ONDO ELECTIONS: One Office, Three Candidates
Posted by Amaka, 16 October 2012
LP to ACN: You’re Stockpiling Arms
The ruling Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State has alleged that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was planning to procure N200million worth of arms and ammunition to use in order to cause violence during the October 20 gubernatorial election. LP’s Director of Publicity, Koye Odogiyan, narrated that the opposition party had allegedly purchased 100 sophisticated guns and the accompanied ammunition as well as bullet proofs. The ruling Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State has alleged that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was planning to procure N200million worth of arms and ammunition to use in order to cause violence during the October 20 gubernatorial election.
Full story...Source:http://www.businessdayonline.com
Posted by Amaka, 28 September 2012
Kogi Guber: Supreme Court Dismisses Application Against Wada
ABUJA - The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the appeal filed against the victory of Idris Wada of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Kogi State.Candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the 2011 governorship election, Prince Audu Abubakar, had on August 2, challenged the July 14 confirmation of Wada’s election by the Court of Appeal.Delivering the ruling, Justice Mahmud Mohammed held that the Constitution and the practise direction of the election barred the Court from granting the application. Full story...
Source:http://nigerianobservernews.com
Posted by Amaka, 11 September 2012
Nigeria: Ondo Guber - the Candidates, Their Vision, Mission and Chances
The Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for October 20, 2012, would not only be interesting but also redefine the political fortune of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and the Labour Party,LP.The three gladiators fielded by the leading political parties in the state are from the South, North and Central senatorial zones. Each of the candidates is holding tenaciously to his political base.
Source:http://allafrica.com
Posted by Amaka, 11 September 2012
Nigeria: Edo 2012 - Reducing Electoral Terrorism
By Dele Aniola
The Comrade-Governor was, several weeks ago, returned for a second term by the good, united people of Edo State.Broom-wielding Adams Oshiomhole, posting a sweeping performance, inflicted a crushing defeat on ethnic politics and electoral gangsterism, tearing apart the stranglehold of a most intimidating combination of fearsome political god-fathers. And the 'Heartbeat of the Nation' erupted in spontaneous state-wide jubilation, unhindered by the inclemency of weather. Full story...
Source:http://allafrica.com/stories
Posted by Amaka, 10 September 2012
Tribunal Begins Sitting on Airhiavbere's Petition Challenging Oshiomhole's Victory
by Uchechukwu Olisah
EDO State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday, said it would not succumb to intimidation as it commenced sitting on the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the July 14, 2012 governorship election, Major-General Charles Airhiavbere's (retd), challenging the declaration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as winner.The three-man tribunal headed by Justice Suleman Ambrusa with Justice Esor Teetito and Justice Danlami Senchi as the other members, however, appealed for the cooperation of members of the bar and the parties in the case. Full story...
Source:http://tribune.com.ng
Posted by Amaka, 5 September 2012
Oshiomhole: My Academic Record Will Vindicate Me
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, laughed off the allegation of the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election in the state, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) that he lacked the qualifications to be governor of Edo state and stressed that his academic record will vindicate him eventually.Full story...
Source:http://leadership.ng
Posted by Amaka, 31 August 2012
NSA Predicts Possible Violence in 2015 Election
The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the president, Sambo Dasuki, has said that there could be violence in the country during the 2015 general elections. “There could be possible violence but with a different angle to it, not only post-election but before and during, because of the prevailing security situation, unless the security situations get better before then” he said.Dasuki revealed this on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day workshop with the theme ‘Security Challenges of Election Management: Matters Arising from 2011 and Participating in 2015’, organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung Foundation. Full story...
Source:http://www.businessdayonline.com
Posted by Amaka, 31 August 2012
Mimiko Kicks Off campaign in Owo, ACN Denies Role in Violence
Governor Olusegun Mimiko yesterday in Owo kicked off his re-election campaign with a pledge to work with renewed vigour towards a better Ondo State.The event was marked by violence that led to accusation and counter-accusation by the Mimiko’s Labour Party [LP} and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).The event was marked by violence that led to accusation and counter-accusation by the Mimiko’s Labour Party [LP} and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Source:http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
Posted by Amaka, 31 August 2012
Protest In Offa, As Local Government Election Tribunal Orders Re-run Of ACN Ruled Council.
Hundreds of protesters in Offa local government council of Kwara State yesterday marched through major streets in Offa town to protest the ruling of the local government election petitions tribunal that ordered a re-run into the council chairmanship election.Offa is the only council won by Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) out of the 16 local governments in the state during the 2010 council election but cancelled and re-run in January, 2011.
Source:http://www.osundefender.org
Posted by Amaka, 24 August 2012
PDP Leaders’ decision and the Edo Politics
THE PDP leaders have decided not to challenge the electoral victory of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The rationale behind this decision is yet to be known by the party followers across Edo State.
The news of the withdrawal from a case already filed by the PDP candidate, General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came as a surprise to many. On hearing the news, there were calls and text messages from various politicians who wanted to know the authencity of the information. Most PDP supporters are saying that the decision is capable of making members leave the party, while others saw the decision as capable of dividing the party.Full story
Source:http://tribune.com.ng
Posted by Amaka,15 August 2012
SDMP Rules Out Suit To Challenge Edo Polls
By Alemma Ozioruva Aliu
BARELY 48 hours after the Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed its petition at the election tribunal challenging Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s re-election, the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) has said it would not go to court but would support the governor to move the state forward.Meanwhile, Edo State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu, has faulted the PDP over its moves to challenge Oshiomhole’s academic qualifications at the tribunal.Full story...
Source:http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
Posted by Amaka, 6th August 2012
Tribunal Upholds Nyako’s Election, Dismisses ACN’s
By Emmanuel Ande
AFTER a prolonged legal battle, the Adamawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday in Yola upheld Governor Murtala Nyako’s victory in the February 4, 2012 election. In his ruling, the chairman of the tribunal Justice Bitrus Sanga, said that the petitioner, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), failed to prove that the conduct of the governorship election in the state violated the provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Act as amended 2010. Sanga pointed out that among the 66 petitioner’s witnesses, none of them was a polling agent in any of the units, which disqualified them to give evidence on the conduct of the election. Full story...
Source: www.ngrguardiannews.com
Posted by Ufuoma, 26 July 2012