Edo Guber Election: Tension as anti-APC protesters march in Gov Oshiomole's local govt in Auchi

 The drama continues as protesters have taken to the streets in Auchi, Edo north senatorial district, the home town of Governor Adams Oshiomole's.


There is tension as the protesters storm the street protesting over the outcome of the just concluded Edo state governorship election which saw Godwin Obaseki of All Progressives Congress (APC) emerge as the winner.

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#Edo Decide 2016, Final LGA Results

Final LGA Results

1) Uhunmwode 

APC 10,911 

PDP 8,667

2) Ovia North East 

APC 17,561 

PDP 13,141

3) Oredo

APC 37,612

PDP 30,492

4) Egor 

APC 26,177

PDP 19,514

5)Orhionmwon 

APC 15,262 

PDP 16,446

6)Ikpoba-Okha 

APC 33,469 

PDP 26,096

7)Owan East 

APC 21,233 

PDP 12,889

8)Akoko EDO 

APC 24,545

PDP 13027

9) Owan West

APC 12,862 

PDP 10,132

10)Etsako West 

APC 29,199 

PDP 10,848

11)Etsako Central 

APC 10,373 

PDP 8,827

12)Etsako East 

APC 18,078 

PDP 12,552

13) Esan Central 

APC 9,781 

PDP 10,187

14) Esan North East 

APC 9,130 

PDP 16,220

15) Igueben 

APC 7,802 

PDP 7,560

16)Esan South East 

APC 9,554 

PDP 11,466

17)Esan West 

APC 13,114 

PDP 16,311

TOTAL 

APC 306, 663

PDP 244, 363

**PENDING Ovia South West

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Violent Protests In Benin As Ize-Iyamu Rejects Election Result Announce By The INEC

Violent protests by thousands of PDP members erupted in different parts of the state today Thursday.  As early as 7am, the roads leading to the state INEC office were blocked by angry youths amidst chanting of ”All we are saying, give us democracy.”


Meanwhile, thisdaylive report that, the PDP governorship candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has rejected the outcome of Wednesday’s election, saying the results were different from those collated at the polling units and declared at different wards.

The security men were forced to fire teargas and many gunshots to scare the protesters away from the vicinity of the INEC office..

Addressing a press conference on Thursday in his house—-in Benin City along with the Edo State PDP chairman, Chief Dan Orbih—-while the results were still being announced local government by local government, Ize-Iyamu accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conniving with Adams Oshiomhole and security agencies to declared fake results.

"The PDP in Edo State, after carefully reviewing the events of yesterday September 28, 2016, totally rejects the purported outcome of the voting exercise and the results announced by INEC", the PDP candidate stated.

"Firstly, we are in total amazement at the details of the results released by INEC because all of them are fake and not the figures announced at various units and as collated at various wards across the state. The fake results announced by INEC are entirely are fabrication which do not reflect the true picture of what transpired during the election."

He said his party was not totally surprised because long before the election they had anticipated what happened and had also warned INEC, security agencies and alerted Edo people at various press conferences and statements, on the situation.

Ize-Iyamu added, ‘’Based on the results emanating from across the state, PDP won the election fair and square, and with a very comfortable margin. So it is with disgust that we have been receiving fake results which were never recorded either at the units or the ward collation centres. Our rejection of the results released by INEC so far is based on, but not limited to, the following: We know that a fair turnout of voters was recorded state-wide because the weather was very clement and voters were enthusiastic.

However, unknown to unsuspecting Edo electorate, INEC had long provided the serial numbers of all result sheets to Adams Oshiomole and his APC government, to print fresh result sheets. This is not a mere allegation. From the benefit of hindsight, the 18-day period of postponement of the election was to provide enough time for the governor and his government to print these result sheets and perfect the writing of fake results at the units and at all levels of collation.’’

He added that the scenario is further buttressed by the fact that on Monday September 26, 2016, when election materials arrived from the CBN at INEC state office for inspection, agents of the political parties including the APC and PDP were given pre-typed copies of the serial numbers of all result sheets and the ballot papers.

"This was a clear security breach and an infringement on the credibility of the process, as these are sensitive materials, which should not have been sighted even by INEC officers’’, he added.

Ize-Iyamu added that everything that transpired had been carefully designed by the Oshiomole-led Edo State government and their cohorts in INEC, saying they perfected a scheme to void thousands of ballot papers, to enable them perpetrate their devices. He said that it was widely recorded that over 88% of the voided ballots were PDP votes.

Accusing the security agencies of aiding the rigging of the election, the PDP said the postings of Commissioners of Police, officials of the Department of State Security and removal of officers from their units, even during the voting exercise, was a clear plot to destabilize the security apparatus in various LGAs and senatorial districts.

He said the choice of collation from places they chose as well as the choice of the state returning officer, whom he described as a close friend and associate of former Governors Kayode Fayemi and Niyi Adebayo of Ekiti State, who are also top APC chieftains, alleging that they also prevented PDP agents in many cases from entering collation centres.

He continued: There are numerous accounts and records of the police harassment all over the state, designed to strike fear in the hearts of PDP members, using men of the CIB (Criminal Investigation Department), SARS, MOPOL 60 Command, DSS and other security agencies.

Of particular concern is the atrocious gangsterism demonstrated in Etsako West, the home of the incumbent APC Governor and the deputy governor nominee, where many of our members and agents were assaulted, almost mortally, and some still being detained as we speak.

"Those still detained include Michael Etu, Gabriel Etu and Mohammed Sani. Also, a Honda Accord vehicle, with registration number FST 868 BC, belonging to one of our stalwarts was destroyed, and is still lying at the voting centre.

"There is also the widely reported and recorded case of collation center disruption in Oredo local government, by the notorious Osakpamwan Eriyo, who invaded the venue and released shots in the air, chasing away supporters and people, before making away with the results. This happened in the full glare of the Police, DSS, INEC and other security personnel. Interestingly, neither INEC nor the Police showed any concern or any resistance, even as we speak."

Edo 2016: INEC Official Results So Far, See Current Updates

The governorship election voting in Edo state was concluded on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 voter's has openly supported their choice candidates.

Edo state has a total of 1,925,105 registered voters; 192 Registration Areas (RAs); 2,627 Polling Units (PUs); and 4,011 Voting Points (VPs).


Security:
A total of 25,000 police officers were deployed across the state to maintain peace and security during the election exercise, while 44 groups of observers were accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as election monitors.

Following conclusion of voting on Wednesday, INEC begins collation of results for the Edo governorship election today, September 29.

At 9am this morning, INEC began to announce the election results which is as follows:

9.26: Three polling units cancelled.

450 votes cancelled due to snatched boxes and destruction of electoral material.

9.27: LGA: Owan West

Number of registered voters: 54,406

Number of accredited voters: 24,487

APC: 12,862

PDP: 10,132

Total votes cast: 23,290

Rejected votes: 1,002

9.27: LGA: Egor

Number of registered voters: 184,296

Number of accredited voters: 49,802

APC: 26,177

PDP: 19,514

Total valid votes cast: 46,728

Rejected votes: 2,811

One polling unit cancelled because of failure to use the card reader.

9.35: LGA: Esan North East

Number of registered voters: 74,293

Number of accredited voters: 27,121

APC: 9,130

PDP: 16,220

Total valid votes: 25,747

Rejected votes: 1,197

Three cancellations due to number of votes cast exceeding number of accredited voters.

9.55: Igueben

Number of registered voters: 42,655

Number of accredited voters: 16,482

APC: 7,802

PDP: 7,560

Total valid votes: 15,506

Rejected votes: 580

Two polling units cancelled.

9.56: LGA: Uhunmwode

Number of registered voters: 62,987

Number of accredited voters: 21,927

APC: 10,911

PDP: 8,667

Total valid votes: 19,971

Rejected votes: 1,759

There was cancellation of results in three polling units due to violence and discrepancy between the number of accredited voters and total votes cast.

10.09: LGA: Esan South East

Number of registered voters: 66,695

Number of accredited voters: 22,522

APC: 9,554

PDP: 11,466

Total valid votes: 21,250

Rejected votes: 806

Breaking: See How Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s Built His Son hospital Within Six Months in America

This building above is the hospital that Adams Oshiomhole bought for his son, Dr Oshioneh Oshiomhole in Boston Massachusetts, United States of America. Comrade governor bougth this building for one of his son who is a medical practitioner.


It become surprise to the people of Edo that the comrade governor could do this for just six months when he was unable to complete central hospital for six years.

The people of Edo with a question on their lips, especially the pensioners and local government workers, is how could an Oshiomhole who was only a textile worker and labour leader earning less than 200,000 naira monthly be able to by this sort of hospital in America?

DON"T BRIBE ME WITH JEEP! PAY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKER AND PENSIONERS - Onojie of Ewatto to APC

The Onojie of Ewatto, HRH S.O. Ikhumwen (JP), rejected an offer of a Prado Jeep from the outgoing comrade government Adam A Oshiomhole for him to support the APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming Edo 2016 guber election.


According to him, the rejection come as a result of the in ability of the state government to pay local government salaries and pensioners.The none-compromising monarch advised the APC government in the state, instead of buying jeep to bribe he should rather use the money to settle the arrears of suffering local government council workers and pensioners.
He was quoted as,

“Keep your Prado Jeep. I don’t need it. Go and pay local government workers and pensioners. They are suffering” the Onojie said.

Should we say this government is more corrupt than what we experience in the era of PDP? Because it become very obvious that bribing can now be done openly
 even by higher personnel, like the state government. nawa o!