The President of the Nigerian Senate and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Council on Osun State Gubernatorial Election, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has faulted the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the election results were inconclusive. Saraki, in a statement signed by him, expressed dismay over the decision by INEC to declare as “inconclusive” an election in which a candidate won the highest number of votes and fulfilled the condition for geographical spread. “In my lay man’s opinion, the INEC was wrong in declaring the election as inconclusive because the votes in certain polling units were…
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The undeclared winner of 2018 Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has expressed profound appreciation and gratitude to Osun electorate for their kind support in yesterday election. In a statement he signed this evening, Senator Adeleke said the widespread support he garnered across the state humbled him, declaring that he was honoured to have won considerable votes across all local governments of the state. “I sent my appreciation through this medium to Osun voters who find me worthy of their votes. Your votes humbled me and further strengthen my resolve to truly serve our people. “Despite all the blackmails and…
Moves by some loyalists of Sen. Magnus Abe to vacate the perpetual injunction that was granted in favour of the Ojukaye Flag-Amachree-led Rivers State Executive Committee (SEC) of All Progressive Congress (APC) on September 4, 2018 by an Abuja High Court have crashed. In a ruling delivered by the Presiding Judge, His Lordship, Justice H.B. Yusuf of an Abuja High Court holding at Maitama on 20th September, 2018, the Court declined to rule on a Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/2705/18 filed by the 23 Claimants. The Judge ruled that: “Based on all that I have said, it is my honest view that…
On the 22nd of May 2018, I took the bold decision to seek for election to the Office of Governor of Osun State under the platform Social Democratic Party (SDP). The past four months have been very exciting. I am delighted that our message of good governance and dignity has reached every corner of the state. Over the past four months, I have worked with committed people who have given time and resources to our shared agenda for restoration. I am confident that while we might appear to have lost an election, we have won the greater victory; the clarion…
For the just concluded governorship election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the poll is inconclusive because the difference in votes is less than the number of cancelled votes. INEC is probably relying on her 2015 guidelines which appears contrary to Constitutional provisions on this matter. It may make sense if the votes involved are in relation to centres where elections were not held due to no fault of the voters. However, were elections were held and votes are cancelled, they remain cancelled. They ought not to form part of the counting process and should not…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare PDP winner in Osun’s Saturday general election to avert national crisis. Prince Secondus said that the PDP will not accept anything less than its deserved victory because the party won the election clearly and unambiguously. He said that after INEC robbed the party of victory in Ekiti state and said they should go to the tribunal, now in Osun state after the party won glaringly they have concocted another story of inconclusive just to pacify their pay masters.…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared “inconclusive” the just concluded Saturday’s 22nd September 2018 governorship election in Osun State because the difference between the two leading parties (PDP and APC) was just 353 votes but the number of cancelled votes was 3,5498. In view of the above, INEC has disclosed that there will be Re-run Election which will hold on Thursday, 27th of September, 2018 in polling units in Ife North, Ife South and Orolu Local Government areas. The following polling units were declared as “Cancelled” during the live broadcast of election result: Orolu – 2 Units Ife South -…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Saturday’s 22nd September 2018 Osun State governorship election “inconclusive”. The INEC Returning Officer, Joseph Afuwape said that since the difference between the two leading parties was just 353 votes but the number of cancelled votes was 3,5498, no winner had emerged. Announcing the results on Sunday afternoon, Afuwape said Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 254,699, while his closest contender, Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had 254,345 votes. Senator Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled 128,049 votes to place a distant…
Suspected INEC Official was caught tearing the pasted election result for Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. The official claimed to have received a call from one Mr Aderinoye who he said was an Electoral Officer (EO) and working Ayedaade Local Government. There was a dispute on the result of Ayedaade Local Government during the live updates of INEC Collation of Results for Osun State Governorship Election. It was claimed the PDP votes should be 10836 but 9836 was announced. While the investigating was still ongoing, the video below was sent to us by our source depicting the confession of the suspected INEC official: Read…
In the just concluded collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials for the Osun State Governorship Election that was held on Saturday, 22nd September 2018; the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Ademola Adeleke is on the lead with margin votes of about 300. The collation process which was conducted at the INEC Secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital; was highly competitive between the two top parties in the country, APC and PDP. Forty Eight political parties participated in in the election but only four parties actually pull some weights. The 4 top parties as…