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Election in Nigeria 2015

APC wins Vandeikya/Konshisha constituency in Benue

Hemen Hembe of the APC has retained his seat in the National Assembly by defeating his PDP opponent, Terhemen Hon, in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls.

Announcing the results on Tuesday in Makurdi, the Returning Officer for the constituency, Mr Amokaha Aboho, said Hembe scored 50,818 votes to defeat Hon with 27,289 votes.

Aboho said the number of registered voters for the constituency was 188,693; accredited voters, 89,776; valid votes, 81,915 while rejected votes were 2,471.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Hembe first won the election in 2007 on the platform of the PDP but defected to APC.

March 31, 2015
2015 election final results
INEC final results
- Borno:
REGISTERED = 1,799,669

ACCREDITED = 544,759

AA:145

AD:392

ACPN:243

ADC:201

APA:878

APC:473,543

CPP:310

HOPE:88

KOWA:158

NCP:107

PDP:25,640

PPN:143

UDP:31

UPP:41
- Delta:
REGISTERED = 2,044,372

ACCREDITED = 1,350,914

AA:1473

AD:735

ACPN:916

ADC:888

APA:478

APC:48,910

CPP:813

HOPE:166

KOWA:311

NCP:670

PDP:1,211,405

PPN:393

UDP:354

UPP:261
- Sokoto:
REGISTERED = 1,663,127

ACCREDITED = 988,899

AA: 249

AD: 714

ACPN:535

ADC:762

APA:3482

APC:671,926

CPP:1894

HOPE:283

KOWA:475

NCP:686

PDP:152,199

PPN:605

UDP:269

UPP:180
- Taraba:
REGISTERED = 1,374,307

ACCREDITED = 638,578

AA:962

AD: 586

ACPN:811

ADC:320

APA:1306

APC:261,326

CPP:1,033

HOPE:161

KOWA:153

NCP:876

PDP:310,800

PPN:680

UDP:224

UPP:439
- Edo:
REGISTERED = 1,650,552

ACCREDITED = 599,166

AA: 159

AD: 450

ACPN:1284

ADC:512

APA:709

APC:208,469

CPP:325

HOPE:22

KOWA:175

NCP:516

PDP:286,869

PPN:729

UDP:160

UPP:72
- Yobe:
REGISTERED = 1,077,942

ACCREDITED = 520,127

AA:101

AD: 213

ACPN:164

ADC:112

APA:632

APC:446,265

CPP:329

HOPE:67

KOWA:104

NCP:120

PDP:25,526

PPN:101

UDP:30

UPP:32
- Bauchi:
REGISTERED = 2,053,484

ACCREDITED = 1,094,069

AA:131

AD: 173

ACPN:232

ADC:189

APA:964

APC:931,598

CPP:391

HOPE:46

KOWA:128

NCP:207

PDP:86,085

PPN:128

UDP:29

UPP:37
- Benue:
REGISTERED = 1,893,596

ACCREDITED = 754,634

AA:315

AD: 254

ACPN:1464

ADC:539

APA: 945

APC:373,961

CPP:567

HOPE:115

KOWA:105

NCP:683

PDP:303,737

PPN:439

UDP:66

UPP:74
- Kebbi:
REGISTERED = 1,457,763

ACCREDITED = 792,817

AA: 214

AD:450

ACPN:361

ADC:472

APA:2685

APC:567,883

CPP:1794

HOPE:213

KOWA:448

NCP:519

PDP:100,972

PPN:547

UDP:207

UPP:238
- Zamfara:
REGISTERED = 1,484,941

ACCREDITED = 875,049

AA:125

AD:290

ACPN:290

ADC:294

APA:1310

APC:612,202

CPP:655

HOPE:14

KOWA:122

NCP:404

PDP:144, 833

PPN:374

UDP:93

UPP:68
- Adamawa:
REGISTERED = 1,518,123

ACCREDITED = 709,993

AA: 495

AD:595

ACPN:1166

ADC:1012

APA:1549

APC:374,701

CPP:819

HOPE:267

KOWA:752

NCP:1212

PDP:251,664

PPN:1163

UDP:289

UPP:334
- Rivers:
REGISTERED = 2,324,300

ACCREDITED = 1,643,409

AA: 1066

AD: 1104

ACPN:525

ADC:1031

APA:513

APC:69,238

CPP:577

HOPE:542

KOWA:2274

NCP:565

PDP:1,487,075

PPN:492

UDP:303

UPP:156
- Cross River:
REGISTERED = 1,144,288

ACCREDITED = 500,577

AA: 279

AD: 709

ACPN:514

ADC:749

APA:532

APC:28,368

CPP:381

HOPE:237

KOWA:312

NCP:930

PDP:414,863

PPN:864

UDP:289

UPP:1487
- Gombe:
REGISTERED = 1,110,105

ACCREDITED = 515,828

AA: 104

AD: 169

ACPN: 192

ADC: 247

APA: 773

APC: 361,245

CPP: 407

HOPE: 46

KOWA:97

NCP: 227

PDP: 96,873

PPN:157

UDP:25

UPP:37
- Bayelsa:
REGISTERED = 605,637

ACCREDITED = 384,789

AA:45

AD:69

ACPN:38

ADC:116

APA:70

APC:5,194

CPP:44

HOPE:18

KOWA:52

NCP:95

PDP:361,209

PPN:62

UDP:20

UPP:35
- Lagos:
REGISTERED = 5,827,846

ACCREDITED = 1,678,754

AA:1795

AD:4453

ACPN:3038

ADC:2072

APA:2177

APC:792,460

CPP:1125

HOPE:255

KOWA:1000

NCP:1430

PDP:632,327

PPN:1041

UDP:269

UPP:244
- Niger:
REGISTERED = 1,995,679

ACCREDITED = 933,607

AA: 307

AD: 403

ACPN:441

ADC:614

APA:2006

APC:657,678

CPP:1264

HOPE:198

KOWA:305

NCP:550

PDP:149,222

PPN:449

UDP:116

UPP:118
- Ebonyi:
REGISTERED = 1,071,226

ACCREDITED = 425,301

AA: 426

AD: 1133

ACPN:1214

ADC:2704

APA:2452

APC:19,518

CPP:2345

HOPE:989

KOWA:913

NCP:1890

PDP:323,653

PPN:1168

UDP:624

UPP:4859
- Plateau:
REGISTERED = 1,977,211

ACCREDITED = 1,076,833

AA: 178

AD: 279

ACPN: 391

ADC: 406

APA: 618

APC: 429,140

CPP: 237

HOPE: 56

KOWA: 138

NCP: 693

PDP: 549,615

PPN: 554

UDP: 54

UPP:29
- Imo:
REGISTERED = 1,747,681

ACCREDITED = 801,712

AA: 533

AD:757

ACPN: 956

ADC: 1617

APA: 2236

APC: 133,253

CPP: 733

HOPE: 157

KOWA: 158

NCP: 784

PDP: 559,185

PPN:414

UDP:264

UPP: 1917
- Akwa Ibom:
REGISTERED = 1,644,481

ACCREDITED = 1,074,070

AA: 1600

AD: 474

ACPN:443

ADC:608

APA:384

APC:58,411

CPP:412

HOPE:192

KOWA:160

NCP:381

PDP:953,304

PPN:324

UDP:224

UPP:144
- Abia:
REGISTERED = 1,349,134

ACCREDITED = 442,538

AA:315

AD:448

ACPN:2194

ADC:569

APA:2766

APC:13,394

CPP:1046

HOPE:125

KOWA:173

NCP:745

PDP:368,303

PPN:424

UDP:213

UPP:330
- Anambra:
REGISTERED = 1,963,427

ACCREDITED = 1,963,427

AA:547

AD:475

ACPN:1259

ADC:534

APA:2303

APC:17,926

CPP:1279

HOPE:357

KOWA:311

NCP:887

PDP:660,762

PPN:537

UDP:286

UPP:1121
- Kaduna:
REGISTERED = 3,361,793

ACCREDITED = 1,746,031

AA:218

AD:273

ACPN:424

ADC:546

APA:1611

APC:1,127,760

CPP:824

HOPE:105

KOWA:176

NCP:754

PDP:484,085

PPN:549

UDP:79

UPP:78
- Kwara:
REGISTERED = 1,181,032

ACCREDITED = 489,360

AA:248

AD:520

ACPN:817

ADC:438

APA:1165

APC:302,146

CPP:910

HOPE:118

KOWA:214

NCP:394

PDP:132,602

PPN:325

UDP:81

UPP:102
- Katsina:
REGISTERED = 2,842,741

ACCREDITED = 1,578,646

AA:183

AD:283

ACPN:402

ADC:498

APA:1671

APC:1,345,441

CPP:976

HOPE:47

KOWA:215

NCP:330

PDP:98,937

PPN:254

UDP:117

UPP:72
- Jigawa:
REGISTERED = 1,815,839

ACCREDITED = 1,153,428

AA:394

AD:587

ACPN:540

ADC:375

APA:2527

APC:885,988

CPP:1,553

HOPE:337

KOWA:423

NCP:548

PDP:142,904

PPN:853

UDP:338

UPP:197
- Kano:
REGISTERED = 4,943,862

ACCREDITED = 2,364,434

AA:426

AD:708

ACPN:778

ADC:657

APA:2770

APC:1,903,999

CPP:1,552

HOPE:292

KOWA:288

NCP:697

PDP:215,779

PPN:485

UDP:234

UPP:156
- Nassarawa:
REGISTERED = 1,222,054

ACCREDITED = 562,959

AA:40

AD:74

ACPN:95

ADC:105

APA:310

APC:236,838

CPP:131

HOPE:4

KOWA:48

NCP:222

PDP:273,460

PPN:164

UDP:23

UPP:33
- Oyo:
REGISTERED = 2,344,448

ACCREDITED = 1,073,849

AA:6331

AD:6282

ACPN:8979

ADC:5000

APA:4,468

APC:528,620

CPP:6,674

HOPE:839

KOWA:1,312

NCP:1895

PDP:303,376

PPN:2842

UDP:1069

UPP:3665
- FCT:
REGISTERED = 886,573

ACCREDITED = 344,056

AA:139

AD:240

ACPN:342

ADC:288

APA:674

APC:146,399

CPP:347

HOPE:83

KOWA:165

NCP:473

PDP:157,195

PPN:269

UDP:95

UPP:96
- Ondo:
REGISTERED = 1,501,549

ACCREDITED = 618,040

AA:386

AD:1237

ACPN:2406

ADC:1227

APA:1139

APC:299,889

CPP:1012

HOPE:184

KOWA:223

NCP:846

PDP:251,368

PPN:734

UDP:184

UPP:221
- Osun:
REGISTERED = 1,378,118

ACCREDITED = 683,169

AA = 377

ACPN = 1731

AD = 1667

ADC = 937

APA = 1306

APC = 383 603

CPP = 1029

HOPE = 132

KOWA = 255

NCP = 767

PDP = 249,929

PPN = 599

UDP = 124

UPP = 159
- Kogi:
REGISTERED = 1,350, 883

ACCREDITED = 476,839

AA 700

AD 427

ACPN 1089

ADC 761

APA 1001

APC 264, 851

CPP 967

HOPE 144

KOWA 190

NCP 399

PDP 149, 987

PPN 476

UDP 180

UPP 156
- Enugu:
REGISTERED = 1,381,562

ACCREDITED = 616,112

AA 441

AD 269

ACPN 479

ADC 478

APA 715

APC 14,1 57

CPP 237

HOPE 110

KOWA 203

NCP 761

PDP 553, 003

PPN 407

UDP 1623

UPP 290
- Ogun:
REGISTERED = 1,709,409

ACCREDITED = 594, 915

AA 584

AD 1927

ACPN 3072

ADC 1364

APA 1930

APC 308, 290

CPP 978

HOPE 332

KOWA 432

NCP 815

PDP 207,950

PPN 4339

UDP 562

UPP 597
- Ekiti:
Registered Voters: 700,255
Accredited: 323739

AP: 94

ACPN: 538

AD: 864

ADC: 424

APA: 482

APC: 120, 331

PDP: 176, 466

CPP: 330

HDP: 94

KOWA: 108

NCP: 377

PPN: 388

UDP: 60

UPP: 145
March 31, 2015
Presidential Election: Buhari maintains lead
- As INEC reconvenes 10am Tuesday
The All Progressives Congress candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential election result so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday night.

Out of the 19 states announced at about 11pm Monday, Buhari maintained the lead with 10 states while Jonathan topped in 9 states.

The margin between APC and PDP is over 2 million votes. The collation will continue on Tuesday as INEC reconvenes by 10am.
March 30, 2015
Buhari beats Jonathan in Adamawa

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has won the election in Adamawa State.
He defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in 14 Local Governments areas of the state against seven won by Jonathan.
In the result announced Monday evening by the state returning officer, Okogbaa Geoffrey, Vice Chancellor of Federal University Wukari, APC scored 374,701 while PDP polled 251,664 votes.

March 30, 2015
Jonathan leads in Edo

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, has won in 15 local government areas out of the 17 local government results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State.

Election is yet to be conducted in Orhiomwon local government and INEC is yet to fix a date for the election.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Faraday Orunmwense, who announced the results, said the President Mohammadu Buhari polled 208,469 against 286,969 votes of President Jonathan.

March 30, 2015
APC mantains lead in Adamawa

The results of last Saturday’s presidential elections have started trickling in from 18 local government councils of Adamawa state.

In all the APC so far polled 274282, while the PDP scored 202822 votes, the results of three local government councils are still being awaited.

The collation of the results as released by returning officers at the Gen Murtala Mohammed College showed that the All Progressive Congress, APC, is leading in 12 local councils followed by the Peoples Democratic, PDP, which won in six local government councils.

The results showed that APC won in Girei, Maiha, Hong, Mayo-Belwa, Yola South,Yola North, Toungo, Mubi North, Shelleng, Gombi, Ganye and Jada while the PDP won in Madagali,Lamurde, Michika, Guyuk, Song and Demsa local council areas.

In Girei, APC polled 17,149 votes as against PDP 9285 votes, in Maiha APC recorded 15,432 votes as against PDP 2603 votes, and in Hong local government, APC recorded 17365 votes PDP 1662 votes.

Also in Mayo-Belwa APC scored 24483 votes as against PDP 17789 votes, while in Yola South APC polled 39,019 votes as against PDP 10988 votes and in Yola North APC scored 47139 votes against PDP 13790 votes.

In Toungo the results showed that the APC won the local government with 6891 votes as against the PDP 4239 votes, while in Mubi North APC polled 20641 votes against the PDP with 12964 votes.

The APC won Shelleng with 14656 votes as against the PDP which scored 9053 votes, Gombi APC won with 13603 against PDP 12035, Ganye APC won with 24611 against 8551 for PDP and in Jada APC won with 27082 against PDP 12257.

The PDP however won the election in Madagali with 4997 votes against APC 3331 votes, while in Lamurde, the PDP won with 17919 votes as against APC 7322 votes and in Michika PDP won with 6762 votes against APC 3527 votes.

The PDP won in Guyuk with 19 808 votes as against APC 9575 votes and in Song local government PDP aslo won with 18,495 votes while APC scored 17354 votes.

In addition, PDP won Demsa local government by scoring 19,625 against APC with 6211 votes.

The Senate and House of Representatives results are still being awaited.

March 30, 2015
Rivers result: INEC sets up committee

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the commission has put up a committee to address the allegations put forward by the All Progressive Congress (APC) on the conduct of the Presidential National Assembly elections in Rivers and its call for cancellation.

“INEC has set up a fact finding mission to ascertain the veracity of the claims and allegations and to advice the Commission.

“The Committee comprises of Mrs. Thelma Iremiren, Col. MK Hammanga and Prof. Lai Olurode.

“They have departed for Rivers and it is expected they will submit their report before the end of collation of general results,” the commission said.

It further noted that the Commission will make its decision known in respect of the consideration of the report.

March 30, 2015
Jang, Dariye, Huseini won plateau senate seats

Governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang has been declared winner of the senatorial election for Plateau North senatorial zone.

Also elected were Joshua Dariye in Plateau Central and Gen Jerimiah Huseini for Plateau South.

From the results announced by the director public education and information Osaritin Imahierebo, gov Jang polled 234,455 while his APC opponent Eunice Sambo scored 221,455.

In Plateau Central senatorial zone, the incumbent senator who cross-carpeted from Labor Party to PDP before the party primaries polled 189,159 to beat the APC candidate who scored 99,322.

In Plateau South where two retired General contested, Gen Jerimiah Huseini of PDP scored 126,154 to beat General John Shagaya of APC who scored 89,868

How Plateau voters voted in the presidential election:

1. Langtang North LGA – PDP 28, 677. APC 9, 416
2. Langtang South LGA – PDP 15, 569. APC 7, 977
3. Shendam LGA – —— – PDP 22, 447. APC 25, 839
4. Mikang LGA – ——— PDP 12,947. APC 4,909
5. Mangu LGA – ——— PDP 52,503. APC 43,487
6. Pankshin LGA ——— PDP 33,101. APC 11,558
7. Kanke LGA ———— PDP 24,800. APC 8,863
8. Wase LGA ————- PDP 10,697. APC 35,787
9. Bokkos LGA ———– PDP 32,677. APC 13,117
10. Riyom LGA ———— PDP 29,437. APC 5,291
11. Barkin Ladi ———— PDP 49,741. APC 11,765
12. Jos South LGA ——— PDP 89,741. APC 22,490
13. Jos East LGA ———– PDP 9, 104. APC 10,875
14. Bassa LGA ————– PDP 32,519. APC 22,625
15. Quan-Pan LGA——— PDP 23,048. APC 19,616
16. Jos North LGA ——– ????????? ????
17. Kanam LGA ———– PDP 9, 518 APC 58,880

The overall results for the presidential election has not been announced until the remaining local government is added to it.

The results for the 8 House of representative seats are yet to be announced as at the time of sending this report.

March 30, 2015
INEC suspends release of NASS election result in Delta

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday suspended the collation of results of the National Assembly elections held in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta state after a protest by the Labour Party in the area.

The Returning Officer of the senatorial district, Prof Greg Okagbare, who announced the suspension, said it was occasioned by protest against the exercise noting that “Some people are not satisfied with the results that we are collating.”

He said further: “I decided to suspend the collation till I get further directive because they said there is need for them to seek clarification and look at the basic information that led to the final figures we are collating.”

Prior to the pronouncements, the governorship and senatorial candidates of the LP, Chief Ovadje Ogboru and Barr Ovie-Omo-Agege respectively had stormed the INEC collation center Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area to register their displeasure with alleged manipulation of the NASS election result in the district.

It was learnt that the protest followed report that the PDP candidate, Chief ighoyota Amori had suddenly overtaken the party’s candidate who was earlier leading in over half of the eight LGAs.

Chief Ogboru said, “We are appealing to the chairman of INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega to change all the Electoral Officers, EO in the state before the governorship elections. If the commission as the electoral umpire fails to do this, my party would decide the next line of action at the end of the day.”

For his part, Omo-Agege said: “I am here to make sure that the right thing is done. For the collation to continue, the card reader must be interrogated, they must also produce some of the sensitive forms and they should invite all the candidates and we sit down together and we go through the ballot papers and anybody who wins, let him win, we just want the right thing to be done.”

It was also alleged that two of PDP leaders from Ughelli North ward 2/6 were said to have taken two different results to the Electoral Officer from same wards, which they said was questioned by the Electoral Officer and protested by the agents of the Labour Party.

However, it was gathered that the peaceful protest by the LP chieftains got out of control when security agents refused them entrance into the INEC office. When they insisted on entry, teargas was shot randomly to disperse them.

The action of the security operatives led to pandemonium as residents and some of the protesters ran for their dear lives. But calm later returned when the duo of Ogboru and Omo-Agege were allowed inside to lodge their complaints.

March 30, 2015
APC wins two senate seats in Nasarawa

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won two senatorial seats in Nasarawa State in Saturday’s National Assembly elections.

The incumbent senator, Abdullahi Adamu, representing Nasarawa West senatorial district polled 92, 804 votes to return to the senate.

He defeated former House of Representative Member and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Ahmed Wadada who polled 88, 214 votes.

Mohammed Abdullahi, the INEC returning officer of Nasarawa West made the declaration at the collation centre in Keffi, Keffi Local Government area of the state.

He said: “By the power conferred on me by the electoral act, I’m hereby declare Abdullahi Adamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored a total vote of 92,804 to defeat his closest opponent, Honourable Ahmed Wadada of the PDP, who scored 88,214.”

In Nasarawa South, the APC candidate, Salihu Egebola, defeated the incumbent and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Mr. Suleiman Adokwe.

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Returning Officer for the district, Dr. Abdullahi Adamu announced this at the district’s collation centre in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

March 30, 2015