₦airaland Forum

completeskills:
Technicalities!! Cancelled but still reflecting on the overall result with separate result sheet. Infact..that there is over voting in many polling units already discredit the election.

Chinjo2:
What Asue is asking is simple, cancel all piling units results where over voting took place and declare the rightful winner

ElevationD:
Let’s see how far it goes with the courts.

Tooreda:
See argument. There is overvoting and no one is behind bars yet. This shithole is heading nowhere

okeyfx:
See why your politics is archaic , how do you compare a reasonable stranger to a known clown?

I will vote Ambode as a governor in Anambra instead of Chris Uba.

omoredia:
That's not the work of inec. Thats not a credible election. Inec have indicted themselves. There is a different between invalidation of votes and cancelling of votes.

okeyfx:
I don't need to read this post.

NA LIE YOU DEY LIE IF YOU BELIEVE EDO PEOPLE VOTED A BUFFONE INTO GOVERNMENT HOUSE AHEAD OF ASUE AND OLU

Aify147:
Inec under Yakubu is nothing but a sham. It is very clear to even the blind and the deaf that Peter Obi won 2023 presidential election, Asue Ighodalo won Edo guber election, yet inec declared their own candidates. How on earth can inec convince Nigerians again to come out and vote? Sham!!!!!!

omoredia:
Stupid talk. If there it's over voting then it is not a credible election and any winner is not credible

From Esan North East to Akoko Edo, Oredo, and Owan West, testimonies from party agents and independent monitors consistently indicate that INEC enforced strict adherence to its electoral guidelines. Afuda Theophilus Idemudia, who monitored the election in Esan North East, confirmed that despite the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) agent signing the election results, the discovery of over-voting led to their outright cancellation. This immediate nullification of compromised results prevented any party from unfairly benefiting from electoral discrepancies.

Similarly, in Oredo LGA, the APC’s Collation Agent, Engr. Gabriel Iduseri, testified that no political party raised objections to the election’s conduct. However, when over-voting was detected in Polling Unit 8, Ward 10, INEC officials invalidated the results at the Ward Collation Center. This proactive measure reinforces the fact that over-voting was addressed impartially, irrespective of the political party involved.



The testimonies of these witnesses has further thrown more light on the unusual but significant aspect of the election: broad agreement among political parties on the fairness of INEC’s process.



Hon. Frank David, APC’s Collation Agent for Owan West LGA, confirmed that neither he nor any other party agent – including those representing PDP and Labour Party – contested the final results. The fact that agents from opposing political parties signed off on the result sheets is a strong endorsement of the credibility of INEC’s collation process.

Moreover, Kamarudeen Coker Bello, the APC’s Local Government agent in Akoko Edo, corroborated that election results were canceled in cases where over-voting was detected, reinforcing the non-partisan application of electoral rules. These cancellations ensured that no party, including the then ruling led by former Governor Godwin Obaseki or the then opposition APC, gained an unfair advantage due to compromised vote counts.

The consistent and non-discriminatory approach taken by INEC in invalidating results affected by over-voting simply speaks to institutional safeguards against electoral fraud. The electoral body’s reliance on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has further strengthened the transparency of the process, making it easier to detect and rectify irregularities. In this election, over-voting did not translate into a gain for any party, as INEC ensured that all such cases were expunged from the final vote tally.


Let me add that, the absence of formal complaints from party agents at the collation centers demonstrates a level of consensus rarely seen in contentious elections. It suggests that the process was conducted in a manner that inspired confidence among stakeholders, reinforcing public trust in the electoral system.

The testimonies before the tribunal have painted a clear picture of an election where INEC upheld its mandate to conduct a free, fair, and credible process. By systematically identifying and canceling results tainted by over-voting, INEC ensured that no political party unfairly benefited from irregularities. The absence of complaints from party agents at critical collation points, coupled with their willingness to sign off on final results, further affirms the credibility of the process that led to the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo state.

While electoral systems are never perfect, the Edo election stands as a case study in how an electoral body can mitigate irregularities without partisan bias. The tribunal proceedings have, if anything, reinforced the fact that the election’s outcome was determined not by electoral fraud but by the democratic will of the people.

chipet67:
Is he really loosing the cases because his defense lacks substance or because the courts and judges are heavily bribed??

Is it about sound legal advise or about thuggery as Wike wants it?

Akwara25:
Useless set of people.. you guys are just wasting your hopeless time....

mrksquare:
It subsist but the moment one goes to the supreme court, the both parties will await the pronouncement of the court.

The pronouncement by the Appeal court when an appeal to a superior court is initiated renders the ruling of the appeal court non-executionary.

chyeexcel:
Oga continue your lies let's gradually destroy everything and maybe start a fresh.Thank you

Great2017:
You need to complete your fact by stating how the APC won, else, it is not a fact.

Great2017:
Sound judgments are not based on assumptions but on facts

spencekat:
But the same Amaewhule said they were on suspension before now.

Agugbadin:
Do you mean that they have bought their way through.

Babangidapikin:
I beg to disagree some have being seating and carrying out the business of the Assembly ... Anyway the Supreme Court will decide the matter whether public display of resignation is acceptable especially when it is covered for all to see .

seanfer:
Martin Amaewhule should rest....

Babangidapikin:
I think the Chief of Staff seat ought to have been fill by now as he willfull resigned publicly the same way all the former law makers resign willfully from their previous party and stood on a mandate, non of them instituted any case against any media house when their resignation letter from their party emerged . Saying they didn't attend seating is complete BS.

mrksquare:
The Governor has appealed and a stay of execution has been sought.

They are only seeking for attention.

yerilistik:
The judiciary is one one the greatest threats we have in Nigeria against democracy and Peace
I won't be surprised if Supreme court sides the Wike camp despite thier decamping to another political party.

CommonSense1967:
Clowns 🤡.

Every attention seeking clown dey use INEC for publicity.

OredoPikin:
Alex Otti have started paying the minimum wage last month
No noise

ufotunang:
...ok no problem.
Your name is Okpebholo..are you the one that contested under APC for the Edo governorrship election and won the Edo governorship election or ?

ufotunang:
.. show me the evidence

ufotunang:
..the Edo election results in which the results in the INEC IREV results portal that declared PDP the winner of the election..but INEC announced APC as winner ?

chatinent:
If you think Peter would have done any differently, then you are in for a long ride..