The British Government has condemned vote-buying, which was rampant in the recent Ekiti State governorship election. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, described vote-buying as a form of electoral misconduct like rigging and ballot stuffing, while addressing journalists…
Ekiti: Fayemi leads (Nation)
Dr. John Kayode Fayemi appears to be on his way back to the Government House, Ado Ekiti, as governor. Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was, at press time, leading his closest rival, Professor Olusola Eleka of…
Observers commend Ekiti election (Nation)
Local observers monitoring the Ekiti election have expressed satisfaction in the way the election is going on. They said there was no cause to worry. They said INEC efforts so far were impressive. According to Mr. Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji there was…
Ekiti election: Snatch ballot box, lose your hand; run with it, lose your legs —Police (Vanguard)
Ekiti election: Today, 667,064 eligible voters who have collected their PVCs out of 913, 334 registered voters are expected to file out across the 2,195 polling units spread across 177 wards in 16 local government areas of Ekiti State to…
Ekiti election: Banks, schools, ministries close early (Punch)
Ahead of the governorship election holding in Ekiti State on Saturday (tomorrow), most of the commercial banks in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, have closed for the day. The notices, pasted at the entrances of most of the banks, showed that…
