BREAKING: US Breaks Silence on Outcome of Edo Guber Election, Sends Message to INEC

Sep 24, 2024

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The United States government has finally spoken out on the outcome of the Edo State gubernatorial election.

The US government has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to support processes for challenging the results.

In a statement released on Tuesday by the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., the American government commended the people of Edo State for the peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial elections on September 21.

INEC had earlier declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the keenly contested election, securing 291,667 votes. Okpebholo defeated Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 247,274 votes, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP), who came third with 22,763 votes.

However, the main opposition parties have rejected the results, claiming they do not reflect the electorates’ votes and have threatened to take legal action.

“The U.S. Mission in Nigeria commends the people of Edo State for the widely peaceful conduct of gubernatorial elections on September 21 and reiterates calls for calm following the announcement of results,” the statement read.

It added, “We commend Governor Godwin Obaseki’s appeal for peace and urge all stakeholders, including INEC, to support established electoral processes and respect legal procedures to challenge results.”

“Transparency and due process are crucial to maintaining public confidence in any democratic system. The United States reaffirms our commitment to supporting free, fair, transparent, and credible elections in Nigeria and will continue to monitor the situation closely,” the statement added.

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2 responses to “BREAKING: US Breaks Silence on Outcome of Edo Guber Election, Sends Message to INEC”

OREOLA TAIWO ALEX

September 26, 2024

APC party government lead under Mr President (BAT) & INEC under the leadership Prof. Momudu Yakubu has bastards and finished our dear country Nigeria democracy according to their actions and Way towards election by announcing the ruling party even they don’t vote for by over turned will of the people in collections of the thugs and some of the dubious character law enforcement agency. I know one thing that God is looking and watching, He will surely pay them back according to their evil did. According to 2Chron 16 verse 9.
Thanks & God bless.

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Musibau Olapade

September 24, 2024

Nothing concerns USA about our internal affairs mostly elections in Nigeria, because this breathing and satanic demon you sold and brought for us in our glorious nation since 1978 that OBJ accepted this system of governance from Jimmy Carter (US president then) and ever since then Nigeria knows no peace at all both Economically and developmentally with uncountable satanic tendencies contributing greatly to our unsurmountable since and right now Almighty Allah us punishing us seriously for all these, to punish and impoverish poor nations in the whole world mostly third(3rd) world countries this US of a country went ahead through UN to hijack GATT system of trading from EEC and turn it to WTO in order to control world economy also one of the reasons Russia will never agree with them till eternity(God us just tolerating them till the appointed time of the whole universe reaches.

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