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The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 38.60per cent of the results from the Ondo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. The Guardian reports that results from 1,518 out of the 3,933 polling units where elections were held in the state have been successfully transmitted as at 3: 50 pm. More to come….
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has called for the resignation of the national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, if he cannot conduct free and fair elections. He also accused soldiers of intimidating voters by setting up checkpoints about 10 metres…
2 hours ago
The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said he will accept the outcome of the election even if it means defeat. He also urged citizens to accept the outcome of the election while commending them for the voter turnout recorded and their peaceful…
3 hours ago
Contrary to the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission’s (OGSIEC) assurance of its readiness for today’s local government election, the late arrival of voting materials and personnel is hampering the smooth take-off of the election across the state. As of 10:30 a.m., there was no presence of any electoral officer or election materials in any of…
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Ogun State residents have stepped out to elect chairmen and councillors into the state’s 20 Local Government Areas and 236 wards across the three senatorial districts. Checks by The Guardian in some polling units and wards in the Sagamu and Ikenne LGAs showed voters arrived early at their various centres and were waiting for election…