#NigeriaDecides: Check out List of Incoming Senators

Here are alist of all incoming lawmakers. See list below:

•Prince Lanre Tejuosho (APC, Ogun Central)

•Alhaja Monsurat Sunmonu (APC, Oyo Central)

•David Jonah Jang (PDP, Plateau North)

•Rabiu Kwankwanso APC, Kano Central

•Uche Ekwunife (PDP, Anambra Central,

•Mallam Shehu Sani, (APC, Kaduna Central)

•Godswill Akpabio (PDP, Akwa Ibom Northwest)

•Gbolahan Dada (APC, Ogun West)

• Clifford Ordia (PDP, Edo Central)

• Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West)

• Abubakar Abdulrahman (APC, Kogi East)

• Uthman Hunkuyi (APC, Kaduna North)

• Rabiu Kwankwaso (APC, Kano Central)

• Barau Jibril (APC, Kano North)

• Francis Alimekhena (APC, Edo North)

• Salihu Egebona (APC, Nasarawa South)

• Sabo Nakudu (APC, Jigawa Central)

• Muhammadu Shittu (APC, Jigawa Northeast)

• Abdullahi Abubakar Ojo ( APC, Jigawa Northwest)

• Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi South)

• Adeola Solomon (APC, Lagos West

•Duro Faseyi (PDP, Ekiti North)

• Theodore Orji (PDP, Abia Central)

•Mrs. Abiodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti East)

•Mrs. Fatima Rasaki (PDP, Ekiti Central)

•Jeremiah Useni (PDP, Plateau South)

#NigeriaDecides: Shocking Video exposes INEC officials colluding with PDP to rig elections

A shocking video recorded for PM in Polling Units 009, 010 and 011 at Oniong West Ward 1, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has exposed officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission colluding with supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in the area to rig the presidential and national assembly election in favour of the party.


The ugly incident happened in the village square – Ikot Eko Ibon village – within the full glare of villagers.

Former Secretary to the Federal Government, Ufot Ekaette, and wife, Eme Ekaette, a former senator, are from the area.

But they did not show up for voting on Saturday. Some of those who spoke to PM in the area said the Ekaettes may have stayed away from voting because of their disappointment with the PDP and Governor Godswill Akpabio’s leadership style.

INEC officials were done with voters’ accreditation as early as 1:30PM in the three units, but refused to commence voting until some PDP chieftains arrived around 4pm.

The PDP chieftains, who apparently were working in agreement with the INEC officials in the units, immediately ordered all the voters to move away from the polling centre.

In the midst of the confusion that ensued, gunshot was fired within the polling centre, prompting the voters who were mostly old men and women from the village to run away to safety.

The PDP supporters then had a field day thumb-printing ballot papers, under the supervision of INEC officials.

Security officials were not deployed in the three units. It is unclear if it is deliberate to allow the PDP supporters execute their plans without molestation.

One of the INEC officials in the units told PM he and his colleagues were under pressure from their ‘boss’ to assist the PDP win the elections, but didn’t however explain who the boss was.

The PDP governorship candidate, Udom Emmanuel, is from Onna Local Government Area where the rigging captured on the video took place.

In other parts of Akwa Ibom state, especially in areas considered as APC strongholds, there were reported cases of non-availability of election result sheets at the polling units.

The APC governorship candidate, Umana Umana objected to INEC accreditation and election taking place in his ward at Ndiya, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, because election result sheets were not available.

The Akwa Ibom state chapter of the APC has petitioned INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, calling for fresh election in the state.

On Monday, the APC governorship candidate led a peaceful protest to INEC office in Uyo calling for the cancellation of the poll, describing it as a farce.

The protesters stormed the INEC office while the collation of the presidential election result was going on.

Mr. Umana said the party would not accept the results of Saturday’s elections held in the state.

He said the party, after a review of field reports on the elections across the state, had come to the conclusion that the elections be cancelled.

The People’s Democratic Movement’s candidate for the House of Representatives (Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency), Anny Asikpo, has made similar allegation of election result sheets not being available during the election.

“We have 365 polling units, but as I speak to you I have not seen nor know how the result sheets for yesterday’s election look like because everything was carted away by the PDP to an unknown destination. There was no election in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District,” Mr. Asikpo told a local radio station in Akwa Ibom State, Planet FM, on telephone during a live phone-in programme on Sunday.

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Creative Lie-cense: Reuters Accused of Faking MH17 Testimony.

Lugansk Region resident Pytor Fedotov says that the Reuters news agency falsified his testimony on the missile launch which brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, RT reports.

 

In an exclusive story published earlier this month featuring what Reuters said was new evidence on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane, reporter Anton Zverev wrote that “when interviewed by Reuters, Fedotov, the witness who described the ‘wiggling’ rocket’, at first said on camera that it was fired from territory held by the Ukrainian army. Later, off camera, he said it was launched from a nearby rebel area. Asked why he had originally said the opposite, he said it was because he was afraid of the rebels.”

When later contacted by RT, the village resident said that Zverev had been “less than accurate” with his testimony.

“When we talked about the Boeing on camera, I explained everything as I saw it. The things that I allegedly said off-camera, all this nonsense, was made up by the journalist himself. It’s all lies, because off-camera, we never discussed the Boeing, and just spoke about life, about the current situation, so to speak.” Fedotov told RT.

The Lugansk resident added that Zverev later contacted him to ask if the he had gotten in trouble for speaking with the journalist.

“The first thing that he asked was whether I had gotten in trouble. I was really surprised. Why would I be in trouble if I told him about things as I saw them? And only when my friends called me up and told me that some channel was airing footage which noted that I said one thing on camera and the opposite without the camera did I understand why he was asking me this question.”

Stating that the so-called off-camera testimony was merely conjecture, Fedotov stated that he doesn’t understand why the journalist would fiddle with his testimony. “Maybe he was doing it for his own benefit…I really don’t know what his aim was, but it looks to me like a provocation.”

RT noted that its requests for comment from Reuters on the controversy have not been responded to.

 

Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Begin Counter-Terrorist Exercise

Russian Defense Ministry’s press service Russian Strategic Missile Forces’ counter-terrorist exercise will start on Tuesday as part of inspection of the southeastern Orenburg Missile Army.

 

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Strategic Missile Forces’ counter-terrorist exercise will start on Tuesday as part of inspection of the southeastern Orenburg Missile Army, the Defense Ministry’s press service said in a statement Monday.

The complex inspection is carried out from March 30 to April 11 in line with the Strategic Missile Troops combat readiness training program.

“During the inspection, special attention will be paid to the exercise that will be conducted under supervision of the Strategic Missile Forces Commander-in-Chief and will take place between March 31 and April 4,” the statement published on Russia’s Defense Ministry official website read.

The main aim of the exercise is to improve the operational performance of commanders and staff officers throughout the chain of command, and enhance practical skills within task forces, units and elements in case of an imminent threat or an actual terrorist attack, according to the statement.

The Orenburg Missile Army is equipped with RT-2PM Topol (NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle) and R-36М Voyevoda (NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan) intercontinental ballistic missile systems.

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced plans to conduct at least 4,000 military exercises throughout the country in 2015.

 

China's Military Carries First Offshore Drills in Western Pacific.

China’s military effectively completed its first offshore  drills in the Western Pacific Ocean in the midst of uncertain pressures over regional debate in the South China Sea.

Chinese airplane flew over the Bashi Channel, a waterway challenged between the Philippines and Taiwan. Bashi Channel is a piece of the Luzon Strait that connects the Philippine Sea toward the South China Sea. Chinese airplane flew over the Bashi Channel, a conduit challenged between the Philippines and Taiwan. Bashi Channel is a piece of the Luzon Strait that unites the Philippine Sea toward the South China Sea.

The People’s Liberation Army completed the drills to enhance PLA’s portability and contentiousness, as indicated by the representative of the aviation based armed forces. Shen Jinke stressed that the military activity was not focused against any nation in the locale and did not represent any danger.

China has been locked in a few regional disputes in the Western Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea and the East China Sea.

 

Russian Air Force 'Detect' Mass Missile Strike During Drills in East

More than 10 planes and helicopters from aeronautics units deployed in the Zabaykalsk Region reenacted an adversary air assault amid the activities. More than 30 aerial targets were annihilated.

MOSCOW (Ooduarere) – Crews from the Russian Air Force and anti-missile frameworks units “identified” a vast scale aeronautics rocket strike during military practices in the nation’s eastern area near China, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Eastern Military District’s press administration said Tuesday.

“More than 10 airplanes and helicopters from aviation units deployed in the Zabaykalsk Region simulated an air attack by an ‘enemy.’ More than 30 different aerodynamic targets imitating cruise missiles and enemy aircraft were destroyed [during the exercise],” the press service said.

According to the press service, Russia’s Su-30 jet fighters and Su-25 support aircraft, as well as Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters took part in the drill as an “enemy.”

Earlier this month, Russia’s Eastern Military District announced that live military exercises with S-300 missile systems, jet fighters and support aircraft will take place in April in Russia’s Buryatia in southern Siberia.

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced plans to conduct at least 4,000 military exercises throughout the country in 2015.

 

Assad: Turkey actively supporting ISIL (terrorist group) in Syria

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad accused Turkey of intentionally ignoring terrorists of the self-proclaimed Islamic State as they attempt to cross the border between the two countries into Syria.


During an interview with a US TV channel, Assad warned that the self-proclaimed Islamic State is expanding its reach in Syria, and that is in no small part due to Erdogan. Labeling the Turkish Prime Minister as a “Muslim Brotherhood fanatic,” Assad accused him of not only failing to prevent the flow of would-be Islamic State terrorists from Turkey to Syria, but of actively supporting the terrorist group.

When asked if he believed Erdogan could stop the infiltration of terrorists into Syria, Assad responded, “Yeah, of course. Definitely. He doesn’t only ignore the terrorists from coming to Syria. He supports them, logistically and militarily. Directly. On a daily basis.”

Assad additionally referred to Erdogan as “somebody who’s suffering from political megalomania,” explaining that his Turkish counterpart “thinks that he is becoming the sultan of the new era of the 21st century.”

Turkey has been the subject of serious international scrutiny for its failure in preventing would-be terrorists – many from Europe and the US – from travelling into Syria and joining the ranks of the Islamic State, and several other terrorist groups operating in the war-torn country. A Human Rights Watch report released in October 2013 accused Turkish authorities of allowing foreigners to enter the country to join the fight against Assad.

Palestinian militants of the Islamic Jihad group march during their military exercises 10,000 Would-Be EU Jihadis Slipping Through Turkey’s Borders  While Turkish officials have repeatedly said that they are doing all they can to secure the 500-mile-long border, the rising number of foreigners crossing into Syria seems to indicate that the the country has become the preferred transit route for would-be terrorists. In January, the head of Europol, Europe’s police organization, said that as many as 5,000 Europeans have joined the fighting in Syria.

For their part, Turkish officials have rejected accusations of allowing fighters into Syria, and instead, redirected the blame to their European counterparts for not doing enough to prevent their citizens from travelling to the war-zone.

Last month, it was also revealed that the country was treating an Islamic State commander in a hospital near the border. A statement was released by Denizli province Governor’s office, confirming that the commander, who was a Turkish citizen, had full rights to health benefits in his country and that “Judicial procedures regarding his injury were carried out when he crossed into Turkey from Syria.” Last September, Turkish daily Aydinlik reported the government has opened a 75-bed capacity to treat jihadists injured while fighting in Syria.

Assad discussed several other issues in the interview, including the role of other parties such as Russia, the US, and Saudi Arabia in the conflict. He additionally expressed an openness to reaching out to the US, saying “We are always open…We always wanted to have good relations with the United States.”

#NigeriaDecides: INEC declaration ends for today. 19 states* APC leads with 2,032,226 votes

UPDATE

INEC declaration ends for today. 19 states* announced so far: APC-8520436 PDP-648821.


SO far APC is leading with 2,032,226 votes

The race result declaration has finished throughout today. The commission has reconvened till 10am tomorrow.

Akwa Ibom State: PDP/GEJ Wins

Akwa Ibom State: 31LG RV- 1644481, AV 107470. Parties: AA – 1600, ACPN 443, AD-474, ADC-608, APA 384, APC- 58,411, CPP 412, OHP 192, KOWA 160, NCP 381, PDP 953,304, PPN 327,UDP 224,UPP 144, Tola valid votes- 1017064, RV 11487,

Total votes cast 1028551.

#NigeriaDecides: Plateau State: GEJ/PDP Wins

Plateau State: 17LG, Registered V: 1977211 Accv – 1076833 Parties 14: AA 178,ACPN 391, AD 279, ADC 406, APA -618, APC 429140, CPP 237,OHP 56, KOWA 138, NCP 693, PDP 549615, PPN 554,UDP, 54, UPP 29. Total valid votes- 982 388, Rejected V 18304, Total votes cast: 1000692.

GEJ/PDP wins Imo State

Imo State: 7LG. RV 1747681, AV 801712, Parties: AA-533,ACPN 956, AD -757, ADC -1617, APA -2236, APC-133253, CPP -733,OHP 157, KOWA -158, NCP 784, PDP-559185, PPN 414,UD

See Photos from the mass protest that went on in Akwa-Ibom today

The APC in Akwa Ibom State took to the street today to challenge what they claim is enormous rigging in the state. The challenge was driven by the APC guber competitor in the State, Umana Okon Umana.


They requested the crossing out of the decision and evacuation of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Austin Okojie. The nonconformists blockaded the state central station of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

16 declared states so far. APC: 7,899,632 PDP: 4,426,106

UPDATE:

INEC declaration on 10 minutes break. 16 declared states so far. APC: 7,899,632 PDP: 4,426,106

PDP Wins ABIA state

ABIA state: 17LGA, 14Parties, RV- 1349134, AV -442538. AA-315, ACPN, 2194, AD 448, ADC 569, APA- 2766, APC – 13,394,CPP, 1046, OHP 125, KOWA 173, NCP 745, PDP -368 303, PPN 424, UDP 213, UPP, 330,  Valid votes 391 045, RV 1004, TVC 401,049

APC wins Kaduna State

Kaduna State: RV 3361793 AV 1746031, AA – 281, ACPN- 424, AD-273, ADC-546, APA-1611, APC -1,129,760, CPP 824, OP105,KOWA 176, NCP 75,PDP484085,PPN 549. TVV 1617482,RV32719, TVC 1650201

APC Wins Kwara State -

Kwara State: RV 1181032.AV 489,360, 14pt. AA 248, ACPN 817, AD 520,ADC 438, APA 1165, APC 302,146 CPP 910, OP 118,KOWA 214, NCP, 394, PDP 132,602 PPN, 325, UDP 81,UPP 102.TVV 440080,RV 21321,TVC 461401

APC wins Kastina State

Collation in Abuja: Jigawa‎ 27 LGs

AA ‎‎394

ACPN ‎‎‎540

AD ‎‎‎587

ADC: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎375

APA :‎ ‎2527

APC: ‎‎‎885,988

CPP: ‎‎‎1553

HDP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎337

KOWA: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎423

NCP:‎‎ ‎‎548

PDP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎142,904

PPN:‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎853

UDP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎338

UPP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎197

Total registered voters: ‎1815839

Accredited: ‎‎‎1,153,428

Valid votes: ‎‎‎‎‎1,037,564

Rejected 34325

Total votes cast: ‎‎‎‎‎‎1071889

APC Wins jigawa state !

Jigawa state: RV 1815839. AV 1153428, Parties AA-394- ACPN- 540.. AD 587..ADC-375..APA..2537, APC -885,988. CPP 1553, OP-337.Kowa423. NCP.548,PDP-142,904

APC clears Kano State: APC-1,903,999

4943862 voters in Kano. Valid votes – 2,128,821 — Accredited voters – 2,664,434,  AA-426 ACPn 778–AD -708, ADC 657, APA 2,770

APC-1,903,999, CPP 1552, op292, 288,NCP, 697,PDP 215,779 PPN-485,UDP

INEC Announces Official Final Results for Akwa Ibom State, WIth PDP Victory

Akwa Ibom State

The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) announced its official results of the presidential elections in Akwa Ibom State. The results show that President Goodluck Jonathan wins by a sizable margin in that State.

APC = 58,411

PDP= 953,304;

Gov. Amaechi imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Port Harcourt

The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared dusk-to-dawn curfew on Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the result of the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.


In a terse statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, George Feyi, the governor said the curfew will hold from 7p.m. to 6a.m.

“The curfew will continue till further notice,” a part of the statement said.

The declaration of the curfew comes amidst heightened tension occasioned by the conduct of last Saturday’s election in the state.

Mr. Amaechi and the All Progressives Congress had boycotted the polls over the failure of INEC to supply result sheets to many polling units especially in the party strongholds.

But the elections continued despite the boycott and the result of both the presidential and National Assembly polls were announced at about 2pm amidst protests and call for cancellation by the APC.

JUST IN: Buhari Bags presidential election in Adamawa #NigeriaDecides

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has flogged his major rival President Goodluck Jonathan in Adamawa state, pulling 14 Local Governments areas in the state against seven won by the president.

Declaring the result Monday evening, the state returning officer, Okogbaa Geoffrey, who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Wukari, announced that APC scored 374,701 against the ruling PDP that polled 251,664.

In the presidential election results for Madagali, PDP scored 4,997 while APC polled 3,331 as PDM scored 0 votes.

In Lamurde LG, APC scored 7,322 votes while PDP polled 17, 919.

In Michika Local Government PDP scored 6,762, APC 3,527.

The result also showed that in Maiha, APC scored 15,432 as PDP polled 2,603. In Hong Local Government, the home town of former minister of Health, Aliyu Idi Hong, APC got the highest votes of 17, 365, while PDP got 16, 662.

Similarly, Mayo Belwa, the local government of impeached Governor, Murtala Nyako, APC polled 24,483 followed by PDP which scored 17, 789.

In Yola South Local Government, Nuhu Ribadu’s home town, APC scored 39,019 defeating PDP which polled 10,988 votes.

The story was also the same in Yola North where both former PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, and Mr. Jonathan’s link man, Hassan Adamu (Wakilin Adamawa), cast their votes. There, APC trounced PDP with 47, 139 against PDP’s 13, 790 votes.

In Toungo, LG, APC got 6,891 against PDP that polled 4,239. In Mubi North, APC also scored the highest votes of 20,641 votes as PDP polled 12,964.

In Shelleng, APC scored 14,656 while PDP polled 9,053. In Guyuk, APC scored 9,575 as PDP took the leade with 19,808.

PDP also won in Song Local Government with 18,495 while APC scored 17, 354.

In Ganye, APC scored highest votes of 24,611 while PDP has 8,551.

In Gombi APC had 13, 603, PDP 12,035 and KOWA 71 votes.

APC scored 27,082 votes in Jada, while PDP had 12,257. However, in Demsa the ruling PDP won with 19,625 votes against its rival APC which has 6,211 votes.

In Numan local government, APC scored 10,501 votes, while PDP secured 19,036 votes.

In Fufore APC polled 32,596 and PDP scored 8,874.

The result also shows that in Mubi South APC scored 17, 655 against the PDP, 5,950.

Ogun LG workers begin indefinite strike

Activities in the 20 local government areas of Ogun State were paralysed on Monday as the local government workers began an indefinite strike.

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ogun State branch, had on Friday directed that the entire workforce of the local government areas, Local Government Service Commission and Bureau of Local Government Pensions, to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, March 30.

This directive was contained in a statement issued and signed in Abeokuta, by the state Publicity Secretary of NULGE, Mr. Folarin Osunsanmi, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent.

It stated that the “painful decision” was taken at the state executive council of the union held on Tuesday, March 24.

The union said it decided to embark on the strike following alleged refusal of the state government to implement the agreement reached with it last January.

They said some of the agreements reached include payment of outstanding deductions of workers’ salaries and allowances ‎totalling N1.56bn.

INEC staff arrested in Delta !

A staff the Independent National Electoral Commission was arrested on Monday at the commission’s office in Asaba for violating INEC’s rule on collation of results.

The INEC staff, who served as the electoral officer for Ndokwa East Local Government Area, was taken away by policemen in a van after he admitted to collating the results for the local government area against the rule of the commission.

The electoral officer came to the state collation centre at INEC, Asaba, to present the result of Ndokwa East without the collation officer for the local government, whose job it is to present the result.

When he was queried by the state Collation Officer, Prof. Bolaji Aluko, the electoral officer said the collation officer for the local government did not show up and due to pressure from party agents, he was forced to collate the results alone in the presence of party agents and security operatives.

The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Anidi Ikowak, who was infuriated by the explanation, declared the results collated by the electoral officer invalid.

The REC said according to INEC’s rule, the electoral officer is not permitted to do the job of the collation officer and faulted the electoral officer for not calling him to report the situation.

Addressing the erring staff, Ikowak said, “There is division of labour in INEC’s activities. The electoral officer cannot stand in the place of the collation officer. If the collation officer did not show up you should have called me and another collation officer would have been nominated from the list of those we have trained. And replacement needs to be approved by me or even the chairman.

“I’m the REC, if this state collation officer did not come I would have reported to Abuja and another one will be sent. I can’t take up that role, I can only assist. So, the result you have collated is invalid.”

Aluko, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Otuoke, asked the electoral officer to submit the result and write a report on the situation, but noted that it had not been officially accepted.

Immediately, the electoral officer was ushered into a police van and driven off.

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