Category: Nigeria Decides 2023

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Kaura Federal Constituency, Mr. Donatus Mathew, has been declared winner of Saturday’s House Representatives elections in the area.

Declaring the result on Sunday, the returning officer, Professor Elijah Ella, said Mathew polled 10,508 votes to defeat the incumbent member and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Gideon Lucas Gwani who came second with 10,297 votes.

He said the candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) trailed with 9,919 votes, while that of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) secured 5,354 votes to come third and forth respectively.

Speaking to newsmen , the member elect, Mathew, thanked voters for the confidence reposed on him.

He solicited for support and cooperation from the people while pledging to carry everyone along to achieve desired success.

Reacting to the results, the incumbent member who is also the Minority Whip in the House of Representatives, Mr. Gideon Lucas Gwani congratulated the member elect and wished him well.

He urged his supporters to remain calm and accept the result, noting God gives and takes power to whom ever he pleases at the appropriate time.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured its election viewing portal has not been compromised.

It stated results uploaded on its Election Viewing portal are safe.

The Commission also assured the portal has not been compromised as may have been speculated in some quarters.

It appealed to Nigerians to avoid statements and actions that can heat up the polity or promote disaffection towards the Commission.

In a statement its National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, the Commission said the problem being experienced in viewing the portal is a normal problem associated with upgrading a system.

He explained while the commission appreciate concern shown by Nigerians on the relative slow nature of the portal since the commencement of elections, technical staff of the commission are working to address the challenges.

The statement reads: “The Commission is aware of challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady. The Commission regrets this setback, especially because of the importance of IReV in our results management process.

“The problem is totally due to technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season, State elections, to one for managing nationwide general elections. It is indeed not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations.

“Consequently, the Commission wishes to assure Nigerians that the challenges are not due to any intrusion or sabotage of our systems, and that the IReV remains well-secured.

“Our technical team is working assiduously to solve all the outstanding problems, and users of the IReV would have noticed improvements since last night.

“We also wish to assure Nigerians that results from the Polling Units, copies of which were issued to political parties, are safe on both the BVAS and the IReV portal.

“These results cannot be tampered with and any discrepancy between them and the physical results used in collation will be thoroughly investigated and remediated, in line with Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022.

“While we fully appreciate the concerns of the public on this situation and welcome various suggestions that we have received from concerned Nigerians, it is important to avoid statements and actions that can heat up the polity at this time or promote disaffection towards the Commission.

“We take full responsibility for the problems and regret the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate.”

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading in four out of six local government areas announced so far in Niger State.

The announcement of the results began at 4.21 pm and paused at 5.50 pm at the INEC Headquarters located at David Mark Road in Minna.

The announcement was stopped because other results are still being awaited.

The results are as follow:

Wushishi LG

APC 11,504

PDP 8,868

LP 460

NNPP 404

Edati LG

APC 10,508

PDP 14,779

LP 93

NNPP 263

Rafi

APC 16,963

PDP – 9,581

LP 1,058

NNPP 1,523

Gbako

APC 12,436

PDP 11,017

LP 424

NNPP 170

Katcha

APC 10,795

PDP 13,268

LP 180

NNPP 331

Gurara

APC 12,283

PDP 10,479

LP 3,151

NNPP 287

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The lawmaker representing Owo/Ose Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, has been reelected for a second term.

Adelegbe, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), defeated his main rival in the Peoples Democratic Party, Ayo Arowele.

He got 34,550 votes against 20,865 votes obtained by Arowele.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has cleared three LGAs announced so far in Borno State.

Confirmed presidential election results for Borno State announced so far:

1. Gubio LGA
   APC – 3, 519
   PDP – 2, 127
   NNPP – 29
   LP – 7
2. Kaga LGA
   APC – 5,361
   PDP – 2, 608
   NNPP – 16
   LP – 1
3. Magumeri LGA
   APC – 5, 424
   PDP – 3, 399
   NNPP – 32
   LP – 1

The Independent Electoral Commisssion (INEC) in Kwara State has cancelled election results in four polling units for alleged violence, ballot box snachting and over voting.

The polling booths are inTsaragi, Edu local government, Oke- Ero local government and Asa local government results.

The cancellation affected the presidential and senatorial elections.

Collation Officer for Oke-Ero council, Prof Rhoda Odunwoye said this at collation centre, while presenting the presidential and Kwara south senatorial district results.
Prof Oduwoye said Marafa ward unit 05 was cancelled due to over voting.

On his Collation Officer for Asa LG Prof
Lateef Ibrahim said the result was cancelled over a case of over voting .
In his remark the stste Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Malam Attahiru Madami, said the Tsaragi Polling Unit 10 result was also cancelled following a case of ballot box snatching by hoodlums.

He said the cancellation was in line with the rules guiding the conduct of the elections.

Madami said said out of 2,887 polling units in Kwara only one polling unit had its ballot boxes snatched.

Member of the House of Representatives representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara (APC) has won reelection into the Green Chambers.

Returning Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Dr Nurudeen Bello made the anouncement at the collation centre in Omu Aran on Sunday.

Declaring the official result, Bello said out of the 59075 accredited Voters, the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 22, 140, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 19,092.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled a total of 9331.

The son of former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, Joshua, has won the Lavun/Mokwa/Edati federal constituency.

He defeated the current seat holder Hon Abdullahi Usman Gbatamangi.

Gana, who is the PDP candidate, defeated the incumbent APC candidate with 7,939 votes.

Gana got 47,942 votes while Gbatamangi got 40,002 votes.

Niger PDP governorship candidate, Hon Isah Liman Kantigi, also delivered his local government area, Edati local government to the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The PDP in Edati local government area got 14,779 while APC secured 10,508 with the Labour Party getting 93 and NNPP 263 votes.

Hon Sekav Iortyom of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has won the Buruku federal Constituency seat in Benue State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) announced Iortyom polled 20,076 votes to beat his close rival Terka Agba of Labour Party(LP) who garnered 15,639 votes .

PDP candidate came sixth.

Buruku is within Jemgba Geo ,
political bloc where the National Chairman of PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, hails from.

Many had believed his influence may swing votes in favour of PDP.

But the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu won massively in the area .

A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Hon Donald Ojogo, has won the Ilaje / Ese-Odo Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives.

He defeated incumbent Hon Kolade Akinjo, who was seeking a third term in the National Assembly.

Ojogo garnered 26, 306 votes while Akinjo had 22,390.