Edo election: Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, says outcome of Edo poll is a fulfilment of President Muhammadu Buhari`s promise of ensuring free, fair and credible elections in the country.

He stated this at the Rivers South-East Senatorial District rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday at Ngo in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.

Represented by Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Amaechi said that after the March 19 rerun elections in Rivers, he reminded Buhari of his promise to conduct free and fair elections in the country.

“I went to the president because there were more guns in hands of criminals than Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in hands of peaceful people during the March 19 legislative rerun elections.

“The president assured me that to signpost the fact that never again will electorate be held hostage by gunmen, watch out for Edo governorship election.

“If we have free, fair and credible election in Edo, then you take it that same will happen in Rivers, Buhari assured me,” he said.

Amaechi therefore said that with the peaceful conduct of the Edo election, Buhari had fulfilled his promise and Rivers people would reap from that pledge.

“In a peaceful atmosphere during elections, no South-South state will vote for opposition party. So, Rivers people will vote to be in the mainstream in the pending rerun elections.

“I want to assure Rivers people that there will be free and fair election and APC will come out victorious,” he said.

According to Amaechi, APC has the best candidates to represent Rivers effectively in the National and State assemblies.

“With APC members in the state assembly, the legislature will have its colour; Rivers people will have strong voice in the National Assembly,” he said.

Jesuobu:
Just the same way the judiciary brought in Oshiomole, so also, the judiciary will kick him out. Judiciary is the only hope for the common man to correct this curse they brought on themselves all in the name of change.

Rhymez:
Because APC won abi?

benueguy:
Na Because APC win naaaaaa. Who doesn't know?

ogmask:
Amaechi is right. There are sign posts signalling a free and fair election.
(i)The environment and conduct of the election was peaceful unlike what happened in rivers and akwa ibom states.
(ii)The vote margin is reasonable unlike rivers, delta, akwa ibom where the pdp had over a million votes margin to win the elections.
(iii) Edo has over a million registered voters but recorded a turn out of less than 50% of voters unlike in the past where some states had almost 100% voter turnout.
(iv) finally , the pdp did not do enough during the campaigns. The did not tell the pple what they will do differently in Edo ,instead they were busy talking about the apc federal govt and recession. This is coupled with the fact that POI is an extension of the igbinedions. Not also forgetting that POI and Obaseki are cousins, which means that the bini vote was shared. POI expectedly won more LGAs in esan area but lost woefully in Edo north where oshiomhole and obaseki's deputy come from.
For me Edo north decided the election in favour of GO.
Now , you can see that the election was better than what was obtainable in the past.

anonimi:

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Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011
This is a mobile phone video of the announcement of PDP as winners of the Badagry Central Local Government Elections with over 7000 votes. LASIEC Chairman, Justice Adeyinka later announced a different result. The lady speaking in the video is the LASIEC Returning Officer for Badagry Central on Saturday 22nd October, 2011.

kinibigdeal:
PDP won by the people's vote but APC and Buhari won at the collation centre