The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received commendations from virtually every stakeholder for running a well conducted governorship election in Edo State on September 19, 2020. The just concluded Edo State governorship election saw Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) being declared winner of the election by INEC. Governor Obaseki garnered 307,995 votes to defeat his closest rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 233,619 votes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room noted a\nsignificant improvement in INEC\u2019s conduct of the election, with logistics issues of distribution of materials, deployment\nof staff and challenges in the Voters\u2019 Register significantly reduced.\nOverbearing security presence was less of an issue in the election, as security\npersonnel conducted themselves in a professional manner. Reports\nreceived by Situation Room indicate that security personnel wore identification\ntags and intervened to resolve disruptions that arose in some voting locations.\nHowever, the challenge of vote buying\/trading\nwas still prevalent. Politicians are increasingly\ninvesting monies to buy votes with voters appearing to be willing to sell their\nvotes. In the Edo State election, this practice was widespread with all of the\nmajor political parties engaging in this infringement. This\nraises the need for a more effective enforcement of election laws that prohibit\nvote buying and other election offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a\nstatement, Situation Room noted that, \u201cOverall, the Edo State governorship\nelection was violence free to the relief of stakeholders who had feared that\nthe violence laden rhetoric of the election participants could pose a threat to\npeaceful elections. It is noteworthy that efforts at mediating peace and\nreducing political tension mounted by INEC, the Police, the National Peace\nCommittee, the Benin Monarch, the Oba of Benin and civil society groups paid\noff.\u201d INEC conducted a much improved governorship election in Edo State, which\nraises expectations that the Commission will ensure that the progress made with\nimprovements in its conduct of the election are deepened and sustained during\nthe Ondo State governorship election scheduled for October 10, 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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