The Segun Oni Campaign Organisaton, on Sunday, rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election saying it is unacceptable. The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji as winner of Saturday’s election. Oyebanji polled 187,057 to defeat candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Segun Oni, who scored 82,211, while candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bisi Kolawole scored 67,457. But reacting to the outcome of the exercise, spokesman for the campaign organization, Moses Jolayemi, in a chat with newsmen, accused the APC of engaging in vote buying.…
Author: YemieFash
The New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has said alliance talks between the party and the Labour Party (LP) are progressing smoothly. According to the party, its presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, may accept being the running mate to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP. There is growing speculation that both politicians may merge and form a stronger force to battle the two major political parties in the land, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Asked to verify the proposed alliance, the national publicity secretary of the NNPP, Dr. Agbo Major Major…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over his electoral victory in the Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The president, in a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, described the victory as well deserved considering Mr Oyebanji’s contributions to the development of the state and the party before he was nominated the standard-bearer. ”The victory of our party in Ekiti is an indication of the confidence of Nigerians in the ability of our great party to deliver quality governance to all,” Mr Buhari said. He, however, urged Mr Oyebanji…
Bitcoin plunged below $20,000 on Saturday, shedding nine percent from the previous day to fall to $18,740, its lowest level since December 13, 2020. With investors increasingly wary of risk, the world’s most popular crypto asset has lost more than 72 percent of its value since reaching a high of $68,991 on November 10, 2021. After sinking to $18,740 on Saturday, Bitcoin rose to $18,941 at 1550 GMT, down eight percent from Friday. Other major digital currencies were also down on Saturday, including ether, which lost nearly 10 percent of its value. World stock markets plunged this…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “gather information about reports of vote-buying, undue influence, intimidation, ballot box snatching, and other electoral offences by the three leading political parties in the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election.” SERAP also urged INEC to “promptly and effectively prosecute those arrested, and bring to justice anyone who sponsored, aided and abetted them.” In the letter dated 18 June 2022 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “Corruption of the ballot box intrudes on…
With 11 days to the end of the continuous voter registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the commission has said it is yet to decide on the growing request for extension. There has been a clamour for an extension of the exercise, which began in June 2021 and is scheduled to end on June 30, 2022. Ahead of the 2023 elections, the exercise has witnessed a surge in the number of registrants in recent weeks, prompting the calls for an extension. The online registration ended on May 30, 2022. The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the…
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State erupted in jubilation in the early hours of today (Sunday) when the results of Saturday’s governorship election showed that the candidate of the party, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, trounced the 15 other candidates that partook in the exercise. Oyebanji, who is the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, won in 15 out of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. He polled 187,057 votes. However, his closest challenger, Mr Segun Oni, of the Social Democratic Party, scored 82,211 votes while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bisi…
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Segun Oni, voted in his Polling Unit 006, Ward 4, at Ifaki, in Ido-Osi LGA, at about 10.20am. The atmosphere was peaceful and the turn out at the PU was impressive. He told journalists after casting his vote that he had received reports of vote buying in some areas of the state. “I have received reports of vote buying in Ado; I have also received reports of vote buying in Oye,” he said. “Those are the adverse reports I have received of vote buying. I will ask my…
The malfunctioning of the Biomodal Accreditation System (BVAS) at the PU 006, Ward 04, in Ifaki, Ido-Isi Local Government Area, created a delay in the voting process on Saturday. Incidentally, the unit is the voting point of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Segun Oni. The polling officer said the unit opened for voting at 8.30 a.m., but as of 9.15 a.m., voting had not started and the candidate was yet to cast his vote. Mr Oni is a former governor of Ekiti State. He was governor of the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Senate Chief Whip Orji Kalu says he will work for the success of All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Candidate, Chief Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections. Kalu told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that he would make for Tinubu, the same level of efforts he devoted to the Senate President Ahmad Lawan before and during APC’s presidential primary election. Kalu, who expressed satisfaction with the conduct and outcome of the primary election, said that he had anticipated that the party’s presidential candidate would emerge through consensus. He pledged to work toward Tinubu’s victory at the polls. Kalu, a former…