The Edo State Unbiased Electoral Fee, EDSIEC, on Monday, introduced Certificates of Return to councillorship candidates who emerged victorious within the by-elections performed on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
The certificates had been handed over on the Fee’s headquarters on Airport Highway, GRA, Benin Metropolis, by Ovuchor Suleiman, representing EDSIEC Chairman Jonathan Aifuobhokhan.
Whereas a number of candidates turned as much as personally obtain their certificates, others had been notably absent and didn’t accumulate theirs on the ceremony.
Monday’s presentation formally concludes the extremely contentious by-election, which went forward regardless of a subsisting Excessive Court docket ex parte order directing EDSIEC to droop the train.
The Fee, nevertheless, had earlier filed a movement on discover difficult the order and introduced in a September 19 press launch that it might proceed with the polls primarily based on its authorized place.
The elections, boycotted by main opposition events, noticed the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the one contender. The get together consequently secured all 59 councillorship seats throughout 15 native authorities areas the place vacancies existed.
