The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State has announced the result of the presidential election in the state. INEC Collation Officer and vice Chancellor of the federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, Professor Akeem Lasisi announced the result at the state Collation Centre in Ado Ekiti after collation officers from the 16 council Areas presented their results one after the other. He explained that out of the 18 registered political parties that took part in the exercise, APC got the highest number of votes with two hundred and one thousand, four hundred and ninety-four. Professor Lasisi…
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Tinubu leads in 10 Ogun local govts Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has won in 10 local governments announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) so far. Also, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is coming second in the 10 local governments announced. The results are as follows: 1. REMO NORTH LG Registered voters: 48,886 Accredited Voters: 11,148 APC: 5,814 PDP: 3,627 LP: 984 NNPP: 22 ADC: 71 Total valid votes: 10,665 Rejected votes: 478 Total votes cast: 11,143 2. IKENNE LG Registered voters: 67,914 Accredited Voters: 20,126 APC:…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State on Sunday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the House of Representatives candidate for Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, winner of yesterday’s election without any further delay. The opposition party affirmed that Ideato people have spoken and their voices heard loud and clear. Across the Federal Constituency, the people came out in great numbers and waited patiently and voted for Barr. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as their choice, he said. PDP said this in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor made…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has spoken on the violence that erupted in some areas in Lagos during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. There were pockets of violence in some areas in Lagos on Saturday as thugs attacked polling units and destroyed election materials. . Addressing the press at the International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja on Saturday, Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said that elections have been countermanded in some federal constituencies in Edo State. He said the reason for countermanding the election in Esan North and Esan South was because of the…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Cross River State has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to tamper with ongoing collation of the presidential and National Assembly election results. IPAC alleged that there was a purported order from powerful forces within the ruling party in the state which urged the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Gabriel Yomeri to suspend collation of results. In a statement signed by the state chairman, Anthony Bissong Attah and the secretary, Pastor Ntami Esege, early Sunday morning, they warned that “any attempt to alter, compromise or change the result of any polling unit, ward,…
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has defeated his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar at Muchalla Ward, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The PDP candidate is from Adamawa State and his party controls the state. According to results released from the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Obi polled a total of 4,524 votes, while Atiku followed with 1,864; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 340 votes, while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) trailed with 31 votes. Below is the result: APC…
Femi Fani-Kayode has mocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the announcement of the 2023 presidential election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. INEC will commence collation and announcement of results by 12 pm on Sunday and Fani-Kayode is already seeing a victory for Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate. However, the former minister of aviation did not mention the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, who is currently leading in some states. He believes that Tinubu will end up in Aso Rock Villa, while Atiku will head to Dubai, United…
Early results from several polling units in most parts of Cross River State indicated that the Labour Party, LP, is winning the state. The LP won by larger margins in polling units whose results were swiftly available. Closely followed was the APC in some of the units. Some of the results showed that Yakurr LGA, dominantly controlled by APC, LP won. At the Ministry of Agriculture Unit 014 Ijiman Ugep. Presidential APC:27 PDP:12 LP:35 Senate APC: 31 PDP:16 LP: 26 Reps PDP: 11 APC: 22 LP: 42 In Ikom LGA, OFUTOP II ward, Playground Nsimaghe polling unit: presidential total vote…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu has lost the presidential election in his Angwarimi Ward, GRA A1, LERCEST Office in Keffi, Nasarawa State to the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Obi won the unit after polling 132 votes, while the APC got 85 votes for the second position. In the Senatorial election: APC got 55 votes, LP scored 42 votes, the PDP polled 22 votes, NNPP (4), ADC (1), ZLP (3) and SDP (184). However, seven votes were counted as invalid. In the House of Representatives: APC got 46 votes, PDP…
One of the campaign media aides to Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, AbdulAziz AbdulAziz, has said that reports trickling in from across the country indicate that his candidate is winning the elections. AbdulAziz said it is yet too soon to project what exactly would happen, but according to him, results coming from various angles of the country shows that the APC presidential candidate is ahead of others. The media aide, who congratulated Nigerians for their maturity and sense of belonging through the massive turnout to cast their votes, also commended INEC for excellent preparations. AbdulAziz voted in his Fagge…
Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Saturday delivered his polling unit to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Mohammed voted in today’s presidential and National Assembly elections at the Bakin Dutse Polling Unit in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. Results coming from the unit showed that in the presidential poll, PDP secured 103 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, got 25 votes. In the senatorial election, PDP scored 101 as against the 32 and 17 got by APC and New Nigeria People Party…
The lawmaker representing Rimin Gado, Tofa and Dawakin Tofa, Abdulkadir Tijjani Jobe in Kano State, has boasted that he will defeat his opponent. Jobe, who is contesting against Governor Ganduje Son, Abba, cast his vote at Jobe wards Dawakin Tofa, He told newsmen that he is highly confident from the reports of early results coming that he has won Governor Ganduje at his polling unit. “I’m highly confident of going back to the House after my wide defeat of Ganduje and his family at this election because my constituents are hundred percent with me”. He said, “what did Ganduje do…
The Labour Party has raised the alarm alleging that some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have refused to upload the presidential election results in Lagos and Delta States. The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, raised the alarm in a statement he issued on Saturday night. According to him, the results collated in various polling units in the states are not being uploaded to the Central Server of the electoral body. Abure alleged that in places like Agege, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Surulere, and Ibeju Lekki, amongst others where results showed that Labour Party won convincingly, the INEC…
Reno Omokri has reacted to reports making the rounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was trying to change the results of the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections. There are some reports from the supporters of one of the leading presidential candidates that the INEC was trying to manipulate the system in favour of another candidate. The former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan believes that there was no way the Commission could change the results when polling agents already have the results that have been publicly declared. “INEC is NOT trying to change any results. Stop spreading such…
The Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has commented on the ongoing general elections. Gbajabiamila, who voted in his polling unit at about 11 am on Saturday, said the election was smooth and peaceful. He disclosed this on Saturday in a post via his verified Twitter handle. The Speaker said the election is critical to the country. “Was at my polling unit this morning in Surulere, at about 11 am to cast my vote. The process went smoothly, in a peaceful and orderly manner. “I hope it continues like this across the country as this election is…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has won at former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s polling unit at Ward 11, Unit 22, Olosomi Compound, Totoro/Sokori, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo had earlier declared his support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. But, Tinubu, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), defeated other candidates. The former Lagos State Governor scored 55 votes to defeat Obi who polled 9 votes. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, got 7 votes.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has voted in Wesley Primary School, Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of the State. Adebutu while addressing newsmen said the election has been peaceful so far. However, the PDP candidate was not pleased that Governor Dapo Abiodun visited his (Adebutu’s) polling unit after he had voted at a different polling unit. Adebutu asked why will Abiodun be “gallivanting around” after he had voted. He described the act as being against the law of the land. Adebutu expressed confidence that the PDP will win the election, asking…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed concern over the voters’ apathy in the state, especially among women. The Governor, while waiting to cast his vote, urged the electorate to come out en masse to exercise their rights by choosing their leaders. El-Rufai who waited for hours in the queue to cast his vote disclosed this at PU 024 ward 7 Unguwar Sarki, Kaduna said there are reported cases of Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunction in the state. The Governor explained that a BVAS machine was snatched at the Southern part of the state, just as he also said that two…
The Delta State House of Assembly candidate for Uvwie Constituency, Ufuoma Gideon Diare of Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, alleged manipulations in the election exercise. He spoke with newsmen at Alegbo Primary School in Effurun,Uvwie Local Government Area. Diare said:”They are trying to submerge the people. But Nigeria is waking up, everyone is beginning to believe that Nigeria will move forward.” He, however, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for conducting a free and fair election. According to him,”INEC has done a good job.”
As Nigerians file out to decide their next president, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has been described as the greatest threat to a free and fair election in Nigeria. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, made the remark while accusing Bello of cutting three major roads to the opposition stronghold in the state. On Thursday, the Kogi State Government, said the excavation of some roads in Kogi Central was a deliberate security measure. The state government said the measure was to restrict criminals from using the roads to cause havoc. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and…