Monday, March 30, 2015

Presidential election results in Ekiti state - PDP wins

As announced by Prof. Adeniyi Daramola, VC of FUT, Akure , the Returning Officer for Ekiti state.

AA – 94 votes

ACPN – 538

AD – 754

ADC- 424

APA – 482

APC – 120, 331

CPP – 330

HDP- 94

KOWA – 108

NCP – 377
PDP – 176, 466 (wins)

PPN – 388

UPD – 60

UPP – 145

Total votes cast: 309, 445


I’m watching the INEC election announcement live on TV and updating. More to come…

Presidential election results for Kogi state - APC wins

As announced by the VC of University of Abuja, who is the Returning Officer for Kogi state

AA – 700

ACPN – 1,089

AD – 427

ADC – 761

APA – 1,001
APC – 264,851

CPP – 967

HOPE – 144

KOWA – 190

NCP – 399

PDP, 149, 987

PPN – 476

UPD – 180

UPP – 156

Total valid vote – 421, 328

Rejected votes – 17, 959

Total votes cast – 439, 287

Presidential election result from Osun state - APC wins

As announced by Professor Isaac Asusu, VC of the Federal University, Oye, Ekiti, RO for Osun state

AA:377

AD:1667

ACPN:1731

ADC:937

APA:1306
APC: 383,603

CPP:1029

HOPE:132

KOWA:255

NCP:767

PDP:249,929

PPN:599

UDP:124

UPP:159

Presidential election results for FCT, Abuja - PDP wins

As announced by Prof. Michael Faborode, former VC of OAU, Ile Ife, the returning officer for FCT

AA – 139

ACPN – 342

AD – 240

ADC – 288

APA – 674

APC – 146, 399

CPP – 347

HOPE – 83

KOWA – 165

NCP – 473
PDP – 157, 195 (PDP wins)

PPN – 269

UDP – 95

UPP – 96

Total valid votes – 306, 805

Rejected votes – 9210

Total votes cast – 316, 015

Presidential election result for Oyo state - APC wins

As announced by Prof Ayobami Salami, the Dep. VC (Academics) of OAU, returning officer for Oyo

AA – 6,331

ACPN – 8,979

AD – 6, 282

ADC – 5,000

APA – 4,468
APC – 528, 620 (APC wins)

CPP – 6, 674

HOPE – 839

KOWA – 1,312

NCP – 1,895

PDP – 303, 376

PPN – 2,842

UDP – 1,069

UPP – 3,665

Total valid votes – 881, 352

Rejected votes – 47, 254

Total votes cast – 928, 606

Presidential election results for Kogi state - APC wins

As announced by the VC of University of Abuja, who is the Returning Officer for Kogi state
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AA – 700

ACPN – 1,089

AD – 427

ADC – 761

APA – 1,001

APC – 264,851

CPP – 967

HOPE – 144

KOWA – 190

NCP – 399

PDP, 149, 987

PPN – 476

UPD – 180

UPP – 156

Total valid vote – 421, 328

Rejected votes – 17, 959

Total votes cast – 439, 287

Fashola, Gbajabiamila lose local government

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Fashola, Gbajabiamila lose local government.  The Peoples Democratic Party has won Surulere Local Government in the presidential election.


The local government is where Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and the House of Representatives minority leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, hail from.


While the APC got 52,798 votes, the

PDP got 58,649

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Melaye wins Kogi West Senatorial seat

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Dino Melaye, was on Monday declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election held on March 28.
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Melaye defeated the candidates of seven other political parties, including the seating senator of the district, Smart Adeyemi, of the Peoples Democratic Party and Aro Bamidele of the Accord Party, who defected from the PDP due to the internal crisis rocking the party in the state.


Returning Officer of the Senatorial District, Mr. Adadi Ameh, in the early hours of Monday declared Melaye the winner at the Independent National Elcectoral Commision’s office in Lokoja Local Government area.


The Lokoja LGA office is the regional office of Kogi West Senatorial District, which comprises seven local governments of Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Kogi-Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa Moro, Yagba East and Yagba West.


Melaye polled 41,120 of the total 118, 987 votes cast, while his closest opponent, Adeyemi, polled 38, 148 votes and Aro of Accord had 26,198 votes.


The declaration, which was met with a rapturous applause by Melaye’s supporters, was well received by the agent of the PDP, although with controlled grumblings.


Melaye, who was at the venue of the declaration, told our correspondent that the victory was for the people.


“It is a call to duty and service and I will do my best not to disappoint the people who entrusted their votes in me. The people of Kogi West have made their choice and I promise that they will be given the best of Senatorial representation.”


“I believe I won because I was closer to the grassroots. They had more money than sense and spent it but we spent our brain because we have no money and the people have made their choice,” Melaye said.

#NigeriaDecides: Stella Oduah wins Anambra North Senatorial seat

Former Aviation Minister and a Senatorial candidate of the PDP in Anambra State , Princess Stella Oduah has won the Anambra North Senatorial seat.


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She defeated her major opponent, Chief Dubem Obaze of APGA.



1. Onitsha North LGA

PDP- 42,239

APGA- 8,868


2. Onitsha South LGA

PDP- 25,890

APGA- 10,112


3. Ayamelum LGA

PDP- 9,782

APGA- 15,292


4. Oyi LGA

PDP- 12,301

APGA – 10,683


5. Ogbaru LGA

PDP – 33,542

APGA – 7,558


6. Anambra East LGA

PDP- 8,871

APGA- 12,342


7. Anambra West LGA

PDP – 9,007

APGA – 5,863


TOTAL

PDP – 143,478

APGA- 70,906

Winner – Princess Stella Oduah

Results declared by Dr Celestine Okaro, INEC returning officer.

Police teargas APC women at Rivers INEC office

Some women belonging to the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State were on Monday morning teargased by policemen around the INEC headquarters on Aba Road after they tried to take their grieviances over Saturday’s presidential elections in the state to the Commission’s office.
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The women, donning black attires and led by House of Representatives candidate for Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, Maureen Tamuno, came in several buses from various parts of the state as early as 8:30am to pour out their frustrations.


Armoured tanks barricaded the two lanes leading to INEC office while gun-wielding police and military policemen in large numbers were positioned in strategic points in the vicinity.


Monday’s protest by the APC women followed Sunday’s version of the party’s youths from various parts of the state to the Commission’s headquarters where gunshots were fired after the protesters prevented an SUV believed to be conveying the PDP governorship candidate in Rivers, Nyesom Wike, from leaving the area.


The APC youths also attacked other vehicles moving in and out of the area.


Meanwhile Public Relations Officer of the Commission in the state, Anthonia Nwobu, told our correspondent on Monday morning that results of the presidential election from all the local government areas would be made public at a press briefing by 12:00pm.


According to her, Returning Officers from all the areas would hand the final results to the Resident Electoral Commission, Gecila Khan, during the briefing.

Buhari Buhari sweeping to victory in Nigerto victory in Niger

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has opened up a massive lead in the presidential race in Niger State with results for 11 of the 25 local governments in the state announced.
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So far, Buhari has 296,100 votes, while President Goodluck Jonathan has polled 74,784 votes.


In Bosso LG, APC got 36,951, while PDP secured 6,036.


In Chanchaga LG, APC garnered 58,239 to PDP’s 9,438.


15,972 people voted for Buhari in Gbako with 5,521 opting for Jonathan.


Gurara LG gave Buhari 17,284 votes and Jonathan 7,803 votes, while the APC defeated the PDP with 16,368 to 2,708 votes in Katcha LG.


Mariga LG gave APC 28, 463 votes and the PDP 4,351 votes.


Other local governments where results have been announced are: Munya LG (APC, 12,820; PDP, 7119); Paiko LG (APC, 27,298; PDP, 8,029); Shiroro LG (APC, 27,462; PDP, 7,040). Suleja LG (APC, 38,262; PDP, 9,535) and Tafa LG (APC, 16,981; PDP, 7,168).

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Buhari Clears Oyo State, Bags 19 Local Government Areas

The presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari is leading in Oyo according to results of the local government released by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Muhammadu Buhari


With the results from Oyo, Buhari appears to have won all states in the Southwest save for Ekiti state where the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won.


Oyo West:

APC-16,431, PDP-5,381


Atisbo:

APC-9,090, PDP-6,392


Saki East:

APC-7,208, PDP-5,368


Iwajowa:

APC-8,715, PDP-7, 389


Ona Ara:

APC-12,291, PDP-7,175


Ibarapa East:

APC-10,482, PDP 7,009


Atiba:

APC-16,755, PDP-6,443


Oluyole:

APC-19, 642, PDP-6,956


Ido:

APC-17,235, PDP-6,538


Kajola:

APC-14,538, PDP-11,045


Afijio:

APC-8,001, PDP-5,738

The returning officer at Afijio Local Government disclosed that election did not take place in three units because INEC headquarters did not supply election materials for the units and registered voters in the units did not have PVC.


Orelope:

APC-9,425, PDP-5,384


Irepo:

APC-10, 380, PDP-4,979


Itesiwaju:

APC-7,257, PDP-7,605


Iseyin:

APC-24,075, PDP-10,569


Oyo East:

APC-17,105, PDP-6,326


Orire:

APC-10,161, PDP-13,238


Saki West:

APC-25,965, PDP-7,008


Lagelu:

APC-15,547, PDP-7,366

#NigeriaDecides: Buhari Bags Ondo State Poll!

Swatting aside the Governor Olusegun Mimiko variable, All Progressives Congress presidential applicant Muhammadu Buhari has won the decision in Ondo State.


The aftereffects of Saturday’s presidential challenge in the State declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Prof. Oyewole Olusola, shows APC taking the State by 299,889 votes to 251,368 for the Peoples Democratic Party.


Aftereffects of the Presidential Election in Ondo state Announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Oyewole Olusola


See results below:


1. AKOKO NORTH WEST LGA


 


APC- 17, 997   PDP – 12,048


 


2.   AKURE NORTH LGA


 


APC – 13,092  PDP – 7,817


 


3.   OSE LGA


 


APC – 11,300   PDP – 13,466


 


4.   IFEDORE LGA


 


APC – 13,459   PDP – 8,031


 


5.   IRELE LGA


 


APC – 9,969   PDP – 11,639


 


6.   ONDO WEST LGA


 


APC – 18,923   PDP – 20,243


 


7.   OWO LGA


 


APC – 27,290   PDP – 13,757


 


8.   AKOKO SOUTH EAST LGA


 


APC – 7,245   PDP – 6769


 


9.   IDANRE LGA


 


APC – 12,654   PDP – 12, 290


 


10.  AKOKO SOUTH EAST LGA


 


APC – 25,336   PDP – 15, 490


 


11.   ODIGBO LGA


 


APC – 18,655   PDP – 19,315


 


12.    ILE OLUJI/OKEIGBO  LGA


 


APC – 12,338   PDP – 13,652


 


13.    ESE ODO LGA


 


APC – 4002   PDP – 24,943


 


14.    ONDO EAST LGA


 


APC – 5,922   PDP – 8,708


 


15.    AKURE SOUTH LGA


 


APC – 50,411   PDP – 18,125


 


16.    OKITIPUPA LGA


 


APC – 17,495 PDP – 19,035


 


17.    AKOKO NORTH EAST


 


APC- 18,894   PDP- 10, 348


 


12. Ilaje LGA


 


APC-14, 907   PDP- 15, 692


 


The Presidential Elections In Ondo State


 


APC- 299, 889   PDP-251, 368


 


Total Registered Voters- 1,501,804


 


Total Accredited Voters- 618, 040


 


Total Valid Vote Cast- 561, 056


 


Total Void Votes- 21, 379


 


Total Vote Cast- 582, 435


#Nigeriadecides: Evidence Of Massive Election Rigging In Akwa Ibom Presented To The Public ! ‪#‎AkwaRigs‬

Aa press conference yesterday, Umana Okon Umana, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, showed thousands of ballot papers that voters actually cast for his party in Ibesikpo local government area, but which were isolated and thrown away by rogue staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in collusion with officials of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).


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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Umana Okon Umana


The discarded ballots, which were just for the Ibesikpo local government area alone, offered an indication of the depth of electoral malpractice that characterized the polls in Bayelsa State on Saturday.


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Election results collated in private houses, hotels –APC

The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of using residential houses, hotels and other secret places for collation of electoral results.
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The party also said that most of the legitimate collation centres were left empty without any sign of electoral activities.


The senator representing Anambra Central and who is also seeking reelection, Dr. Chris Ngige, who spoke for members of the party in Awka on Sunday, said powerful persons in the state had held on to the results of the elections, hence the delay in announcement of electoral results.


He also said results sheets were also not made available at the centres. Ngige, who called for the outright cancellation of elections in the state, said to further compound the situation, the number of people accredited and expected to vote during Saturday’s election at different polling stations were not made public by INEC officials.


“In some places, the accreditation was done alongside the voting proper. People voted as many times as possible,” he alleged.


According to Ngige, the accreditation was done with a view to manipulating the results, adding that in most places, the fingers of voters were not inked.


He said names of voters were being written on fresh sheets of paper during the accreditation, which gave room for serious manipulation.


He said over 200 policemen were accompanied by some PDP stalwarts to some local government areas with the intention of forcing electoral officers to sign blank result sheets.


But speaking to our correspondent in an interview on Sunday, the Residential Electoral Commissioner, Anambra State, Mr. Edwin Nwatarali, said no report had been brought to him showing that fingers were not inked during the elections.


He said the commission had to move collation centres from troubled zones to other collation centres that were peaceful after a clash occurred on Sunday in one of the collation centres.


He said threats to lives of INEC personnel and materials had been reported to him, and the situation was under control.

GEJ takes the lead in Imo


The results of the presidential election in 11 out of the 27 local government areas in Imo State collated on Sunday in Owerri, capital of the state, show that President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, is clearly leading his main opponent, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Major-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
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 The collated results were from Ideato North, Isiala-Mbaino, Isu, Obowo, Ohaji-Egbema,. Okigwe, Owerri Municipal, Owerri West, Nwangene, Oru East and Ideato South LGAs.


Jonathan polled a total of  210,022 votes to grab the lead ahead of Buhari, who had 50,977  votes.


The latter won in Ideato South, Governor Rochas Okorocha’s home LGA, by 12, 128 votes as against Jonathan’s 6,406 votes.

PDP leads in seven LGAs in Edo State (Presidential):

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PDP leads in seven LGAs in Edo State (Presidential):
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At Igueben, the PDP led with 6,854

votes while the All Peoples Congress followed with 5,692 votes.

In

Esan Central, PDP polled 12,003 votes while the APC polled 7,688 votes.

In Etsako Central PDP led with 10,365 votes while APC followed with 8,152

votes.

At Esan North East, PDP led with 19,440

votes while APC polled 6,151 votes. At Etsako East, the PDP polled 13,071

votes while APC polled 9,788.

At Esan West, the

PDP polled 19,600 votes while the APC polled 9,578 votes.

At Ikpobaokha

PDP polled 31,373 votes while the APC polled 18,527 votes. At Owan East,

the PDP polled 12,121votes while the APC polled 12,925 votes.

Be patient & vigilant, Buhari tells Nigerians.

Hoodlums attack Bauchi voters, police stations

An unspecified number of gunmen in a convoy of about 10 vehicles on Sunday stormed many polling units in Kirfi and Alkaleri Local Government Areas of Bauchi State and destroyed many electoral materials.
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Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Bauchi.


Mohammed said the gunmen also attacked two Police Stations in the two councils.


The PPRO said, “You may recall that on the 28/3/2015 (Saturday) at about 2.30pm, unknown gunmen in about six vehicles attacked a polling unit at Yautara Ward in Darazo LGA and set ablaze electoral materials.


“Combined security forces, comprising the police and Army, forced the hoodlums to abandon their mission and escaped into the bush.


“However, today, 29/3/2015 (Sunday) at about 0025hrs (12.25am), hoodlums further attacked Kirfi and Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters, but were repelled and pursued towards Dindima Town along Bauchi Gombe Road.”


The Police Spokesman said operations were still ongoing, adding that the areas had been cordoned off by a combined team of security forces with efforts being intensified to restore normalcy in the area.


He said, “Members of the public are urged to remain calm and disregard rumour from mischief makers.”

Cross River State: Deputy gov. Mr. Essien Cobham lost his Polling unit to Prince Bassey

Anne, Cross River:

Deputy governor of Cross River State, Mr. Essien Cobham lost his polling unit in Odukpani Local Government Area,

to Prince Bassey Otu of the Labour Party.
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Kwara election, travesty of justice – Minister

The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman, on Sunday faulted Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State.
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He alleged that there were many electoral irregularities, describing the elections in the state as a rape of democracy.


Speaking during a press conference media briefing in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Suleiman, who is the state PDP leader, said the accreditation process was faulty, adding that the card readers in most cases were not working hence the recourse to manual method of accreditation.


According to him, using manual method for accreditation attested to the position of the PDP that the introduction of the card reader at this time is a misplaced priority.


He said it was obvious to Nigerians that the card reader usage in the election was not a success, adding that this created room for a lot of irregularities in accreditation process.


The minister also accused security agencies of dereliction of duties, alleging that there were many security lapses, which he claimed, aided electoral malpractices allegedly by members of the All Progressives Congress in the state.


He noted that security agents were inadequate in some places while in many other places, they were not there at all.


Suleiman alleged that the total number of votes in the three wards at Opobiyi, Ajikobi Ward in Agbaji, where he voted, which is the place a former Governor of Kwara State, who is the state APC leader, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and her sister, Gbemisola, was greater than the total number of collected Permanent Voter Cards in the area.


He said, “If actually we had gotten it right in 2011, what happened in my own community, my state, was more of an electoral tragedy, which is not acceptable, which to a large extent has significant negative implications in our electoral future if not addressed.


“I saw a connivance of the security agencies in Kwara State, to be specific, with the opposition party. It does not tally with sense, for instance, where you have about 1,800 potential voters to one policeman without any arms. How will he contain the crowd?”

APC protesters Storm INEC office in PH over Massive rigging, demand outright election cancellation.

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Aggrieved supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have blocked some major roads within Port Harcourt, the state capital, protesting  the conduct of the Saturday presidential elections in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission.


Some APC faithful, made up of youths, marched to the INEC headquarters on Aba Road while dozens more loitered around the Government House, waiting to interact with the Governor of the state. Rotimi Amaechi, and other top party stalwarts.


Our correspondent noticed the presence of heavily-armed security officers at INEC office while others patrolled the roads leading into the area.


Two lanes of the road were blocked by two armoured tanks, forcing motorists to drive against traffic on the other two lanes.


The situation resulted into heavy traffic on Aba road and adjoining routes.


Tension remains very high in the area as the protesters declared that election did not take place in most polling units in Rivers yesterday.


They said the only way to resolve the current crisis was to conduct a fresh election in the state.


While they protesters chanted “we want change” continually, some of them raised the alarm that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Nyesom Wike, was being smuggled out of the INEC office.

More details shortly.


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Chief Odigie-Oyegun lost his ward to the PDP

Comfort, Edo:National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,,  lost his ward to the People’s Democratic Party in

Saturday’s Presidential elections.

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Two units made up Ward 2 of the Staff Training School at GRA Benin; the APC lost in both units.


At Unit one, the PDP polled 95 votes in the presidential election while APC polled 78 votes.


The party also polled 94 votes in the Senatorial election while APC polled 85 votes.


In the House of Representatives, the PDP polled 95 votes while the APC polled 80 votes.


At unit two where Oyegun cast his vote, the PDP polled 88 votes in the Presidential election while APC polled 65.


For the House of Rep, PDP polled 79 votes while APC polled 75.


For the Senatorial elections, PDP polled votes while APC polled 76.

Buhari Clears polling unit in Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, of the PDP #NigeriaDecides

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Simon, Niger:


Buhari was victorious in the polling unit of Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, of the PDP.


Buhari polled 459 votes, while President Goodluck Jonathan secured 161

votes at the unit 011, Musa Umar Close, Tudun Wada South, Chanchaga.