Tagged: Edo State Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Elected Governor Accused Of Perjury
Over a month since the hotly contested Edo state governorship polls in Nigeria, a Federal High Court in Abuja has selected November 16, 2020, to sit on a case of alleged perjury filled against the re-elected Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki. The Case At Hand The plaintiffs, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Edobor Williams had […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Candidate Looks To The Law
Almost two weeks after the hotly contested Edo state governorship elections in Nigeria, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu who ran under the former ruling All Progressives Congress Party (APC) at the polls, has hinted at the possibility that he might challenge the outcome of the election which saw his opponent win a second term in office. Revealing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Party Suspends Sitting Governor
A faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) political party in Nigeria has suspended a state governor, Kayode Fayemi, (governor of Ekiti State) over allegations which include funding the campaign of candidates running under the umbrella of the party’s biggest opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement released by the Ekiti state […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Visa Ban As Consequence For Rigging
The international community is set to take action against Nigeria by imposing travel bans on individuals in response to cases of violence and election rigging. This includes cases of rigging in last November’s Kogi and Bayelsa state elections as well as in the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo state elections. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Candidates Will Sign Peace Accord
Candidates in the upcoming governorship elections in Nigeria will sign a peace accord ahead of the hotly contested polls. As part of the efforts to douse tensions leading up to the September 19 governorship election in Edo state and also prevent further violence and destruction of property, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: NGO Warns Against Election Violence
Ahead of the state governorship elections scheduled to hold on September 19, 2020, in Edo State, Nigeria, global human rights organisation, Amnesty International has called on the Federal Government to fulfil its obligation to Nigerians by preventing violence and upholding human rights in the state. In a statementfrom its Country Director, Osai Ojigho, titled ‘Nigeria: […]