Vote-buying was recorded at some polling units during the ongoing election in Osun State, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has said. This was disclosed by the CJID in its Mid-day situation report on the 2022 gubernatorial elections.…
Osun election: Accord Party candidate Ogunbiyi beats Oyetola, Adeleke in polling unit
The candidate of the Accord Party in the Osun State governorship election Akin Ogunbiyi won his polling unit on Saturday. Ogunbiyi defeated incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gboyega Oyetola and opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
Saraki, Dogara, Secondus, others protest Osun election result at INEC (Punch)
Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party are currently protesting against the outcome of the Osun State Governorship election at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. PDP leaders including Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the…
Buhari sends Fayemi to woo Omisore for rerun poll (Punch)
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, visited the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, in Ile Ife to woo him ahead of the rerun holding in seven polling units in four local…
INEC declares Osun election inconclusive (Vanguard)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Saturday’s Osun election as inconclusive. The Returning Officer said the declaration was because the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the two top candidates. The candidate of the…
Clash of Titans: Saraki, Ganduje meet in Osun (Vanguard)
The PDP has picked Senate President Bukola Saraki to lead its National Campaign Committee to face Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje ‘s APC committee for Osun governorship election. Saraki PDP on Monday in Abuja urged the campaign committee to do…