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  • Ballot box snatched at Ward five in Edo

    Ballot box snatched at Ward five in Edo

    Hoodlums on Wednesday besieged two Polling Centres in Edo state, disrupting the ongoing gubernatorial election process in two remote areas in Edo North.

    At Ward five in Sabongida Ora area, the hoodlums made away with the ballot box assigned to the Polling Centre.

    Similarly, a dysfunctional card reader was snatched at Ibilo, Akoko Edo area of the State.

    However, the Police succeeded in arresting some suspects connected with the act.

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  • Two killed in Edo communal clash over mango

    Two persons have been killed and 40 houses burnt in a clash between two communities in Akoko-Edo local government.

    The two communities, Uneme-Ekpedo and Bekuma-Okpameri, had the fracas on Wednesday after some members quarreled over mango.

    It was gathered that four persons from Uneme-Ekpedo community went to a bush to pluck mangoes but one of them was killed by youths from Bekuma-Okpameri community who claimed the mango tree belonged to them.

    Peeved by the killing, youths from Uneme-Ekpedo were said to have mobilized and attacked Bekuma-Okpameri attacking residents and set houses ablaze.

    The palace of the traditional ruler of Bekuma-Okpameri, HRH Moses Alabi, was set ablaze.

    Persons injured in the attacked are now receiving treatment at an emergency camp at Lampese, a neighboring community.

    A source said, “As I am talking to you, there is nobody in Bekuma-Okpameri. It was unbelievable. The youths have completely sacked the community and residents are now camped in Lampese.”

    Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, confirmed the incident and said a fact finding police team has been sent to the community to arrest the perpetrators.

    Ezike added that the police held talks with the two traditional rulers.

  • Edo LG polls: ACN wins in 7 areas

    Edo LG polls: ACN wins in 7 areas

    Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Sunday announced results of Saturday’s council polls in seven of the 14 local government areas, where the exercise took place.

    The commission had earlier cancelled the exercise in four local government areas of Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, Esan West and Esan North-East due to logistic problems.

    It, however, said the exercise would hold in Esan West and Esan North-East on Wednesday, and on Thursday in Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local government areas.

    Announcing the results, The chairman of the commission, Chief Solomon Ogoh, said the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) won in all the seven local government areas.

    The areas are Orhionmwon, Egor, Akoko-Edo, Estako East, Estako-Central, Esan-South-East and Igueben

    In Orhionmwon, ACN won with 29,059 votes as against PDP’s 5,843 votes, while in Egor, ACN pulled 10,151 votes as against the PDP’s 1,951 votes.

    In Igueben local government area, ACN got 16,298 votes, while PDP scored 1,592 and in Estako East, ACN had 23,262 votes as against PDP’s 4,281 votes.

    Similarly, in Estako Central, ACN won with 9,293 votes and PDP got only 4,359 votes, while in Esan South-East, ACN scored 14,145 votes to defeat PDP, which got 2,776.

    In Akoko-Edo, ACN scored 41,496 votes to beat the rival PDP, which got 5,171 votes.

    The commission had earlier cleared six political parties, ACN, PDP, ANPP, CPC, LP and and AP to participate in the polls.

    However, The PDP and ANPP, on Sunday described the election as a “sham” and called for its cancellation.

    The ANPP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Solomon Edebiri, called for the immediate resignation of the chairman of the commission for incompetence.

    He also called on Gov. Adams Oshiomhole to redeem his name as the defender of democracy by sacking the chairman for “gross incompetence’’.

    The chairman of PDP, Dan Orbih, also called for the cancellation of the exercise, saying the ruling ACN manipulated the commission in its favour.

  • Give us more commissioners, Akoko-Edo tells Oshiomhole

    Give us more commissioners, Akoko-Edo tells Oshiomhole

    A group, Akoko Edo Renaissance’ has appealed to Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole to appoint the indigenes of Akoko-Edo as com-

    missioners. The group said Akoko-Edo council is the oldest and largest local government in the state, adding that it deserves more that a slot in the ca binet.

    In a letter to the governor signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Jude Obasanmi, National Secretary Peter Ogunubi and Publicity Secretary Damisa Ojegbai, the association also reminded the governor about his promise to make the council a centre of development.

    The group noted that, since it was created in 1956, Akoko-Edo Council has remained one local government, adding that the indigenes have also been contributing to the growth and development of the state.

    It added: “We use this opportunity to make a special appeal to you to use your good office and discretion in favour of Akoko Edo by appointing two commissioners from the local government. We have suffered marginalisation for decades. Akoko Edo is too vast a local government area to be represented by a single commissioner.

    “Since the Midwestern Region was carved out of the Western Region of Nigeria by plebiscite in 1956, Akoko Edo area has remained a virtual desert outpost; a hilly landscape without the attention it deserves. In the 52 years of preaching federalism and three decade of minority rights activism, our local government area has remained stagnant while other councils have been divided into three or more councils.

    “In actualizing your second term vision, you need a team of committed and dynamic people to complement your mass appeal, popularity and doggedness. Akoko Edo is blessed with many intelligent men and women who can adequately represent our interest in your cabinet”.