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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progessives Congress, APC, winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo State. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin after the collation of results from 18 local government areas in the…
The Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the September 21 election in Edo. The appellate court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable evidence in the allegations against Akpata.…
