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Category: Nigeria Decides 2023

Nigeria Decides 2023

  • Labour Party rejects Rivers results, seeks cancellation

    Labour Party rejects Rivers results, seeks cancellation

    The leadership of Labour Party (LP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel all the unverified and manipulated results from the presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Rivers state.

    The party urged INEC to cancel election results from Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo and Rumukoro amongst others.

    The party said this in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Julius Abure on Sunday in Abuja.

    The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party is shocked by the revelations emanating from Rivers state after the presidential and national assembly elections which held on Saturday; where thugs believed to be agents of the state government invaded various polling units and collation centres, took away election materials including the results sheets, manipulated the BVAS machines and uploaded fake results in to the Central portal.

    “We took particular note of incidences in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo, Rumukoro and several other areas where Labour Party was clearly leading in virtually all the polling units with very wide margins. Governor Nyesom Wike, faced with stark reality of defeat even in the polling units in his compound in Worji, where LP scored 323 votes against APC and PDP’s 5 and 2 votes respectively, he used the soldiers and police to intimidate, harassed and snatched ballot papers.

    “Nigerians went into this election based on the assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that the deployment of BVAS was a perfect antidote to electoral malpractices in Nigeria, but what transpired across Nigeria, if allowed to stand is purely a betrayal of trust by millions of Nigerians on INEC.

    “INEC’s staff were intimidated by these thugs in connivance with the military personnels and police officers who were deployed to protect them, into doing their bidding and were forced to manipulate the BVAS, being afraid of the consequences of their refusal. Some of these manipulations happened way into late in the night. We demand that INEC investigate these atrocities against Nigerian voters by the political class.

    “We are therefore asking that INEC should rise to the occasion and cancel all the unverified and manipulated results arising from the presidential and national assembly elections in parts of Rivers state particularly in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo and Rumukoro amongst others.”

  • One dead as violence breaks out in Gombe Gov’s polling Unit

    One dead as violence breaks out in Gombe Gov’s polling Unit

    One person has been shot dead and another injured in a violent clash between political thugs at the polling Unit of Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

    Yahaya, who voted at Yahaya Umaru polling Unit 010 Jekadafari lost the Presidential election to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which polled 215 against the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) 186 votes.

    Trouble however started when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official started counting the Senate and House of Representatives ballots.

    The thugs who thought the counting was not going in their favour snatched the four ballot boxes and ran away.

    However, the armed security personnel at the polling units quickly accosted the thugs and recovered two ballot boxes from them.

    In the ensuing meleu, the two persons sustained gunshot injuries and one of them later died.

    The thugs appeared with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons when the counting of House of Representatives was underway to snatch ballot boxes, papers and other relevant materials.

    Eyewitnesses said the hoodlums stormed the unit at about 7:20 pm when the INEC Presiding Officer was about counting the House of Representatives votes.

  • INEC declares Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal constituency poll inconclusive

    INEC declares Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal constituency poll inconclusive

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the House of Representatives poll in Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency inconclusive.

    The Returning Officer Dr. Adams Baba, declared this after announcing results of the election.

    According to Baba, the action became necessary following the slim margin of difference between the winners and the first runner up and the cancelation of results in two polling units of the federal Constituency during the poll.

    Baba said the difference in the results between the winner, Arch Salman Idris of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Prince Matthew Kolawole was not up to the number of registered voters in the canceled polling units.

    Baba said: “The ADC candidate (Idris) polled 13,867 while the APC candidate (Kolawole) polled 13,605 leaving just 262 votes difference.

    “Whereas, the number of PVCs collected in the cancelled polling units of Iya in Otu ward in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area is 485 and that of Open Space polling unit in Egbeda ward in Ijumu Local Government Area is 100. This is more than the difference between the two leading candidates.”

    Baba however did not state the date when a rerun election would be conducted in the affected polling units.

  • Two Ondo Reps members lose seats

    Two Ondo Reps members lose seats

    Hon Tajudeen Adefisoye representing Ifedore/Idanre and Hon Gboluga Ikengboju representing Irele/Owo Okitipupa constituencies in the House of Representatives have been defeated in Saturday’s general elections.

    In the result released by INEC, Hon Adefisoye scored 20,064 against his opponent in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Hon Festus Akingbaso,, who polled 24,263.

    Prince Jimi Odimayo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 44,638 to defeatHon Ikengboju of the PDP who got 21,066.

  • Ex-Oyo Gov son wins Ogbomoso Rep seat

    Ex-Oyo Gov son wins Ogbomoso Rep seat

    Son of former Oyo Governor Olamiju Alao-Akala has been declared winner of Ogbomosho Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    Olamiju, who was former Chairman of Ogbomosho North Local government polled 33,268 votes to beat his close rival, Olufemi Onireti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 27,126.

    The Returning Officer for the constituency, Prof. Akeem Salami said Olamiju Akala having polled the total votes of 33,268 is declared as the winner of the election.

    Olamiju’s father Alao-Akala governed Oyo between 2007-2011 under PDP.

    Olamiju thanked his supporters for standing behind his even after the demise of his father, saying he would not disappointed them when he get to Abuja.

  • INEC begins collation of presidential results by 1pm

    INEC begins collation of presidential results by 1pm

    All is set for the collation of results of Saturday’s Presidential election at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

    State Collation Officers drawn mainly from Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities are expexted to present results of the elections to the Chief Collation Officer and INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu for collation.

    Yakubu announced on Saturday that the National Collation Centre will open at mid-day but the National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye said the exercise will start by 1.00pm.

    He said the Commission needs to put a few things in place before the commencement of the exercise.

    At the time of this report, party agents who were expected to be on ground for the exercise were yet to arrive the venue.

  • INEC orders re-election in nine Kogi polling units

    INEC orders re-election in nine Kogi polling units

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered for re-election in nine polling units at Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi.

    The Head of Voters Education and Publicity, of the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, Haliru Haruna Sule, said “The order became imperative as elections couldn’t hold in those units due some logistic problems.”

    Sule said that election materials and the officials have been redeployed to the area on Sunday morning for the election.

    He added: “We had some challenges holding the presidential and National Assembly elections in Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government on Saturday because of some logistic problems.

    “We tried to see how it could hold that day but we couldn’t, so we have to shift it to today, Sunday.

    “The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Hale Longpet, has given the go ahead for the election to hold this Sunday, Feb. 26.

    “We don’t want a situation, where some people will be disenfranchised in this very important election.”

    The INEC official called on the people of Ganaja Village to come out en-masse to exercise their franchise.

  • APC’s Adefarati wins Akoko Southwest/Akoko Southeast

    APC’s Adefarati wins Akoko Southwest/Akoko Southeast

    Adegboyega Adefarati of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the House of Representatives election for Akoko South-west and Southeast federal constituency in Ondo State.

    Final result: Akoko Southwest/Akoko Southeast

    APC 25,872
    PDP 18,403

    50,940 total votes accredited

  • Tunji-Ojo, Adegbomire, Adefarati win in Ondo

    Tunji-Ojo, Adegbomire, Adefarati win in Ondo

    Results from polling units have shown that a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Adegboyega Adefarati, has won the election into the Akoko Southeast/Akoko Southwest Federal Constituency.

    Adefarati contested on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Other candidates of the APC whose victory has been assured are Hon Bunmi Tunji-Ojo for Akoko Northeast/Akoko Northwest Federal Constituency, a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim and Adeniyi Adegbomire.

  • Buhari, Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, Shettima, win units; Obasanjo, Obaseki, others defeated

    Buhari, Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, Shettima, win units; Obasanjo, Obaseki, others defeated

    President Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, yesterday won  their polling units to brighten the ruling  party’s chances of winning the presidential election. 

     Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar, also won their polling units. 

    President Buhari won the election in his polling unit (Kofa Baru polling unit (03) Sarkin Yara Ward A), in Daura Local Government area of Katsina state.

    The presiding officer, Aliyu Abdullahi, announced that Buhari polled 523 votes, while Atiku got  three votes.

    For the Katsina North Senatorial election, APC’s candidate, Ahmad Baba Kaita polled 248, Mani Nasarawa (PDP) got 2 and Mohammed Lawal Nalado of the Accord Party polled 263.

    The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu defeated the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and other candidates in his polling unit.

    The former Lagos governor voted at Ward 3, Polling Unit 85, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, around 10:20am.

    The total number of accredited voters was 43, while the polling unit had 324 registered voters.

    The former Lagos governor polled 33 votes, while PDP got one vote. Labour Party got eight  votes while the YPP had one vote.

    Tinubu, also  won at the polling units of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State.

    He  polled 173 votes to defeat the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who polled 134 votes.

    In the same Polling Unit 024, Ward 07, Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna, Labour Party (LP) scored three votes, while Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) got 20 votes.

    At the LEA Primary School, Kawo Polling Unit where the governorship candidate of the APC, Senator Uba Sani voted, APC won presidential, Senate and House of Representatives poll.

    The vice presidential candidate of the  APC,  Senator Kashim Shettima won his polling unit, Shettima Kukawa, polling unit 023, Lawan Bukar, Lamisula Ward, Maiduguri Borno State. Shettima polled 126 to defeat the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar who polled 22.

    Minister of State for Transport, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, won his polling unit for both the National Assembly and presidential election.

    In the presidential election, APC scored 144, the PDP had nine votes while LP got 17 votes.

    For the Senate, the APC scored 119, PDP got 52 and LP had one vote.

    In the House of Representatives, APC got 109 votes, PDP garnered 56 votes and LP got one.

    Niger State APC governorship candidate, Honorable Mohammed Umar Bago and the Niger East Senatorial candidate, Senator Sani Musa delivered their polling units in Bida and Paikoro for Tinubu.

    In the Twashagi Rabba polling unit where Bago voted, APC got 151, PDP got 39 and NNPP got four votes.

    The Senatorial candidate of Niger East, Senator Sani Musa also won his polling unit for the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with APC getting 142 votes, PDP got 47 and Labour Party got 16.

     The Senatorial candidate also won his polling unit as he is contesting for the Senatorial election with 170 votes while PDP got 39 votes while Labour Party got 16.

    A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan equally delivered his polling unit for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu.

    This is as the current Senator, who is seeking a third term reelection for the Oyo North Senatorial District, Fatai Buhari was declared winner at the unit.

    Meanwhile, Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi won his polling unit and showed class in the Presidential Villa where he swept the nine units already released at the time of filing this report.

    Peter Obi scored 236 votes to win his polling unit 019 Ward 2 in Amatutu Village in Agulu Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.

    The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded zero votes at the unit.

    Obi also on Saturday won nine polling units of the 13 units within the Presidential Villa.

    The nine, which were available at the time of filing this report, were the polling units 021 and 131.

    While Labour Party won with 58 votes to Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 32 votes and the ruling All Progressives Congress’ (APC) 31 votes at unit 021, it won with 17 votes to PDP’s 03 and APC’s 06 at unit 131.

    Benue state governor and member of the G5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also ensured victory for Obi in his polling unit.

    Ortom voted at PU016, Tse Ortom, Mzondu ward, Guma LGA, Benue.  LP had 489 votes, APC 0 PDP 0 and NNPP 0. 

    PDP’s Atiku Abubakar won his polling unit, scoring 282 votes.

    Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gathered 57 votes while Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) scored six votes.

    Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled one vote.

    Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed won his polling unit for the Presidential Atiku.

    Mohammed had cast his vote in his hometown, Yelwan Duguri in the Alkaleri Local Government Area.

    He arrived at his polling unit, Barki Dutse Primary school, Unit 8, alongside his wife, Aisha at about noon.

    Obasanjo, Adamu, Datti others defeated

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, national chairman, APC Senator Abdullahi Adamu,  Senate President, Ahmed Lawan  and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, all lost their polling units.

    Obasanjo failed to deliver his polling unit for his preferred Labour Party’s (LP’s) candidates at the presidential and national assembly elections.

    Obasanjo is the promoter-in-chief of the LP presidential standard bearer, Mr. Peter Obi in the on-going transition. He lost the presidential election by nine to APC’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 56 votes.

    His estranged erstwhile deputy Alhaji Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the vehicle that gave Obasanjo the opportunity to serve for eight years, polled seven, coming behind African Democratic Congress (ADC), which scored eight votes.

    Obasanjo’s former party (PDP) and his LP new-found platform  were defeated.

    In the senatorial election, LP polled one vote to trail APC’S 37 and PDP’s 31 votes.

    APC national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, lost his polling unit to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

    Adamu voted at GRA license office 010. His party, the APC got 85 votes against the LP presidential candidate Peter Obi who scored 132 votes.

    In the Senatorial election, the SDP senatorial candidate Ahmed Aliyu Wadada garnered 184 votes to defeat Adamu’s anointed candidate, Arch Shehu Tukur who score 55 votes, the SDP house of representatives candidate equally score 136 votes to beat Adamu’s candidate in APC who score 41 votes.

    Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, failed to deliver Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party’s flag-bearer, Atiku Abubakar, at his polling unit in Oredo local government area, Ward 4, Unit 19, Emokpae model primary school.

    He lost to Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP).  Labour Party polled a total of 105 votes, while PDP scored  55 votes to emerge second. APC’s Tinubu came third with 27 votes.

     Labour Party also won the National Assembly polls in Obaseki’s polling unit.

    Vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, lost his polling unit to Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    In polling unit 021 situated at Tudun Wada ward, in Zaria LGA of Kaduna state, the total number of accredited voters was 272.

    PDP secured 102 votes to win the polling unit, followed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 98 votes.

    The LP came third with 54 votes and  NNPP secured 11 votes.

    Senate President, Ahmed Lawan lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party bannerman, Atiku Abubakar, failing to deliver to his principal, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

    Ahmad Lawan cast his votes at the Katuzu Primary School polling unit 001B., Gashua in Yobe State in the morning. While the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu got 107 votes, Atiku won with 186. For Senatorial, APC Lawan, got 114 votes while the PDP senatorial candidate got 219, the New Nigeria’s People Party got 11 votes, African Democratic Congress got a vote and five votes were recorded as invalid.

     Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, was outshined in  his polling unit as he lost to Atiku Abubakar  of  the PDP.

    Atiku polled 90 votes while Mustapha  had 40 votes. Labour Party polled 23 votes.

    Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, lost his polling Unit to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).

    The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, is the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Otuaro voted at Polling Unit 4, Primary Health Centre, Umutu, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State.

    Results of the elections at the polling unit showed that the LP polled 123 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, who scored 58 votes and Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 65 votes.