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Asue Ighodalo

September 23, 2024

APC’s victory in Edo vote of confidence in Tinubu: Deputy Senate President

Mr Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes; Asue Ighodalo of PDP had 247,274 votes, and Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata garnered 22,763 votes.

L-R: Asue Ighodalo, Monday Okpebholo and Olumide Akpata
September 22, 2024

Tinubu congratulates Okpebholo on Edo governorship election victory

He urged Mr Okpebholo not to gloat over his victory but to see it as a call to service.

September 22, 2024

INEC declares APC’s Okpebholo with three different dates of birth like Tinubu winner

Mr Okpebholo polled 291,667 to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 247,274. 

President Bola Tinubu and Mondag Okpebholo
September 22, 2024

INEC flays Governor Obaseki, PDP’s Ighodalo for protesting at collation centre around 2:00 a.m.

Mr Obaseki and Asue Ighodalo separately stormed the state’s INEC headquarters early Sunday morning to protest alleged discrepancies in the voting process.

Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki and Asue Ighodalo
September 21, 2024

Edo Poll: Voting begins late in Ighodalo polling unit

Elderly men and women were given priority to vote first before the youth when voting commenced.

September 17, 2024

You’ll be first victims if APC or another party wins guber election, Obaseki tells civil servants

“Any mistake you make will affect you first before others. You will be the first victim,” Mr Obaseki told the civil servants.

Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki
September 16, 2024

Edo Guber: INEC distributes identification tags to 721 journalists

He appealed to media organisations and observers to abide by their codes of professional ethics and INEC’s regulations and guidelines during the election.

INEC headquaters
September 12, 2024

Edo Election: PDP asks INEC to redeploy REC over ties with Wike

Anthony Aziegbemi, Edo PDP chairman, told journalists in Benin that the party lacked confidence in the REC’s ability to conduct the election without bias.

Nyesom Wike and PDP logo
September 11, 2024

NANS endorses Ighodalo for Edo governorship election

The NANS leader expressed satisfaction with the PDP manifesto.

Asue Ighodalo