A purported Edo election result (by local government areas) in circulation strongly insinuated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2024 governorship poll in the state......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Legit reports that genuine results from dozens of polling units (PUs) have surfaced on the IReV. However, it is not immediately clear when organisers of the off-cycle election — the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) — will officially announce the results.
The viral screenshot attributing victory to the PDP in the 2024 election has the logo of the online Nigerian newspaper, Premium Times. The claim, which started circulating on Saturday afternoon, September 21, suggested that the PDP triumphed in 13 local government areas (LGAs) of Edo while the APC won the remaining five.
See a sample via X below:
Asue Ighodalo Is Coming!#EdoDecides24 pic.twitter.com/pVc9tCnCGt
— 𝕋𝕖𝕤𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕞🇳🇬🇺🇲 (@KadiriTesleem) September 21, 2024
But reacting via a disclaimer on Saturday night, September 21, the media platform pointed out that the alleged local government results attributed to it as the source was lifted from the official results of the 2020 Edo state governorship election.
Premium Times, therefore, branded the widely-circulated 2024 ‘Edo election result’ “completely false”.
Legit reports that as of the time of this report at 10:15 pm, INEC has yet to begin collation of results from the 18 local government areas for the 2024 Edo state governorship election.
Also, the main activities at the INEC collation centre in the Edo state capital, Benin, have not kicked off. The arena is only filled with journalists and election observers who are awaiting the start of the results’ formal announcement process by the electoral umpire.
Edo election result: Verdict on viral claim
Social media claims that the PDP has won Edo’s 2024 governorship election are false. The cited post is a 2020 report.
Nigerians are advised to keep tabs on INEC.
Asue Ighodalo wins own polling unit
Meanwhile, Legit reported that Ighodalo won in his polling unit in Saturday’s election.
Ighodalo, a lawyer, is a registered voter at polling unit 003 in his hometown, Ewohimi community. He polled 200 votes out of the 246 votes cast.
