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Election in Nigeria 2015

Presidential polls: PDP wins in Akwa Ibom

.APC rejects final result
The final results of last Saturday’s presidential polls in Akwa Ibom State have been officially declared.

The Returning Officer, Professor Ekpoke announced the final results about 2.30 pm Monday in the INEC Conference center in Uyo, the State capital.

The returning officer gave the total number of registered voters in the state as 1,644,481 while the number accredited by INEC to vote in the elections stood 1,074,070.

Parties and their scores as announced by the Returning Officer were: AA – 1,600, AD – 443, ACPN- 474, ADC- 608, APA- 384, APC- 58,411, CPP- 412, HDP- 194, KOWA- 160, NCP- 381, PDP- 953,304, PDM-327, UDP- 224 and UPP-144.

The returning officer put the total number of valid votes cast in the polls at 1,027,064, total rejected votes at 11,487 while total votes cast stood at 1,028,551.

The APC representative at the result announcement, Mr. Ekong Ebienang refused to sign the final result sheet.

He said his Party refused to sign because the result was found to be fundamentally flawed right from the fields.

He added that APC will take official position regarding the election and the result as announced.

However, the State PDP Chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo who spoke at the end of the announcement thanked the Akwa Ibom people and indeed Nigerians for ensuring that the election was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.

He declared that the Presidential election was free and fair and the result as announced, a true reflection of the wishes of the people.

On APC‘s allegation that the election was fundamentally flawed from the fields, Obong Paul Ekpo countered. He said:” I wonder why APC is making noise, the Party is non- existence in Akwa Ibom, they should rejoice that they had up to 50,000 votes.”

Obong Ekpo further added that PDP in the State will investigate the results credited to APC because they are not suppose to have that much as the Party is not visible in Akwa Ibom.

Also speaking, another PDP Chieftain and State Commissioner for Special Duties, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem said the election went generally well though the Card Reader Machine brought in by INEC almost marred the process.

He faulted INEC for bringing in the machine without adequate technological knowledge.

Enoidem said he had challenges being accredited by the Card reader and this also affected a lot others.

He cautioned INEC against using these faulty machines in the remaining elections so as not to cause serious problems for the people.

March 30, 2015
House of Reps election results in Niger State

*Bida/Gbako/Katcha Fed Constituency

APC – Moh’d Bala Faruk – 63,275 votes

PDP – Engr. Moh’d Sharu – 22,974 votes
*Bosso/Paikoro Fed. Constituency

APC – Salihu Shadafi – 59,256 votes
PDP – Abdullahi Kwatu – 16,938 votes
*Kagara/Mashegu/Wushishi Fed Constituency
APC -Abdullahi Idris Garba- 104,909 votes
PDP – Kabiru Wushishi – 28, 28,599 votes

March 30, 2015
Buhari, APC sweeps Kebbi

.As Jonathan loses in Tanimu’s, Bello’s wards
.ex-Governor Aliero, 2 others APC candidates win Senatorial seats
.APC wins all House of Reps slots

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has won the Kebbi State presidential election with a landslide.

Buhari emerged winner in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state with a total votes of 567,883 out of the 677,003 total valid votes cast.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost to Buhari with a total votes of 100,972.

The APC for Kebbi North Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi polled 139,197 votes to defeat the Governor of the state, Saidu Usman Dakingari of the PDP who scored 70,148 votes, while Senator Adamu Aleiro garnered 216,084 to beat Abubakar Gari Mallam of the PDP who polled 68,792 ballots in the Kebbi Central Senatorial race.

The APC candidate for Kebbi South, Bala Ibn Na’Allah also emerged victorious even as all the APC candidates for the House of Representatives won their elections.

According to the Kebbi State Presidential Election Returning Officer and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Utman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Mohammed Lawal Ahmadu, the total registered voters in the state are 1,457,763 out of which 792,818 were accredited to vote.

Ahmadu said the put the votes received by political parties as: AA – 214, ACPN – 361, AD 450, ADC 472, APA 2,685, APC 567, 883,CPP 1,794, Hope 213, KOWA 448, NCP 519, PDP 100,97, PPN 547, UDP 207 and UPP 238.

The total valid votes were 677,003 while the number of rejected votes stood at 38,119 bringing total number of votes cast to 715,123.

It was observed that Jonathan lost woefully in the polling units and wards of his henchmen in the state.

The Minister of Special Duties and deputy director-General of the PDP presidential campaign council, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki lost his Ward to the APC.

In the polling unit Nasarawa I in Birnin-Kebbi where Turaki was accredited and voted APC scored 776 votes while the PDP trailed behind with a paltry 64 votes.

Also, the former acting National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Haliru Mohammed Bello, lost his Nasarawa I polling unit to the APC.

APC scored 673 votes as against the 17 votes recorded by the PDP at the polling unit of the ex-Minister of Defence.

Below is the number of votes won by the APC and PDP in each of the 21 local government of Kebbi State:

Bunza LGA
APC 27,357
PDP 2,240

Aliero LGA
APC 16,211
PDP 3,671

Kalgo LGA
APC 17,663
PDP 2,042

Argungu LGA
APC 37,588
PDP 2,510

Augie LGA
APC 25,790
PDP 4,760

Bagudo LGA
APC 18,196
PDP 6,636

Fakai LGA
APC 12,426
PDP 3,947

Jega LGA
APC 44,219
PDP 2,977

Sakaba LGA
APC 13,814
PDP 2,898

Koko/Besse LGA
APC 25,530
PDP 3,120

Danko Wasagu LGA
APC 28,758
PDP 5,511

Maiyama LGA
APC 25,333
PDP 5,300

Shanga LGA
APC 16,477
PDP 8,342

Suru LGA
APC 29,366
PDP 7,447

Dandi LGA
APC 27,931
PDP 6,863

Gwandu LGA
APC 28,253
PDP 2,887

Nagaski LGA
APC 21,929
PDP 3,804

Birnin-Kebbi LGA
APC 74,440
PDP 5,299

Zuru LGA
APC 22,469
PDP 7,920

Arewa LGA
APC 31,849
PDP 9,607

Yauri LGA
APC 22,284
PDP 3,191

Total registered voters: 1,457,763
Total number of Accredited Voters: 792,817
Votes received by political parties;

AA – 214
ACPN 361
AD 450
ADC 472
APA 2,685
APC 567, 883
CPP 1,794
Hope 213
KOWA 448
NCP 519
PDP 100,972
PPN 547
UDP 207
UPP 238

Total valid votes 677,003
Number of rejected votes 38,119
Total votes cast 715,123

March 30, 2015
APC worried over delays in releasing results in SE, SS

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the delay in releasing the results of last weekend’s elections in the South-East and the South-South gives room for concern, against the background of the results that are streaming in from other parts of the country.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said apart from Rivers and Akwa Ibom, where everyone knows what the situation is, there has been nothing but silence from the remaining states as far as the results are concerned.

It said many concerned Nigerians have called the party to express their concern over the delay, and to share their concerns on whether something sinister is behind the palpable silence.

”The fact that most of the South-East and the South-South resorted to manual accreditation instead of being patient for the card readers has raised real fears on the possible manipulation of the results. It is common knowledge that manual accreditation makes the voting process more susceptible to rigging and manipulation,” APC said.

The party described as very curious the fact that the card readers largely functioned well in other parts of the country, except in the South-East and the South-South, wondering whether this was a mere coincidence.

”Also, credible reports emanating from most of the South-East and the South-South indicate that APC agents have either been harassed, intimidated or chased away from results collation centres, the same treatment they (APC agents) have been subjected to in Adamawa and Taraba States.

”Against this background, we are demanding that our agents in all the affected states be given unfettered access to the result collation centres, and that they must also be allowed to scrutinize any result emanating from there for it to be credible,” it said.

APC renewed its earlier warning that no one should circumvent the will of the people for whatever reason and that only the authentic results of the elections will be acceptable to Nigerians.

The party appealed to its concerned members and supporters to be calm and to continue to eschew violence, assuring that in the end, the will of the good people of Nigeria – which they have freely expressed by turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise – will prevail.

March 30, 2015
Update: Kano Senatorial, Reps results

Kano North Senatorial Results

APC: 381,393

PDP: 107,845

Kano Central

APC: 758,383

PDP: 205,809

House of Reps Federal Constituency (Rano, Kibya, Bunkure)

APC: 66,091

PDP: 30,129

Karaye-Rogo

APC: 54,907

PDP: 30,129

Dala

APC: 91,616

PDP: 4,740

Nasarawa

APC: 111,473

PDP: 12,608

Fagge

APC: 44,226

PDP: 12,700

Dawakin Tofa, Tofa, Riman Gado

APC: 79,473

PDP: 21, 490

Kura Madobi, Garun-Malam

APC: 82,555

PDP: 30,708

Ungogo, Minjibir,

APC: 89,945

PDP: 23,993

Bagwai/Shanono

APC: 48,548

PDP: 18,864

Gwarzo/Kabo

APC: 67,770

PDP: 17,610

Kunchi/Tsanyawa

APC: 53,250

PDP, 9,550

Takai/Sumaila

APC: 79, 486

PDP: 21, 521

Tarouni Federal Constituency

APC: 55,221

PDP: 14,013

Gezawa/Gabasawa

APC: 65,114

PDP: 17,553

Bichi

APC: 39,408

PDP: 11,862

Dambatta/Makwoda

APC: 52,871

PDP: 17,988

Tudunwada/Doguwa

APC: 67,350

PDP: 16,844

Dawakin Kudu/Warawa

APC: 57,528

PDP: 21,338

Kano Municipal Council

APC: 81,104

PDP: 14,804

Kumbotso

APC : 50,549

ACCORD PARTY: 14,239

PDP: 6,762

Gwale

APC: 47, 179

PDP: 13,382

Kiru/Bebeji

APC: 55,869

PDP: 22,674

Wudil/Garko

APC: 65, 905

PDP: 11,169

Ajingi/Albasu

Awaiting Result

March 30, 2015
Ekwunife wins Anambra Central Senatorial seat

Jonathan 660,762 Buhari 17,926
• Oduah leads in North, fracas mars South
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Hon. Uche Ekwunife winner of the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone in Anambra state in the National Assembly Election.
Also, the former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah was coasting home against former commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters in Anambra state, Chief Dubem Obaeze.
Declaring the result at INEC’s central secretariat at Amawbia in Awka south council area, the collation officer for the zone, Dr. Pius Okoye, announced that Ekwunife polled 101,548 votes.
She defeated the APGA candidate and national chairman of the party Chief Victor Umeh and Senator Chris Ngige of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP defeated Gen. Mohammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Presidential election conducted in the state by INEC.
Jonathan scored 660,762 votes as against Buhari’s 17,926 while numbers of valid votes were 688,584, rejected votes 14,835 and total votes cast 703,900.
The presidential result was announced by the collation officer, Prof. Chigozie Asiabaka, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO).
Umeh polled 77,129 votes to come second to Ekwunife of the PDP, while Ngige of APC came a distant third with 20,850.
During the election, Ngige refused to vote at his Alor ward as a result of alleged manipulations that characterized the process with faulty card readers, non availability of result sheets among others.
Already, APC in the state had called for the cancellation of the presidential and national assembly polls in Anambra state by INEC for fresh election to be fixed.

March 30, 2015
Jonathan wins in Nasarawa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan the winner of the Presidential election in Nasarawa state.

Jonathan, who defeated his main rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, polled 273, 460, while Buhari polled 236, 838.

In the results declared by the State Collation Officer (Presidential election), Prof. Abdulmumini Hassan Rafindadi in Lafia, the state capital, Jonathan won in seven out of the 13 LGAs. Buhari won in six LGAs.

He won in Akwanga, Karu, Nasarawa Eggon, Keana, Obi, Kokona, Doma LGAs, while Buhari won in Keffi,Wamba, Awe, Nasarawa, Lafia and Toto LGAs.

According to Rafindadi, the total number of registered voters in the state was 1,222, 054. 564, 959 voters were accredited.

The total number of valid votes was 511, 574 votes. rejected votes 10, 94, while the total votes cast was 521, 621.

March 30, 2015
Election: APC leads in Adamawa

The results for last Saturday’s presidential elections have started trickling in from 14 local government councils of Adamawa state.

The collation of the results as released by the Returning Officers at the General Murtala Mohammed College showed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is leading in nine local councils followed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP (PDP), which won in five local government councils.

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

In Girei, APC polled 17,149 votes as against PDP 9,285 votes, in Maiha APC recorded 15,432 votes as against PDP 2,603 votes, and in Hong local government, APC recorded 17,365 votes PDP 1,662 votes.

Also in Mayo-Belwa APC scored 24483 votes as against PDP 17,789 votes, while in Yola South APC polled 39,019 votes as against PDP 10,988 votes and in Yola North, APC scored 47,139 votes against PDP 13,790 votes.

In Toungo the results showed that the APC won the local government with 6,891 votes as against the PDP’s 4,239 votes.

Similarly, in Mubi North, APC polled 20,641 votes against the PDP with 12,964 votes.

The APC won Shelleng with 14,656 votes as against the PDP which scored 9,053 votes.

Meanwhile, the PDP however won the election in Madagali with 4,997 votes against APC 3,331 votes, while in Lamurde, the PDP won with 17,919 votes as against APC 7,322 votes and in Michika PDP won with 6,762 votes against APC 3,527 votes.

The PDP won in Guyuk with 19,808 votes as against APC 9,575 votes and in Song local government PDP also won with 18,495 votes while APC scored 17,354 votes.

As at the time of filing this report, mores results are still being expected at the collation centre while the results for the Senate and House of Representatives are still being awaited.

March 30, 2015
Jonathan wins in Bayelsa

President Goodluck Jonathan and candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday Presidential election has won majority votes in Bayelsa, his state.

However, the difference between registered and accredited voters in the state showed that 200,000 persons failed to participate in the electoral process.

The results declared by the state’s Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor, University of Port – Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Joseph Ajienka, showed that Jonathan won in the eight local government areas of the state.

A breakdown of the Presidential results so far released showed that in Kolokuma/Opokuma, PDP scored 20,633 while APC got 402.

In Nembe, PDP, 60,950, APC, 557; Ekeremor, PDP 61,012, APC 374; Yenagoa, PDP 45,439, APC 462.

Also, Jonathan polled 50,754 in Ogbia, his local government area while Buhari was said to have scored only 214 votes.

Statistics revealed that many registered voters in some local government areas did not participate in the elections.

For instance out of the 133,442 registered voters in Yenagoa Local Government Area, only 51,577 showed up for accreditation.

The situations were the same in Kolokuma-Opokuma, Nembe, Ekeremor and Ogbia where 13,785, 29,238, 14,451 and 13,389 persons respectively refused to participate in the exercise.

Results of three remaining local government areas were still being expected.

The results were announced after so much delay attributed to the terrains of the state by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Baritor Kpagih.

March 30, 2015
APC candidates win Bauchi North District
- Katagum Federal Constituency
Senator Suleiman Nazif of All Progressive Congress (APC), has won the Bauchi North Senatorial District seat.

Declaring the result in Azare, headquarters of the District on Monday, the INEC Returning Officer for the Senatorial election in the Zone, Dr Muhammed Adamu said that Nazif polled 197, 919 votes, to beat his opponents, Alhaji Faruq Mustapha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Okolo Jujiana of the NPPP, who scored 97,047 and 974 votes respectively.

In another development, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammed-Baba of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has won the Katagum Federal Constituency House of Representatives election.

Returning Officer for the House of Representatives election in the constituency, Mohammed Mohammed, declared on Monday in Azare that Muhammed-Baba polled 38, 151 votes, to defeat his opponent, Alhaji Awalu Gwalabe of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 23, 535 votes.

He described the election as the “most peaceful, free, fair and orderly ever conducted in the country.”APC candidates Nazifi, Mohammed-Baba, win Bauchi North District, Katagum Federal Constituency.
March 30, 2015