Edo Guber Elections Postponed, PDP kicks

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News Jagaban can authoritatively confirm that the gubernatorial election in Edo State has been postponed. This confirmation comes from an impeccable source on location in Benin City, Edo State and is collaborated with top-officials elsewhere in the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).


This news follows a day of intense confusion and competing reports whether the Edo State election would be postponed. Initially, there were speculations that the gubernatorial election would be postponed on the grounds that the security situation could not sustain a mass electoral exercise, according to sources in INEC.

However, subsequent statements by INEC officials and other media reports said that the Edo State election would hold on this Saturday.

It will be recalled that on Wednesday a joint statement by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Security (DSS), made without prior consultation with INEC, strongly advised that the Edo State election not hold because of threat from “extremists” and “insurgents” hoping to disrupt the exercises.

The Elections is now to hold on the 28th of September 2016.

  In his reaction, Adeyeye the PDP Spokesman, said “The postponement of the election by INEC is illegal, unconstitutional and a breach of the peoples’ trust in the commission and the security agencies".

“It is a coup against the people of Edo State in particular and Nigerians in general. Since APC assumed power, virtually all elections conducted by INEC have either been inconclusive or truncated".

“Saturday’s election in Edo State must be an exemption. We will not accept anything less than free, fair and transparent election conducted and concluded the same day. INEC must rise to the occasion to restore the confidence of Nigerians in its operations".

“Edo is a test case. With the way INEC is performing, how are we sure that it would be able to handle the 2019 general elections. Our democracy is under a serious threat from the APC and its Gestapo security agencies".

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