation announcement was made by the Tribunal Secretary, Muazu Bagudu after a PDP data analyst, who is a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party gave multiple evidence on the alleged rigging in favour of …

The Chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Mallam Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has called on citizens of Edo State to vote candidates of their choice, adding that election is not war or a do-or-die affairs but a It is simply a civic matter. Rafsanjani told the media in Abuja on Tuesday that “INEC staff and other electoral officials must conduct …