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#NigeriaElections2023: You Hold Nigeria’s Destiny, Don’t Declare Poll Inconclusive Ohanaeze Tells INEC
Following the conduct of the presidential election, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, on Sunday said the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Yakubu Mahmood is holding the destiny of over 300 million Nigerians
Ohanaeze made the remark while urging Yakubu not to cause a constitutional crisis by declaring the election inconclusive.
The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, urged the INEC boss not to announce the wrong results.
Speaking with DAILY POST, Isiguzoro said Yakubu should be part of history that ensured a credible, free, and fair election in Nigeria.
He said: “INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu must do the right thing and be a part of history that would usher in a new Nigeria for the betterment of his children and grandchildren.
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“He should not throw away integrity and slaughter the image of the country under the altar of monetary inducement.
“He should stand as a man of integrity that conducted the most peaceful, credible, free, and fair election in Nigeria like Humphrey Nwosu in 1993.
“INEC chairman is holding the destiny of over 300 Nigerians in his hands. He should not allow what happened to Nwosu to repeat where election was declared inconclusive.
“Yakubu should resist the devil and ensure he announces the original result collated from the polling units.
“He should not throw Nigeria into a constitutional crisis from tomorrow.”
Politics
Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.
Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.
Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.
READ ALSO:UPDATED: INEC Declares Soludo Winner Of Anambra Guber Poll
“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”
Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.
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2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.
Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.
According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.
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He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.
“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”
Politics
JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
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In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.
“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.
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