The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) gave Certificates of Return to the councillorship candidates who won the recent by-elections on Saturday, September 20, 2025, on Monday.
Ovuchor Suleiman, the EDSIEC Chairman, Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, delivered the certificates at the Commission’s headquarters on Airport Road, GRA, Benin City.
Several of the victorious candidates were present to receive their certificates, but a number remained absent and did not collect their Return Certificates during the ceremony.
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The contentious by-election was officially concluded with the issuance of the certificates despite a High Court ex parte order preventing EDSIEC from holding the elections.
However, EDSIEC had sent a notice to the court asking for a judicial review of the ex parte order.
The Commission stated in a press release on Friday, September 19, that it would continue conducting the elections, citing legal justifications, on the same day as the election.
Source: Channels TV
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