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Osun Governorship Poll 2018: INEC declares Re-run Election in 4 LGAs

Ade Adewale — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:50:41 +0000

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 [...]

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Ajimobi Reveals How His Late Mother Inspired His Governorship Ambition

Kunle Atiba — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:28:13 +0000

The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has reminisced on the strong support and prayers of his late mother, Alhaja Dhkirat Ajimobi, during his tortuous journey to the Agodi Government House, starting with the controversial 2007 Governorship election. Until he won the 2011 governorship poll, he said that his mother had always wished that [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Ekiti APC Alleges Governor Fayose, Says He Benefited From N1.4b Arms Cash

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:50:02 +0000

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has challenged the State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose to come clean on how much he got from the N1.4 billion allegedly collected from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) by a former minister for the June 21, 2014 governorship poll in the state. The party claimed [...]

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Kogi APC Crisis: Faleke Challenges INEC’s Declaration Of Guber Poll Inconclusive Before Tribunal

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:08:06 +0000

Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, the running mate to late Abubakar Audu of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 21 governorship election in Kogi State, has filed a petition at the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decision which declared the election inconclusive. Faleke was accompanied by Mohammed Audu, son [...]

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Kogi APC Crisis: Group Rejects APC’s Reconciliatory Move, Says Faleke Should Be Declared Governor-Elect

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:52:45 +0000

Following the outcome of November 21 governorship election in Kogi State, the political crisis still continues. A group called “Kogi Patriots” has rejected a reconciliatory committee set up by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to resolve the crisis surrounding the November 21 governorship poll. In a statement by the group on Thursday, jointly signed by the national [...]

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Abubakar Audu Wins Kogi State Governorship Election

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:23:24 +0000

With the total numbers of votes cast in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State counted, collated and declared, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu, has emerged winner of the keenly fought contest. To emerge winner, the APC candidate had to pay the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the same coin it paid [...]

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Kogi Governorship Poll: NSCDC Deploys 5,000 Personnel, Sniffer Dogs

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:45:34 +0000

Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered the deployment of 5,000 personnel and sniffer dogs for the Kogi governorship election. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement said this was in line [...]

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#Rivers > Governorship Poll marred by Violence, Intimidation of Voters – INEC

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 11:30:29 +0000

Mr. Charles Okoye, a witness for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing trial for the April 11 Rivers State Governorship election, said on Friday that the election was marred by violence. Okoye, who was in charge of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election, campaign and party monitoring group in the state, said [...]

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