The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki is currently leading the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with a margin of 84,336 votes. After counting the votes, Obaseki secured 307,955 votes across 18 local government areas while Osagie Ize-Iyamu, polled 223,619. Below are the results as announced by INEC AKOKO EDO APC – 22,963 PDP – 20,101 EGOR APC- 10,202 PDP – 27,621 ESAN CENTRAL APC – 6,719 PDP – 10,794 ESAN NORTH EAST APC – 6,556 PDP – 13,579 ESAN SOUTH EAST APC – 9,237 PDP – 10,563 ESAN WEST APC…
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Tax is one important lever of the economy because it is a tool for both Economic growth and development. It is the fulcrum of the fiscal policy framework used to grow the economy by raising Government revenues deployed for both Capital and Recurrent spendings in order to expand gross and net output. In order to lessen inequality which is an index of Economic development, tax can be levied at a progressive rates to bridge the income gap between the higher income class and the lowest income class. Tax is so important that the whole National fabric is dependent on…
Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of Ondo State, on Saturday alleged that Governor Rotimi Akereolu’s son, Babajide, made a whopping sum of N433m from the N4.3bn stashed in a secret account of the state government. gboola Ajayi, deputy governor of Ondo State, on Saturday alleged that Governor Rotimi Akereolu’s son, Babajide, made a whopping sum of N433m from the N4.3bn stashed in a secret account of the state government. The deputy governor made the allegation during a campaign of the ZLP at Ore under Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, noting that the government of Governor Akeredolu was being run…
Laycon has become the first housemate in the Big Brother Nigeria lockdown house to have one million followers on his Instagram page. This is a record-breaking achievement because, since the inception of the reality show, no housemate has ever reached one million followers on Instagram while still in the Big Brother House. It is believed that Laycon won the heart of viewers through his stay in the house which has reflected in the rapid increase in followers on Instagram. The second most followed housemate in the lockdown edition is Kiddwaya who has 885k followers as at the time of filing…
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of planing to declare the Saturday governorship election inconclusive. He said the APC, having discovered that it lost the election, had mounted pressure on the Commission to declare the poll inconclusive over the result from Orhionmwon LGA. The PDP, Edo election campaign chairman, during a press briefing at the Government House in Benin City, called on the international community and President Muhammad Buhari to prevail on INEC. “INEC has earned commendation so far but should not allow the commendation halfway. “I’m aware that this…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo Governorship election, Godwin Obaseki has won Orhionmwon Local Government where his main challenger and flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu hails from. Official results of the Edo state governorship election Orhionmwon (as announced by INEC) APC – 10,458 PDP – 13,445 #EdoDecides2020 #EdoElection Details later… Channels TV
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday began the collation of results from 18 local government areas of Edo . The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Edo, Mr Johnson Alalibo, gave the name of the Returning Officer for Edo governorship election, to include Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Petroleum Resources, Effuru. Alalibi declared that the results from 13 local government were ready for collation. “This is final stage of the election and I urge urged you to be calm, if you have any protest we will recognise you to speak,” he said. The results as…
Dr Olusegun Mimiko, National Leader of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), has described Agboola Ajayi, the party’s governorship candidate, who is also the incumbent deputy governor of Ondo State, as the best candidate to deliver good governance to the people of the state. Newsmen report that Ondo State governorship election comes up on Oct. 10. Mimiko, who is the immediate past governor of the state, spoke on Saturday in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government area of the state, during the party’s launch of campaign for its candidate in the forthcoming governorship election. Mimiko also urged the electorate to collect…
A total of election results announced so far: APC – 156,240 PDP – 236,735 Oredo APC – 18,365 PDP – 43,498 Esan South East APC – 9,237 PDP – 10,563 Etsako West APC – 26,140 PDP – 17959 Ovia North East APC – 9,907 PDP – 16,987 Esan South East APC – 9,237 PDP – 10,565 Owan West APC – 11,193 PDP – 11,485 Owan East APC – 19,295 PDP – 14,762 Egor LGA APC – 10,202 PDP – 27,621 Uhunmwonde LGA APC – 5,972 PDP – 10,022 Ikpoba Okha LGA APC – 18,218 PDP – 41,030 Esan Central…
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has mocked the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Adams Oshiomhole as results of Edo governorship election trickle in. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who contested Saturday’s governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is in an early lead as results come in. Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu seems to be behind Obaseki despite support from Oshiomhole and Tinubu. Omokri, reacting to the results announced so far by INEC, said the forces of godfatherism are being shamed in Edo. According to the former presidential aide,…