Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State won his polling unit with five votes ahead of his closest rival, Ladi Adebutu. Abiodun is seeking reelection under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Adebutu is of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The duo of Abiodun and Adebutu are indigenes of Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. In Saturday’s election, Abiodun scored 147 votes, while Adebutu closed in with 145 votes.
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
There is an obvious voter apathy in the ongoing Kogi House of Assembly election as most of the polling units visited by the media correspondent recorded low turnout of voters. The GRA Lokoja Club Unit 016, for example, had 750 registered voters but recorded only 80 cast votes at the time of filing this report. Similar situations played out in other polling units visited in Lokoja, the state capital and Ajaokuta Local Government Area. Some voters told the media the apathy could be attributed to the outcome of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Cross River State, Jonah Ekpezu has said he expected the low turnout of voters following the controversy surrounding the outcome of the last presidential election which did not favour the party’s candidate, Peter Obi. In an interview, Ekpezu said he was surprised that at his 34 Ambo polling unit, people came out to vote for his party in good numbers. Ekpezu expressed optimism that his party will sweep the polls at the ongoing governorship election in the state. He said the party will remain law abiding but may question the…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party has lost his polling unit 045, OSHIFILA/Abule Igbira of Ikeja Local Government, to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Saturday’s Lagos State gubernatorial poll. See results: LP: 18 APC: 29 PDP: 2 Void: 1 Registered voters: 421 Accredited voters: 50
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State arrived his polling unit 01, ward 11, located at Abayomi bus stop, Iwo Road in Ibadan North Local Government Area, at exactly 10:30 a.m. and voted at exactly 10: 34 am. Makinde, who expressed satisfaction with the exercise so far, urged the people of the state to sustain the peaceful atmosphere. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of the governor’s supporters and PDP members trooped out to welcome him to the polling centres. Also, Sen. Teslim Folarin, the APC governorship candidate, cast his vote at exactly 10. 45 a.m. at his…
No fewer than two million residents of Ogun State are expected to vote in today’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2,688,305 persons registered to vote in Ogun State. The voters are expected to file out from 8am on Saturday to choose who would lead them for another four years as governor and members of the State Assembly. InfoStride News reports that the Ogun governorship election is a three-horse race, even though 12 political parties registered to take part in the poll. The incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun is seeking reelection under the…
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, has while casting his votes at his Gawuna Polling Unit, emphasized his destiny is in the hands of Allah. Gawuna, who voted amid hundreds of other voters, said he is confident that the elections would be peaceful with a full security presence. “Power comes from God as I always said, and I’m not worried at all because I know God has already destined who is going to win this contest,” he said. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, explained that the voters’ turnout is also something of pride because…
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, has expressed disappointment over the conduct of the election in the Ilesa East Local Government Area of the state. He is also seeking re-election to the state Assembly from the Ilesa East State Constituency. Owoeye, who spoke to journalists immediately after casting his vote at his Ward 10, Polling Unit 6, Ilesa East, alleged the ill-treatment of All Progressives Congress, APC, members by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In his words, “I am not satisfied with the conduct of PDP members in Ilesa East. They’ve started since morning to…
The Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections hold across the country today, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Governorship election will take place in 28 States across the nation with just a few incumbent Governors seeking re-election while most of the States will be electing new chief Executive Officers. In Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nominated Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran as their candidate and they will battle Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party. Two major political parties, the PDP and APC, have the most candidates…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from March 20 to 22, the foreign ministry here announced on Friday. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying in a brief announcement said “at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22. This will be Xi’s first visit after getting endorsed for an unprecedented third five-year term as the President and head of the military early this month by the National People’s Congress, (NPC). Speculation is rife that…
Looking at the whole picture, it will appear that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State may struggle at the March 18 governorship poll. This is not unconnected with the growing clout of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which over the past two years invested considerably in its effort to reclaim power in the state. Many are also quick to point out that APC has never won a governorship election in the state. Should APC prevail at the poll, this Saturday’s Election is going to be the first time the party would win the governorship…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked reports circulating on social media on purported zoning of key positions of the incoming 10th National Assembly as misleading. The party, therefore, called on the public to disregard the report in its entirety. The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Barr. Felix Morka in a statement issued on Friday described the report indicating that the positions have been zoned as false, misleading, and should be disregarded in its entirety. He said: “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a report circulating on social media on purported zoning of key…
Less than 24 hours to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Ebonyi State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Tochukwu Okorie has rejected its party’s gubernatorial candidate, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii and instead backs the rotation of power to Ebonyi North senatorial zone. InfoStride News recalls that Odii and Governor David Umahi the incumbent governor who is completing his eight-year tenure, both hail from Ebonyi South senatorial zone. “It has been generally agreed that it is only fair that Ebonyi North should produce the next governor in the spirit of equity. I hereby lend my voice in…
With 24 hours to the governorship election, a former Kogi west Senator, Dino Melaye, has accused Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of electoral malpractice. Melaye accused an APC senator participating in the governorship election of printing ballot papers. He also alleged that another APC Senator printed result sheets ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. In a series of tweets, Melaye wrote: “APC senator printed ballot papers, another APC senator printed result sheets. How can this election be credible, fair and transparent? Yahoo Yahoo election indeed. SDM “How can a person who is participating in an election be the one…
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, Director, New Media, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers Governorship Campaign Council, has denied conniving with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the March 18 Governorship election. Semenitari, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, described the allegations of conniving with INEC and security agencies to rig the election in Rivers as unfounded. According to her, the PDP has consistently followed the rules and regulations of the electoral process, and there is no evidence to suggest that they have been involved in any impropriety. She said though the opposition parties had been making…
Atiku Abubakar has mocked the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for “seeking endorsements” after the February 25 election in Nigeria. The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused the APC of begging United States President Joe Biden to congratulate Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Director of New Media, Femi Fani-Kayode, said though the U.S. State Department had greeted Tinubu, there was a need for Biden to do the same. “It’s time for Joe (Biden) to pick up the phone and add his voice. We are a big nation, we deserve no less,” Fani-Kayode tweeted. In…
Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has said his focus is to form a government of national competence rather than that of national unity to address Nigeria’s challenges. Tinubu said this in a statement personally signed on Thursday in Abuja. The statement read in part, “As your incoming president, I accept the task before me. There has been talk of a government of national unity, my aim is higher than that. I seek a government of national competence. “In selecting my government, I shall not be weighed down by considerations extraneous to ability and performance. The day for political gamesmanship is long…
Ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the Ebonyi State chapter of the Labour Party has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. Nwifuru is the anointed candidate of the incumbent governor, Dave Umahi who is expected to leave office in May 2023. In a communique issued by the Ebonyi State Labour Party chairman, Godwin Jioke, the party explained that it does not have any candidate in the governorship race owing to “protracted legal tussles.” The party called on its supporters and all Obidients across the state to come out en masse and…
Barely 48 hours to the March 18 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, Reno Omokri, a social media influencer and former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan said Lagosians should vote other parties other than Labour Party. On his official Twitter handle on Thursday, Omokri faulted the performance of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi during his eight years reign as Anambra State governor. He listed world class railways and solid roads as achievements of Sanwo-olu. “Love him or hate him, Sanwoolu built world class railways and solid roads. What does Obi have to show for his 8 years…
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan accused the federal government of planning his arrest saying this is all part of a “London plan” to finish all cases against the country’s former premier Nawaz Sharif. In a video message, Imran said, “This is part of the London plan and an agreement has been signed there to put Imran in jail, make the PTI fall and finish all cases against Nawaz Sharif.” He further stated that he doesn’t understand the reason behind the attack on people as he had already assured that he will be present in court…