The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has said elections in Nigeria are being monetized to the highest bidders. Pastor Giwa said electoral officers are being used to “select” and not as umpires superintending over the election of leaders.

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says the outcome of the Edo governorship election shows the nation’s democracy is “maturing”.

Adamawa state Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has condemned the outcome of the Edo governorship election, labelling it as a shameful episode for Nigeria’s democracy.

The PDP called for the restoration of the collation process in accordance with the Electoral Act and INEC rules and regulations for the Edo election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the results of the Edo governorship election garnered by its collation agents across the state.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has decries that the election could be remembered as the worst election in Nigeria’s history due to numerous alleged irregularities.