The off-cycle governorship election in Edo State held last Saturday ended with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, emerging as the winner.
SPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesHow Ukraine’s Superhuman Centre is helping war heroes walk againINVESTIGATION: How displaced Nigerian villagers are massacred in search for foodThe off-cycle governorship election in Edo State held last Saturday ended with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Monday Okpebholo, emerging as the winner.
Earlier on Wednesday, the APC had also accused the PDP of colluding with three INEC officials to comprise the integrity of the Saturday poll. Some concerned people of Edo State and party supporters were apprehensive about who would emerge victorious in the poll.the INEC office to protest the planned collation process, which he and his party, the PDP, claimed had been compromised against them.
It was organised by Governor Obaseki and the PDP candidate, Mr Ighodalo, while Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State read out the text of the conference.
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