!st Official Statement by President Goodluck Jonathan on presidential election 2015

Official statement by president Jonathan after the announcement of the results of presidential election Fellow Nigerians, I thank you all for turning out en-masse for the March 28 General Elections.


I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word. I have also expanded the space for Nigerians to participate in the democratic process. That is one legacy I will like to see endure.

Although some people have expressed mixed feelings about the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I urge those who may feel aggrieved to follow due process based on our constitution and our electoral laws, in seeking redress.

As I have always affirmed, nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian. The unity, stability and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else. I congratulate all Nigerians for successfully going through the process of the March 28^th General Elections with the commendable enthusiasm and commitment that was demonstrated nationwide. I also commend the Security Services for their role in ensuring that the elections were mostly peaceful and violence-free.

To my colleagues in the PDP, I thank you for your support. Today, the PDP should be celebrating rather than mourning. We have established a legacy of democratic freedom, transparency, economic growth and free and fair elections.

For the past 16 years, we have steered the country away from ethnic and regional politics. We created a Pan-Nigerian political party and brought home to our people the realities of economic development and social transformation.  Through patriotism and diligence, we have built the biggest and most patriotic party in Nigerian history. We must stand together as a party and look to the future with renewed optimism.

I thank all Nigerians once again for the great opportunity I was given to lead this country and assure you that I will continue to do my best at the helm of national affairs until the end of my tenure. I have conveyed my personal best wishes to General Muhammadu Buhari. May God Almighty continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

I thank you all.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR

President,

Federal Republic of Nigeria

March 31, 2015

Prof. Attahiru Jega officially declares Buhari winner of the 2015 presidential election

Come May 29, 2015, Nigeria will have another president in the individual of Gen. Mohammed Buhari.


INEC administrator Prof. Jega simply announced him victor of the 2015 presidential race having affirmed the prerequisites of the law and scored the most astounding number of votes in the decision. Well done Nigeria for a quiet 2015 decision. God bless President Jonathan for surrendering. God bless Nigeria!

Elections is not about the no. of celebs behind you- Rukky Sanda, other celebs react

The performer imparted her contemplations on the result of the decision comes about last night. See what Toyin ‘mo le ku fun PDP’ Aimakhu and Ini Edo likewise had to say in regards to it bellow.

NigeriaHasdecided: Buhari wins 2015 presidential elections

As announced by Prof Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…


“14 candidates, fielded by 14 political parties participated in the election. We’d like to announce the votes for each party”

Acredited voters – 31,756,490

AA – 22, 125

ACPN – 40,311

AP – 30,673

ADC – 29,666

APA – 53,537

APC – 15,424,921

CPP -, 36,300

HOPE – 7,435

KOWA – 13,076

NCP – 24, 455

PDP – 12,853,162

PPN – 24,475

UDP – 9,208

UPP – 18,220

Total valid votes – 28,587,564

Rejected votes – 844, 519

Total – 29,432,083

OBJ congratulates GMB, asks him to fight corruption

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the Presidential candidate of the All progressives congress Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd,,) on his victory in the presidential poll, charging him to fight corruption and carry out reforms in different sectors.

The congratulatory message was made available to our correspondent at Abeokuta on Tuesday following Buhari victory in the March 28 presidential election.

Obasanjo, who noted that so much harm had already been done to many national institutions, including the military, however, advised him to be magnanimous in victory.

He said, “With so much harm already done to many national institutions including the military, which proudly nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do on institution reform – education, healthcare, economy, security, infrastructure, power, youth employment, agri-business, oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation and ridding our land of corruption.

“Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand you in good stead.”

The former president said the country “is blessed with men and women of goodwill, character and virtue across the board that you can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform, repairs and re-direction that will be imperative to put Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance, unity, cohesiveness, development and progress.”

Obasanjo noted that Buhari’s victory, after three previous unsuccessful attempts, must be a great lesson to himself and for all politicians, particularly in Nigeria.

He said, “For me, the totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for our democracy and democratisation process, which are both maturing.

“On this occasion, the system has been unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during the campaigns when emphasis was more on trivialities and hate, divisive, undignifying and disrespectful statements and comments rather than on pressing issues requiring attention.

“I know that in victory, you will be magnanimous to start binding the wounds and bitterness occasioned by the campaign and the evil disciples.”

#NigeriaDecides: BORNO STATE - Buhari Wins

Collation in Abuja: BORNO STATE ( 25LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 145

ACPN: 243

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: 392

ADC: 230

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 878

APC: 473,543

CPP: 310

OHP: 88

KOWA: 158

NCP:‎‎ 107

PDP:25640

PPN:‎ 143

UDP:‎ 31

UPP: 41

Total registered voters: 1,799,669

Accredited: 544,759

Valid votes: 501,920

Rejected ‎: 13088

Total votes cast: 515,008

Fayemi congratulates Buhari

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari(retd.),  over the party’s victory in the just concluded presidential election, saying the victory signposts a new beginning for Nigeria and Nigerians.


“History has just been made in our dear country,” declared Fayemi, who hailed Buhari’s victory over the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan as a victory for democracy and the Nigerian citizenry.

Fayemi in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said that going by the outcome of the election, Nigerians had demonstrated to the entire world their ability and readiness to tow the path of greatness and oneness.

He said, “Nigerians have spoken. They have spoken clearly through their votes. They want a new direction and a new approach to governance and the APC government under the able leadership of General Muhammadu Buhari owes them this and more.”

Saying that a successful election is a sine qua non to an enduring democracy and sustainable development, Fayemi said the emergence of the opposition party after 16 years rule by the Peoples’ Democratic Party marks a significant change in the annals of the country’s political history.

He added that the APC, through the victory, was now saddled with the responsibility of making a meaningful change in the lives of the people as promised during the electioneering.

Fayemi, who chaired the APC national convention that produced  Buhari as the party’s candidate, said Nigerians are the actual winners in the keenly contested election having demonstrated rare courage and determination to effect the change they desired.

Kids jubilating on the streets of Ibadan after hearing results of the Presidential election

Here is photo of Children jubilating on the streets of Ibadan after hearing results of the Presidential election on Tuesday.

President Jonathan's first images since after the elections

Earlier today, while the results reeled in, President Goodluck Jonathan met with members of the National Peace Committee for 2015 Elections. On the second picture, they appear fixed to a TV screen.

Wikipedia updates Orubebe’s profile over attempted poll disruption

Godsday Orubebe’s profile on Wikipedia just got updated that he attempted to disrupt 2015 general election result announcement on March 31.

Orubebe, the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party at the announcement of the presidential election in Abuja, had called for the stoppage of the presentation of the results on Tuesday.

Shouting on top of his voice, Orubebe, a former Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, alleged that INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, had taken side with the All Progressives Congress.

At the venue of the results presentation on Tuesday, the PDP agent shouted, “You sent a committee to Rivers to probe what happened there. We submitted petitions to you about Kano, Jigawa, Katsina but you have not done anything about our complaints. You cannot continue with these results; we will not take it.”

As Jega tried to calm him down, asking to be given a chance to respond, Orubebe shouted, “Mr. Jega, You cannot continue, go to your office. You are partial. We don’t have any confidence in you. We will not allow this. You cannot continue. You must stop the results.”

Buhari’s acceptance speech stage !

GEJ calls, congratulates GMB

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his victory in the Saturday’s presidential election.

A top government official told our correspondent that Jonathan had called Buhari on the telephone to congratulate him.

Meanwhile, Jonathan is currently meeting with the leadership of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 general elections, led by a former military leader, Gen. Abdusalami Abdusalami (retd.).

Others at the meeting included the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh; Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onayeikan; and a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Priscilla Kuye.

The meeting is ongoing.

Details later…

Workers, security operatives desert PDP head office

The national headquarters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party wore a mournful look on Tuesday following the defeat of its presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.)

Signs that the party was not favoured to win the elections had earlier emerged on Monday when most of the employees of the party failed to turn up for duty.

Its Staff Park, located close to the national secretariat at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, which was usually full of cars by its employees, was devoid of the usual vehicular traffic.

Also, only a handful of the  majority of the security guards, who are made up of policemen, civil defence corps and private guards, were at their duty posts.

On Tuesday, as the results were being announced by the Chairman of the Independent National Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, employees of the party gathered to discuss its possible outcome.

“We have squandered our goodwill,” one of the members of the National Working Committee of the party told our correspondent in confidence.

It was however not clear if the party would call an emergency NWC meeting to discuss its defeat by the APC.

Efforts made to speak with the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, were unsuccessful. succeed.

We’ll Be Magnanimous In Victory – Amaechi

Gov. Rotimi Amaechi, Director-General of All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation, said on Tuesday that the party would be magnanimous in victory when it takes over power on May 29.


Amaechi, who said this at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, noted that the government of Muhammadu Buhari would be all-inclusive. “After the announcement, it will become clearer to the nation that APC has won the election and we will be magnanimous in victory. “We cherish this victory so much but it is not only about celebration, it is about the seriousness of governance and you must see the difference between us the current government.

“If we say there is incompetence, we must show competence; If we say there was corruption, we must show that we will not be corrupt. “If we say that people were denied their basic right, we must protect the right of people. “If we say there was impunity, we must govern by the rule of law and once we show that, you will see the basic difference between us and the current government’’, Amaechi said. He noted that the victory of the party at the presidential election was historic as it was the first time in the history of the country’s democracy that an incumbent federal government would be defeated.

“The victory is historical to me. I will be proud to tell my children that for the first time in the history of Nigeria, the opposition party was able to rout the government and party in power. “We were able to present a different picture of what life looks like which is giving the people the courage to confront the current government on corruption and confront the fact that people were hungry. “This is because they don’t go to the same market as other Nigerians go.

“They have the kind of funds they want and they eat the kind of food they want to eat but Nigerians were dying of hunger. “We want to let Nigerians know that Boko Haram was not about religion alone, there was element of poverty and ignorance’’, he added. Amaechi also said that the incoming government would have to deal with falling standard of education and unemployment in the north and in the south. He added that the Buhari administration would make Nigerians to understand that religion was never an issue in Nigeria. (NAN)

See Asari Dokubo's recent tweet as Buhari Wins 2015 Presidential Election

I’m not a creation of jonathan before jonathan there was asari, after him there will be asari, I’m a friend to any government in power

I’m not a creation of jonathan before jonathan there was asari, after him there will be asari, I’m a friend to any government in power

— Mujahid Dokubo-Asari (@AsariDokubo) March 31, 2015

#NigeriaDecides: DELTA STATE - GEJ Wins

Collation in Abuja: DELTA STATE( 25LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 173

ACPN: 916

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: 735

ADC: 888

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 478

APC: 48,991

CPP: 813

OHP: 166

KOWA: 311

NCP:‎‎ 670

PDP: 1,211,405

PPN:‎ 393

UDP:‎ 354

UPP: 261

Total registered voters: 2,044,372

Accredited: 1,350,914

Valid votes: 1,267,773

Rejected ‎: 17075

Total votes cast: 1,284,284

#NigeriaDecides: SOKOTO STATE- Buhari Wins

Collation in Abuja: SOKOTO STATE( 23LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 249

ACPN: 535

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: 714

ADC: 762

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 3482

APC: 671,926

CPP: 1894

OHP: 283

KOWA: 475

NCP:‎‎ 686

PDP: 152,199

PPN:‎ 605

UDP:‎ 269

UPP: 180

Total registered voters: 1,663,127

Accredited: 988,899

Valid votes: 834,259

Rejected ‎: 42,110

Total votes cast: 876,369

Dame Patience Sacks Aso Rock Kitchen Staff For Voting Buhari [Satire] #NigeriaDecides

News bits filtering in from our Aso Rock correspondent do not bode well for members of staff at the Presidential villa, as the 1st Lady, Dame Patience is said to have thrown a fit at Otuoke after hearing that President Jonathan lost to Buhari at the Aso Rock Polling Unit. She then proceeded to sack every member of the Kitchen staff via phone call.

The Kitchen Staff have since packed their bags and left the villa but they remained defiant and insist they “did the right thing”.

“I voted Buhari because I am tired of being told my cooking is not good enough” said Initimi George, the Chief Cook.

“Everytime you cook something they must complain. President will say Salt is too much. Dame will say Pepper is too small. Everyday.We are tired. We want Change… I have already started learning how to cook Masa and Fura de nono because Sai Buhari will win” said Akpan Effiong, a junior cook at the Presidential Villa.

President Jonathan lost at the Aso Rock PU, scoring 595 votes to Buhari’s 613.

Vote collation is still ongoing across the country. Dame Patience is also expected back in Aso Rock today to fire everyone else who voted against her husband.

Fayose praises Buhari, urges Nigerians to accept election results #NigeriaDecides

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged Nigerians to accept the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election in good faith, saying; “the election result is the will of God and Nigerians, and all lovers of peace, progress and development of Nigeria must accept it”.


Mr. Fayose, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, hailed the resilience and commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammadu Buhari.

The governor said the election results should not been seen as victory or loss for any political party, adding that, “To me, Nigerians and democracy won.”

He praised Nigerians for believing in the democratic process, adding that “by this election, Nigerians have shown that Democracy has come to stay in the country”.

The governor said, “I salute Nigerians, especially the great people of Ekiti State.

“I salute President Jonathan for laying the most solid foundation for democracy in Nigeria. And I salute Major General Buhari for being a resilience and dogged fighter.

“I urge Nigerians, irrespective of their ethic, religious and political affiliation to respect the outcome of the election in the interest of peace, progress and development of the country.

“Nigeria as a country is greater than any individual or group and it is my plea that no one should do anything to rock the boat of peace in the country.”

APC protests alleged inflated poll result in Asaba

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, on Tuesday staged a protest at the gate of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Asaba, alleging manipulation of the results of the presidential election in the state.

The group, led by the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Mr. O’tega Emerhor, stormed the INEC office at about 11.20am and were barred from entering the premises, where the collation of results from the local government areas was still going on.

The APC leaders, who chanted victory songs for the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, queried why it was taking so long to conclude collation of the results from Delta State, when results from most states had already been announced.

Emerhor claimed that the announcement Delta result was being delayed because the figures were being inflated in some local government areas of the state in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan.

He said, “There are two sets of results in some local government areas. Isoko South, Isoko North, Warri South-West, Ughelli North and Ethiope West have two sets of results.

“Our agent inside called us to tell us that the result that is being collated here is different from the results that were originally distributed to us. We don’t even accept the first set of results because they were fabricated. What we are talking about now is second degree inflation.

“This is not an allegation, our agent told us that he had reported to the state collation officer and he told him to fill an incident form. That means they want to take the inflated result to Abuja and we are saying we will not accept it.”

In his reaction, the PDP’s state agent for the presidential election, Funkemeke Solomon, denied the claims and commended the INEC for conducting the election with “integrity and transparency.”

Solomon, who is the state Commissioner for Works, said, “I believe they are entitled to their opinion. Section 131 of the Electoral Act stipulates that anybody that is not satisfied with the conduct of the election should go to tribunal.”

#NigeriaDecides: TARABA STATE - GEJ wins

Collation in Abuja: TARABA STATE( 16 LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 962

ACPN: ‎‎‎‎811

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: ‎‎‎586

ADC: 320

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 1306

APC: 261,326

CPP: 1033

OHP: 161

KOWA: 153

NCP:‎‎ 876

PDP: 310,800

PPN:‎ 680

UDP:‎ 224

UPP: 439

Total registered voters: 1,374,307

Accredited: 638,578

Valid votes: 579,677

Rejected ‎: 23,039

Total votes cast: 602.716

#NigeriaDecides: EDO STATE - PDP/GEJ Wins

Collation in Abuja: EDO STATE( 18 LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 159

ACPN: ‎‎‎‎1284

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: ‎‎‎450

ADC: 512

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 709

APC: 208,469

CPP: 325

OHP: 22

KOWA: 175

NCP:‎‎ 516

PDP: 286,869

PPN:‎ 729

UDP:‎160

UPP: 72

Total registered voters: 1,550,522

Accredited: ‎‎‎‎599,166

Valid votes: 500,451

Rejected ‎: 22334

Total votes cast: 522,785

Let PDP Rig Delta figures to 2,000,000, we now have enough votes to dash them - APC Fan

Now, PDP can bring their phantom numbers from Delta. There are 1.9 million PVC’s collected there. Let them rig the figures to 2,000,000, we now have enough votes to dash them and plenty to spare. Well done Bauchi. May God bless the people of Yankari. Game over. Time to pop champagne people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celestine Mel

#NigeriaDecides: Buhari Wins YOBE STATE

Collation in Abuja: YOBE STATE( 17 LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 101

ACPN: ‎‎‎‎164

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: ‎‎‎213

ADC: 112

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 632

APC: 446,265

CPP: 329

OHP: 67

KOWA: 104

NCP:‎‎ 120

PDP: 25,526

PPN:‎ 101

UDP:‎ 30

UPP: 32

Total registered voters: 1,077,942

Accredited: ‎‎‎‎520,127

Valid votes: 473,796

Rejected ‎: 17971

Total votes cast: 491,767

#NigeriaDecides: BAUCHI STATE - Buhari Wins

Collation in Abuja: BAUCHI STATE( 20 LGs)

AA:‎‎‎ 131

ACPN: ‎‎‎‎‎‎232

AD ‎‎‎‎‎: ‎‎‎173

ADC: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎189

APA:‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ 964

APC: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎931,598

CPP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎391

OHP: 46

KOWA: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎128

NCP:‎‎ ‎‎‎‎207

PDP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎86,085

PPN:‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎128

UDP:‎ ‎‎29

UPP: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎37

Total registered voters: 2,053,484

Accredited: ‎‎‎‎1,094,069

Valid votes: 1,020,338

Rejected ‎: 19,437

Total votes cast: 1,039,775