Category: Nigeria Decides 2023

The House of Representatives Candidate under the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa Balewa federal constituency, Jafar Gambo Leko has been declared as the winner in the National assembly elections held Saturday.

The Returning Officer, Professor Bala Dalhat from the Abubakar Tafawa  Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi,  announced the result in Bununu town, the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa local government on Monday.

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He said the APC candidate polled 54,128 votes to defeat his closest rival, Magaji Kefas of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 52,314 votes.

He added that the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Quni Simon polled a total number of 5,662 votes.

Jafar Gambo Leko is an ally of the incumbent member representing the constituency, former Speaker,  House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is already leading in four of the five local government areas that make up Taraba South Senatorial District.

Governor Darius Ishaku is the PDP candidate for the zone while House of Representatives member for Wukari/Ibi, Danjuma Shiddi and David Jimkuta are laying claim to the seat at the Supreme Court as APC candidates.

Feelers in the State are  the duo has collaborated to frustrate Ishaku from emerging as senator in the zons.

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From the results so far released from Donga, Wukari, Ibi and Ussa, show APC is leading with 73,832 votes while PDP has 35,670 votes as results from Takum- the Governor’s local government area are being awaited. 

SOUTHERN TARABA SENATE RESULTS (FOUR LGAs)

FOUR LGAs RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. TAKUM awaiting NOW

Donga 

APC – 17,607 

PDP – 10,492 

IBI 

APC – 13087

PDP – 8,092 

USSA/YSDA 

APC – 22,246 

PDP-  4,098 

Takum 

APC – Awaiting

PDP – Awaiting 

Wukari 

APC – 20, 892

PDP – 12, 988

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading in six local government areas declared by INEC in Nasarawa State.

Nasarawa has 13 LGAs.

In Keana LG, APC got 7208 votes, PDP 4335, LP 4002 while the NNPP got 236.

In Wamba LGA, APC 8,990, PDP got 4219, LP 5177, NNPP 313

Obi LG, APC 10,838, PDP got 12,947, LP 16,188, NNPP 150.

Keffi LG APC 13,564, PDP 13,007, LP 9067, NNPP 1798

AWE LG APC 14269, PDP got 10416, LP 4309, NNPP 570

Nasarawa LG APC 17241, PDP got 10576, LP 8680, NNPP 1380.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored highest votes in the last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in JIgawa State.

Announcing the result of the presidential election, the collation officer, Professor Arma Ya’u Hamisu Bichi of Federal University Dutsin Ma said the exercise was peaceful.

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Bichi said: “APC- 421,390, LP- 1,889, NNPP- 98,234 and PDP- 386,587 votes”.

The ruling APC won two senatorial seats,  eight House of Representatives seats while the opposition PDP won one senator, two Representatives seats and NNPP won one House of Reps seat. 

Alhaji Mustapha Khabib of PDP won in JIgawa south west with 153,73 votes. 

The APC candidate Alhaji Babangida Husaini won the JIgawa northwest senatorial seat with 187,049 votes and Ambassador Abdulhamid Ahmed Malammadori won JIgawa northeast senatorial seat with 136,977 votes.

All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate, Hon Friday Osanebi, lost the presidential poll in Ndokwa East LGA Delta to the Labour Party.

The collation officer, Dr Ashioba Nwanze, while announcing the results at the INEC state Head Office in Asaba, said the Labour Party candidate scored 7756 defeating the PDP candidate who garnered 5996 votes. APC secured third place with 3752.

He said total registered votes is 72,951 while accredited voters is 19689.

According to him, valid votes for the election is 18,034 with rejected votes put at 1492. Total votes cast is 19526.

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won five of the eight local government results so far released in Kaduna State for the Saturday’s Presidential election.

PDP won in Makarfi, Kaduna South, Giwa, Kauru and Lere local government areas.

Labour Party (LP) has won in three local government areas of Jaba, Kajuru and Kaura.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has not won any local government area so far.

Collation has been slated to resume by 12:00 noon, as results are being awaited from the remaining 15 local government areas

Result as so far collated: 

Giwa LGA

APC – 19,922

PDP – 22,302

LP – 565

NNPP – 3,114

Kaura LGA

APC – 1,847

PDP – 7,847

LP –  25,744

NNPP – 320

Kajuru LGA

APC – 3,940

PDP – 9,253

LP – 14,875

NNPP – 1,221

Makarfi LGA

APC -13,767

PDP – 22,098

LP – 759

NNPP -5,219

Jaba LGA

APC: 3,131

PDP: 8,798

LP: 9,967

NNPP: 335

Kaduna South

APC: 29,596

PDP: 42,996

LP:22,577

NNPP:9,124

Kauru LGA

APC: 15,870

PDP: 19,018

LP: 11,293

NNPP: 3,128

Lere LGA

APC: 24,695

PDP: 34,149

LP: 15,568

NNPP: 7,264

Former Nasarawa Governor Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has lost his second term bid to represent Nasarawa South to candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo.

The returning officer Dr Ahmad Ashiku who declared the results said the PDP candidate polled 93,064 votes to defeat Al-Makura of the APC who garnered 76,813 votes to come second while Mohammed Agwai of the NNPP got 30640 votes.

In Nasarawa West, Arch Shehu Tukur, the anointed candidate of the APC national Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu lost to a former member of the House of  Representatives, Ahmed Aliyu Wadada of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The INEC returning officer of the election for Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Prof Nasirudeen Baba says Wadada of the SDP polled a total of 96488 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Shehu Tukur who scored 47717 votes.

The PDP candidate, Musa Galadima came third with 46820 votes.

In Nasarawa North, where Governor Abdullahi Sule hails from, the INEC returning officer, Prof IIemona Adofu of the Federal University, Lafia declared incumbent Senator Godiya Akwashiki of the SDP as the winner with 44,471 votes.

The APC candidate, Danladi Halilu Envuluanza scored 32,058 votes while the PDP candidate, Nathaniel Aboki garnered 11,212 votes.

The SDP candidate for Karu/Keffi/Kokona federal constituency of Nasarawa state, Jonathan Gaza was re-elected for the 3rd term with 60265 votes defeating the PDP candidate Bulus Ishaku who scored 33180 votes.

Prof George Genyi, INEC Returning Officer for the election who declared the results said the APC candidate Mr Auta Koro scored 28417 votes.

In Akwanga, Wamba, Nasarawa Eggon federal constituency, the incumbent PDP member, Abdulkarim Usman lost his return bid to the house, he scored 19,681 votes while the APC candidate, Jeremiah Umaru won the election with 38,430 votes.

Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed as ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections have been held hostage by disenfranchised voters in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state.

The trio of Udon Stephanie, Igein Theresa and Adeleke Yetunde was deployed to Ward 4, unit 19 at Oki Street, Okere Road, Warri and were still being held as of 6.45p.m Sunday evening.

They were reportedly held after the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctioned, stalling the accreditation of voters at the unit. 

It was gathered that the ad hoc staff arrived at the polling unit for the postponed election around 4 pm and were deserted by their Supervisory Polling Officer (SPO) after the hitch.

Angered by the development, the electorate who had waited endlessly in anticipation insisted they go nowhere until they exercise their right.

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Adeleke while lamenting her ordeal, said: “The BVAS crashed when we were trying to reboot it. We called the RAC because they said it was a technology problem. They said they didn’t reconfigure it to read today (Sunday) because it was still reading yesterday (Saturday). So we became stuck as a result. Now they’re accusing me of collecting N50,000. I don’t know anyone here and I didn’t collect any money

“We are supposed to do the work yesterday but because no voting took place here, they moved the exercise to today. A lot of our colleagues pulled out and now I am regretting not pulling out”. 

The two other ad-hoc staff, Udoh Stephanie and Theresa Igein, accused the Supervisory Polling Officer (SPO) of dumping them, as well as leaving them without security knowing fully the BVAS was not configured properly.

One of the community members however assured that no harm will come to the three officials.

The electoral officer, Kingsley Ogboe, who had been mum on all electoral issues regarding the exercise in Warri South, did not also make comments.

Hon. Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been reelected to represent Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

The Yagba federal constituency is comprised of Mopa-Muro, Yagba East and Yagba West Local Government Areas in Kogi state.

The Returning Officer, for the federal constituency, Dr Stephen Okpanachi, announced the results in Isanlu on Sunday.

Okpanachi said Abejide of ADC polled a total of 23,271 votes to defeat Olorunfemi Olafemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 10,426 votes.

He added Tolorunjuwon Faniyi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 6,421 votes to emerge third.

”Leke Joseph Abejide of African Democratic Congress (ADC), having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Okpanachi said.

Abejide, while speaking to reporters after his victory, thanked Yagba people for their confidence in him and pledged not to disappoint them.