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Category: Election 2019

  • Buhari beats Atiku in Kaduna State

    All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has floored his closest contender, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday poll in Kaduna.

    According to the results collated and announced by Kaduna State Presidential election Collation Officer, Professor Bello B. Shehu, APC’s Muhammadu Buhari polled 993,482 to defeat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, who polled 613,318.

    Buhari won in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state, while Atuku won in the remaining nine local government areas.

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    APC won in Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon Gari, Ikara, Kauru, Giwa, Soba, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Zaria, Lere, Kaduna North and Kaduna South local government areas.

    PDP on the other hand won in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko, Jaba local, Chikun, Jema’a, Kachia and Sanga local government areas.

    The results of the presidential election local government by local government are as follow;

    1. KUBAU LG

    APC: 67,140

    PDP: 13,296

    1. MAKARFI LG

    APC: 36,625

    PDP: 14,494

    1. IKARA LG

    APC: 44,021

    PDP: 14,464

    1. KAURA LG

    APC: 6,907

    PDP: 33,647

    1. JABA LG

    APC: 6,400

    PDP: 22,758

     

    1. KUDAN

    APC: 30,577

    PDP: 11,697

     

    1. ZANGO KATAF

    APC: 10,411

    PDP: 62,622

     

    1. SABON GARI

    APC: 58,467

    PDP: 22,644

     

    1. SOBA

    APC: 51,548

    PDP: 10,656

     

    1. KAURU

    APC: 33,578

    PDP: 27,041

     

    1. KAGARKO

    APC: 16,663

    PDP: 21,605

     

    1. KAJURU

    APC: 7,888

    PDP: 31,446

     

    1. GIWA

    APC: 45,574

    PDP: 9,838

     

    1. IGABI LG

    APC: 97,308

    PDP: 20,281

     

    1. JEMA’A

    APC: 19,412

    PDP: 61,763

     

    1. BIRNIN GWARI

    APC: 33,786

    PDP: 8,206

     

    1. K/SOUTH

    APC: 92,637

    PDP: 41,004

     

    1. ZARIA

    APC: 111,082

    PDP: 21,882

     

    1. CHIKUN

    APC: 21,930

    PDP: 82,909

     

    1. SANGA

    APC: 14,860

    PDP: 17,411

     

    1. KACHIA

    APC: 24,905

    PDP: 40,337

     

    1. LERE

    APC: 64,299

    PDP: 32,426

     

    K/NORTH

    APC: 97,514

    PDP: 27,185

     

  • Buhari leads in 19 Kebbi LGAs

    President Muhammad Buhari is leading in 19 out of the 21 Local Government Areas of Kebbi in the presidential election results so far released by INEC Collation Officers.

    In the results released by the Collation Officer for the Kebbi Presidential Election, Prof. Haruna Bichi, the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina state, APC scored 17,863 in Aliero Local Government against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which polled  5,458.

    Similarly, in Kalgo local government, APC scored 19,057 as against PDP’s 3,233, while in Ngaski Local government, APC scored 20,641 and PDP polled 6,591.

    In Sakaba local government, APC polled 14,026 as against PDP’s 3,800 votes.

    Also in Suru local government, APC polled 22,627 while PDP scored 10,358 votes.

    Furthermore, in Shanga local government, APC got 19,262 while PDP scored 6,961 and in Bagudo local government, APC scored 29,243 as against PDP’s 8,160 votes.

    In Arewa local government, APC polled 32,582 as against PDP which scored 8,390 votes.

    He also added that APC scored 42,970 in Jega local governments against PDP which polled 7,416

    Similarly, in koko Besse Local government, APC scored 25,874 as against PDP’s 5,668 votes.

    while in Maiyama local government, APC scored 30,001 as against PDP’s 6,279 votes.

    In Argungu local government APC polled 42,038 while PDP scored 6,951 and in Birinin Kebbi local government APC scored 71,510 while PDP polled 12,900.

    Also, in Fakai Local government APC scored 12,200 while PDP scored 4,865 and in Danko wasagu local government APC scored 31,818 while PDP polled 8,724 votes.

    Similarly, in Yauri Local government APC polled 24,677 while PDP scored 7,108 .

    Furthermore in Zuru local government, APC scored 23,520 while PDP scored 12, 326 and in Bunza local government APC had 20,622 while PDP polled 6,285.

    He added that in Dandi local government APC scored 26,512 While PDP scored 7,442.

    The collation will resume by 10 pm. (NAN)

  • El-Rufai’s Deputy loses senatorial bid

    Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala has lost the Kaduna South senatorial election to the incumbent, Senator Danjuma La’ah of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    INEC Returning Officer, Suleiman Yashim, who announced the result in Kafanchan Monday evening, said Sen. Danjuma La’ah of the PDP polled a total of 268,923 votes to defeat Deputy Governor, Barnabas Bala Bantex of the APC, who polled 133,287 votes.

  •  A.Y.E launches the M1ME initiative to invest $180 million in human capital training 

    Prominently reputed for empowering young entrepreneurs across Africa through business funding, access to angel investors, mentorship, access to the market, business equipment, and training among other things; Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, the largest entrepreneurial network in the world has again taken the front seat in leading the charge to liberate African entrepreneurs by introducing a core mission geared towards promoting intellectual capital and quotients among African entrepreneurs.
    Given its robust interactions and engagements with African Young entrepreneurs across the continent through its various platforms, particularly AYEEN (Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria), the organization has identified that despite the huge grants consistently churned out to beneficiaries, the rising menace of knowledge deficiency represents a major setback in realizing the incredible potentials required for Africa’s prosperity and global prominence.
    It is against this background that Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs on the 1st of May 2019, launched Mission 1 Million Entrepreneurs (M1ME), a flagship training and development initiative, valued at USD180 per applicant summing the total amount of USD180 million upon completion of the initiative was strategically introduced to intellectually equip and provide knowledge driven support systems to One million African entrepreneurs for the ultimate good of the continent. Solely funded by the Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, the initiative is set to run for the next 7 years and will be completed in 2025. Speaking with the Press Secretary of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, Barr. Nwabuzor, Fumnanya Daniel, he stated that “the initiative is in line with key integral elements of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal and is eminently poised to address the crucial subject of human capital deficit which has plagued the continent for years and stifled its economic projections.” He stated that “the M1ME initiative has been in the works for the past two years and has been subjected to extensive research and global consultations.” He finally stated that “the initiative which was approved by the Board of the Organization in April, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, will be piloted in five countries namely Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda.”
    According to the A.Y.E President, Mr. Summy Smart Francis, he stated “given the ambitions of African countries on moving towards knowledge-based economies, the introduction of this initiative is supremely timely. The African continent is decades behind in admirably competing with emerging economies across the world. There is indeed no better time than now in promoting knowledge amongst African entrepreneurs to reverse Africa’s knowledge deficit and failures on the huge potential that can be realised for rapid industrialization.”
    Mr. President also stated that “the training unites the undisputed African entrepreneurial drive, innovation and the missing piece, the requisite knowledge which will ultimately have substantial poverty mitigation and sustainable development implications.” Mr. Summy Smart Francis also stated that “with the current population of Nigeria, recently released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated at 201 million, this staggering exponential population growth comes with dire repercussions if premium and strategic attention is not afforded to human capital development among entrepreneurs who are the drivers of the economy.” He further emphasized on the significant roles of Non-governmental bodies and the private sector in providing support systems to the Government in combating the monstrous challenges of poverty, poor education, infrastructural and human capital deficit among others.
    The most notable examples of countries in the world that have effectively utilized its population surge with a corresponding human capital development are the Asian Tigers (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Singapore, as a case study was a poverty stricken nation, with rapid population at independence. However, with strategic and deliberate policies prioritizing human capital in its strategic economic plans and integrating the educational system properly to meet industrial standards, Singapore has become an economic powerhouse in world economies. In 2017, the World Economic Forum’s Global Human Capital index ranked Singapore, an economy with about 5.6 Million people, 11th out of 130 countries while Nigeria, with a population of about 193 million at that time, was ranked 114th. Nigeria was ranked 122nd and 124th respectively in development and know-how sub –indices. Indeed, the role played by human capital development cannot be over stated and this program initiated by Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs represents the perfect recipe for the African economic situation.
    It was also gathered that the registration for the Mission 1 Million Entrepreneurs initiative will be free but applicants are to apply online through the portal www.ayeonline.org/m1me and successful applicants will be trained and issued certifications on entrepreneurship development. Above all, the role of Knowledge economy in sustainable development is an indispensable dimension in the 21st century, especially to the African continent that has been witnessing a declining Knowledge economy potential.

  • PDP wins all nine national Assembly seats in Ebonyi

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all the National Assembly seats in Ebonyi State.

    The party defeated its main challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the three senatorial seats and six House of Representatives seats.

    The senatorial candidate of the PDP in Ebonyi South Senatorial zone,  Michael Ama Nnachi polled a total of 103,751 votes to defeat his closest rival of the APC, Nweze Onu, who got 19,663 votes.

    Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) candidate, Eze Igwe Ogbofia got 5, 805 votes to clinch the third position.

    In Ebonyi North Senatorial zone, Senator Sam Egwu of the PDP won his second term bid with 80,711 votes while his challenger, Matthias Adum, of the APC got 38,375 votes.

    For Ebonyi Central zone, Senator Obinna Ogba of the PDP also won a second term with 62,452 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Senator Julius Ucha, who scored 46,676 votes.

    Livinus Makwe of PDP has also been declared the winner of Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency with 68,136 votes. He defeated the APC candidate, Ifeanyi Oddi, who came second with 10,178 votes.

    Anayo Edwin Nwonu of the PDP won Ishielu/Ezza North federal constituency with 34,473 to beat Michael Ifere of the APC who got 13,372 votes.

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    Sylvester Ogbaga of the PDP won the Abakaliki/Izzi federal constituency for the fourth term.

    He got 40,890 votes to defeat Uchenna Nshii of the APC who got 21,814.

    Idu Igariwey of the PDP won the Afikpo North and Afikpo South federal constituency with 28,691 votes to win the APC candidate, Tony Ekoh Jnr who got 9,967 votes and Maria Ude Nwachi of Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) who got 8, 485 to place the third position.

    For Ebonyi/Ohaukwu federal constituency,  Chukwuma Nwazunku of the PDP got 39,598 votes to win APC candidate, Peter Ogeali who got 18,213 votes.

    For Ezza South/Ikwo Federal constituency,  Laz Ogbee of PDP got 31,296 votes to defeat Chinedu Ogah of APC who got 27,700 votes

  • Orhiomwon votes to decide Buhari, Atiku’s fate in Edo

    The presidential results from Orhiomwon local government is being expected to decide the fate of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State.

    Read Also: Atiku leads with 3,034 votes in Edo

    In the results released from 17 out of the 18 local government areas in Edo State, the PDP presidential candidate is leading with 261,640 votes while Buhari has polled 258,640 votes.

    The APC won the National Assembly election in Orhiomwon local government area.

  • Buhari beats Atiku in Lagos State

    President Muhammadu Buhari and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has polled 580,825 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of PDP in Lagos State.

    Buhari’s closest challenger, Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 448,015 to come second at the end of the state final collation of the Presidential election results from the 20 local government areas of the state.

    Prof. Felix Salako, the Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun was the INEC state collation officer who collated results of the 20 LGAs.

    LGA collation officers properly presented the results one after the other as they arrived at the collation centre before they were accepted by Salako.

    At the end of the collation, Salako said the state had registered voters of 6,313,507, with accredited voters at 1, 196, 490.

    Read Also: Buhari defeats Atiku in Ogun

    According to him, the valid votes are 1,089,567, total rejected votes at 67,023 while votes cast stand at 1,157, 590 in the presidential election.

    Reeling out the results of each political parties, he said Accord polled 5, 948 votes, AAC, 8, 910; ADC, 2915; ADP, 1,262 and ANN polled 6,946.

    The professor added that APA had 1495 votes, DPP polled 1,372 votes, PCP got 8,458, and SNC scored 1766.

    The other political parties that participated in the poll had less than 1,000 votes each.

    According to him, Form 6OE will be pasted at the collation center after duly signed by the party agents.

  • Ondo APC lost to internal wrangling, says Boroffice

    The lawmaker representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, who was just re-elected to the Upper Chamber for the third term, on Monday attributed the ‘unimpressive’ outcome of the election in the state to overwhelming crack within the ruling party.

    He noted the division in the party became noticeable shortly after the 2016 governorship primaries.

    Out of the three incumbent APC Senators that contested for the election, only Boroffice was reelected.

    He scored 53,199 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Dr Tunji Abayomi, who was formerly an APC stalwart but pulled out of the party when he lost its senatorial ticket and eventually become AA senatorial flag bearer, scoring 43,100.

    Abayomi was alleged to be funded by the state government against APC.

    It led to a protest in Abuja by members of the APC Mandate Group, who pleaded with the national leadership of the party to caution those perpetrating anti-party activities within its fold.

    However, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at every occasion denied sponsoring AA.

    Sources hinted that supporters of APC were poorly mobilized for the last elections, a development observers believed also contributed to its dismal outing.

    Boroffice, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Science& Technology said:” I took the verdict of the last Saturday election with mixed feelings. We lost to PDP but my people in Ondo North gave me the mandate to retain my seat there in spite of all odds.

    Read Also: Boroffice faults invasion of Ondo Assembly

    “It is so sad that we lost Ondo Central and Ondo North senatorial seats to the opposition PDP. We went to the election as a divided house.

    “It is so painful but I thank God I delivered my area to President Muhammadu Buhari,who is a credible leader.

    “Although I was all alone doing my campaigns and I appreciate my supporters and people in Ondo North for reposing confidence in me.”

    He also blamed the APC woes during the last election in the state on inept party structure and malfunctioning state party executives that believed in themselves alone.

    The Asiwaju of Akoko hailed the smooth conduct of the election,while appreciating the security operatives, INEC Officials and electorate for their professionalism and maturity.

    He pledged to influence the Senate on how to tackle the poor road situation in Akoko during the next Assembly.

    Besides, he expressed the need for total overhauling of the APC structure in the state for the party to remain relevant.

  • Buhari wins Sokoto with 490,333 votes

    All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has won in Sokoto state with 490,333 votes against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party who scored 361,604 votes.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state collation officer, Professor Muhammad Yahuza declared Monday evening.

    The results is collated from across 23 LGs of the state.

  • Akinremi wins APC sole Rep ticket in Ibadan

    The Liberia-based millionaire businessman and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Musiliudeen Olaide Akinremi, has been declared winner of the Saturday’s House of Representatives election in the area.

    With his victory, Akinremi emerged as the only candidate of the APC to win in Ibadan metropolis where the opposition Peoples Democratic Party triumphed ,  consumed the aspiration of other party’s candidates, including Governor Abiola Ajimobi, seeking senatorial bid in Oyo south.

    Akinremi polled 17,048 votes to narrowly defeat his closest rival, Ademola Omotosho of PDP who garnered 16,237 votes.

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    Save for Ibadan North constituency, other APC candidates lost to the PDP in all other metropolitan federal constituencies in the city like Ibadan Northwest/southwest and Ibadan Southeast/Northeast.

    Akinremi was declared elected and returned by the Returning Officer, Prof. Mukaila Olujide.

    However, the PDP collation agent, Mr. Olumuyiwa Makinde and that of Accord, Mr. Adeoye Omobolade, rejected the results on the grounds that the result sheets of three polling units in the local government area are still shrouded in mystery.