The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it should not be blamed for the vote-buying reported during the Edo State governorship election on 21 September 2024. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, who spoke to The PUNCH on Sunday, stated that vote-buying is a widespread issue linked to the actions of political parties …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been called upon to side with the people of Edo State and make their votes and will in Saturday’s governorship election count. In a statement in Benin City, the state capital, on Sunday, the National Co-ordinator of Edo Vanguard for the Protection of Democracy (EVPD), Patrick Egbadon Okpebholo noted that it was thoroughly …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning reported threat to its office in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area, which it said happened on Saturday, the day of the Edo State governorship election whose results are being awaited hours after it was concluded. In a statement on Sunday, INEC’s National Commissioner, said the incident resulted in a stampede in which …

At the centre of democratic governance lies a sacred trust — a delicate bond between the electorate and the institution in charge of overseeing how they make their choices. As an electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), presided over by Prof Mahmood Yakubu, is at a crossroads of history in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. Together with …

INEC postpones collation of Edo gov election results The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that collation of results for Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State would resume by 10 am on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday morning, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Anugbum Onuoha said: “This is to inform the general public, political stakeholders and observers …

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki arrived at the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City, the state capital, in the early hours of Sunday. INEC’s state head office is the main collation centre for the ongoing governorship election. Accompanied by his security aides, the governor walked into the office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), …

Uncertainty hangs over Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State as announcement of results at the state collation centre was yet to commence as at 5 am. This is despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) posting 98.21 per cent of the results across the state on the INEC IRev portal as at 4:55.05 am of Sunday. With 17 candidates on …

Tensions are rising in the ongoing Edo State Governorship election as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acknowledges a second complaint regarding discrepancies in polling unit results. In a statement posted on its official X account late Saturday night, INEC assured the public of swift action, vowing to investigate allegations of incorrect figures being entered into result sheets. As the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 85.28 percent of the results of the Edo governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal. The report from the portal on Saturday revealed that 3,854 results out of 4,519 polling units where elections were conducted in the state have been uploaded to the portal.    

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the first batch of the 35,000 police officers deployed to ensure law and order during election has arrived in the state, according to The PUNCH. Also in the state are soldiers and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as moves …