The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Moses Cleopas of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Bayelsa Central Senatorial bye-election. INEC Returning Officer, Associate Prof. Emmanuel Akpan of the Federal University, Otuoke (FUO) announced the results. Cleopas polled 110,019 votes to defeat his closest Abel Efemowei of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 18,947. “Cleopas, having scored the highest number of votes cast and fulfilled the requirements of the law is hereby returned elected,” Akpan said. Eleven political parties participated in the election. On Sunday, former Governor, Seriake Dickson, was declared winner of the Bayelsa West…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday alleged that the government of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State had perfected plans to carry out a crackdown on dissenting voices in the State. TheInfoStride Reports that the allegation came from the Acting National Vice Chairman of the PDP, Chief Ali Odefa during a press briefing in Enugu. Ever since Umahi dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC, it has been war of words between him and the PDP leaders in his State. The Governor had in one of his speeches accused the PDP leaders of plotting a breakdown of…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State hinted on Sunday that the assurance of fairness in the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be a major condition for agreeing to a merger being propounded by the APC. Leader of the ADC in the state and its governorship candidate last year, Sen Abdulazeez Nyako, made the demand of fairness when a leader of the APC and its governorship aspirant last year, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, visited the ADC as part of his personal contribution to ongoing merger talks between the two parties in the state. Abdulazeez Nyako who was the Adamawa Central…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has described Saturday’s bye-elections in the state as a charade. Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated PDP flagbearer, Babatunde Gbadamosi, in Lagos East Senatorial poll. Similarly, Femi Saheed of the APC floored PDP candidate, Sikiru Alebiosu, to win Kosofe constituency 2 (House of Assembly) election. PDP Chairman in Lagos, Adedeji Doherty, alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allocated votes to the ruling party. He expressed confidence that the people will be rescued from APC and its leadership “that have held down Lagos State for over twenty years”. The…
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has been declared the winner of the December 5, 2020, Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ekechukwe Okeke, Dean of Humanities at the Federal University of Otuoke announced that Dickson, a candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) polled 115,257, to beat his closet rival, Peremobowei Ebebi of the All Progressives Congress,( APC) who scored 17,500 votes. TheInfoStride reports that the election result showed how the two major parties maintained their strongholds during the exercise. Governor Douye Diri also proved the dominance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Mrs Amaka Ugwueze, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of Isi-Uzo State Constituency Bye-Election in Enugu State. TheinfoStride reports that INEC conducted the by-election in the state constituency following the death of Mr Chijioke Ugwuezehe, a former representative, who died earlier in 2020. The INEC Collation Officer for the By-Election, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu, after the bye-election on Saturday declared Ugwueze, a winner.
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said he is not in support of zoning. Fayemi stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics yesterday. The governor was reacting to various calls for Nigeria to have a president from the Southern part of the country in 2023. Fayemi said he understands why those who feel marginalized are clamoring for the presidency, but insisted that “in a country that is multicultural, multireligious and multiethnic, one of the equilibrating mechanisms is to ensure that those in leadership represent the mosaic that the country is”. According to him, “there are excellent Nigerians from…
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has suspended his Chief of Staff, Anthony Agbazuere. Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. The suspension takes immediate effect. No reason was given. Ezem said the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Alozie Odoemelam, will assume the Chief of Staff position until further notice. Last Wednesday when Ikpeazu approved payment of Consolidated Health Salary Scheme (CONHESS) for local government workers, Agbazuere signed the statement. He said the governor has also directed the resolution of arrears of salaries owed by some government parastatals. “It is also the position of…
The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) has canceled the election in wards in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State following what it described as electoral malpractices in the state bye election. According to the INEC Resident Commissioner, Dr Asmau Maikudi, the INEC decided to cancel the election because it was not properly done. “The report we received was that many ballot boxes were snatched and some of the INEC adhoc workers were kidnapped” Maikudi also condemned the actions of the thugs, saying that the attitude shows clearly that they do not want peace in Zamfara State at all.
The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the December 5th, 2020 bye-election for the Plateau South Senatorial District Prof. Nora Dadu’ut had been declared winner of the election. Returning Officer and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Lafia Professor Idris Amali announced the result at the collating centre in Shendam, headquarters of the zone. Declaring the result before a team of INEC officials, Amali commended all the ten political parties for their maturity they have exhibited during and after the election. He described all the aspirants as “democrats” for giving him the necessary support and cooperation…
The Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Stephen Odey has been declared the winner of the Cross River North Senatorial District Election held on December 5th 2020 The PDP candidate pulled a total of 129,207 votes to defeat other contestants, AA: 58, AAC: 92, ADC: 388, APC: 19,165, APM: 93, NNPP: 216, PDP: 129,207, SDP: 188, YPP:387 TheInfoStride gathered that there were a total of 420, 576 registered voters, 153, 052 accredited voters, 149, 794 valid votes and 2, 206 rejected votes. The returning officer for the senatorial bye-election Prof. Ameh Akor Dennis declared Dr Stephen Odey winner…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, on his emergence as the Senator-elect for Lagos East Senatorial District. The Governor in a statement released on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, also congratulated the APC candidate for Kosofe State Constituency II, Mr. Obafemi Saheed, who emerged victorious in last Saturday’s by-election. The Governor described APC’s victory with a wide margin in the by-elections as a sound testament to the confidence the people of Lagos State have in the All Progressives Congress. He commended the electorate for coming…
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has won the Dass State Constituency bye-election held on Saturday. The APC candidate, Bala Lukshi won the keenly contested election with a total of 12,299 votes to defeat his closest rival, Lawal Wandi of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wandi polled a total of 11, 062 votes to come second in the election, which observers said was largely peaceful. The result was announced early Sunday morning by the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Ahmed Mohammed of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi. The victory of the APC in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Femi Saheed of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of Saturday’s bye-election for Kosofe constituency 2 of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Prof. Iyinola Oni, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for the bye-election in Kosofe, announced the result at the collation centre in Agidi Comprehensive School, Agbonyi-Ketu on Sunday morning. According to the results, the APC candidate polled 12,494 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr Sikiru Alebiosu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who got 2,068 votes. Oni also announced that AA got 31, votes, ADC, 90 votes, AAC 97,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Bakura State House of Assembly bye-election in Zamfara State inconclusive. Prof. Ibrahim Magawata, the INEC Returning Officer explained that after the collation of result of the votes cast, the two major contenders, APC and PDP scored 16,464 and 18,645 respectively, giving a difference of 2,181, NAN reports. He further said that results from 14 polling units were cancelled due to over voting. “Some polling units scored zero due to ballot box snatching, violence, assault on INEC officials and burning of election materials by thugs. “However, due to the cancellation of the…
Tokunbo Abiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos east bye-election, has been declared winner of the December 5 polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced that the APC polled a total of 89, 204 votes. The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, secured 11, 257 votes. The APC candidate won with a wide margin in all the five LGAs in the senatorial district. See results: Shomolu APC: 17,728 PDP: 2,067 Epe APC: 22,213 PDP: 1,826 Ibeju Lekki APC: 16,336 PDP: 937 Ikorodu APC: 19,204 PDP: 3,766 Kosofe…
Tokunbo Mukhail Abiru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Saturday’s Lagos East election, has stated that the party cannot afford to fail the electorate. Abiru said this in his victory speech on Sunday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the poll. The former Managing Director of Polaris Bank defeated Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He commended APC leader, Bola Tinubu; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman of Lagos State APC, Babatunde Balogun; Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC); the State Executive Council (SEC); State Working Committee (SWC), and his campaign council for putting up a…
Electoral materials for the Cross River Northern/Senatorial/State House of Assembly bye-election slated for 5th of December, 2020 have been distributed as early as 7am. TheInfoStride, while monitoring the distribution in Yala observed that the materials were moved to various ward headquarters and units, getting set for the elections. Speaking to our reporter, one Godwin Oko said, “We are ready for the elections, materials have arrived various units and various ward headquarters and they are being distributed. For now, there is no problem, we are set for the election.” For security, he said “As at yesterday, there was heavy presence of…
The G8 group, a faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) that battled former governor, Abdul Aziz Yari in 2019 over governorship primary election has reunited with the former governor to fight PDP in today’s Bakura Local Government bye-election in Zamfara State. Our correspondent can authoritatively report that former governor Mahmud’s Aliyu Shinkafi and other members of the group were seen campaigning for APC for the bye-election in Bakura. But when contacted, one of the G8 group member, senator Kabiru Marafa said that he was done politically with former governor Abdul Aziz Yari, saying that he had already built his…
Emir of Dass, Alhaji Bilyaminu Usman Othman, on Saturday commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for making proper arrangements for the bye-election ongoing in Dass state constituency. This is even as TheInfoStride observed an impressive voters’ turn out for the election being held to fill the constituency’s vacant seat following the 13th August 2020 murder of the former occupant of the seat, Hon Musa Mante Baraza. Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at the polling unit near his palace, the first-class Emir hailed the early arrival of electoral materials and expressed confidence that the election would be…