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  • Marwa alleges plan to manipulate election results in Southeast, south south

    A former governorship candidate in Adamawa State and chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Buba Marwa (rtd),  has alleged plans by the leading opposition party to manipulate the final result of the presidential election in the South-East and South-South regions of the country.

    Marwa who spoke to newsmen in his Yola home on Thursday afternoon, said the plan was expected to be carried out in the night by unleashing violence with a view to  tempering with election results.

    Marwa, a leading supporter of President Muhammdu Buhari, urged security agencies to act swiftly, to forestall the intention as the electorate await the final outcome expected to confirm Buhari as the winner.

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    Marwa said, “There are  plans of massive manipulation of results by the opposition in South-East and South-South through unleashing of violence tonight onward. The violence is with a view to tempering election results by using total registered voters instead of accredited voters to change final results.”

    “We therefore urge security council and INEC to monitor this information very closely as we await the final outcome that would surely confirm President Buhari the winner.”

    Marwa who is the chairman of Central Working Committee of the Women and Youth Campaign team of the APC, thanked the electorate for coming out en mass to vote the party in the presidential and National Assembly elections.

     

  • Bamidele Wins Ekiti Central Senatorial for APC

    Former House of Representatives member and All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Ekiti Central for the Saturday National assembly election, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, has been emerged victorious in the the Saturday’s Senatorial election.

    Bamidele, who was in the lower chambers of the National Assembly between 2011 and 2015 was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with 94,279 votes against the opposition People’s Democratic Party candidate, Barr. Obafemi Adewale who polled a total of 46, 707 votes

    Immediately the news filtered into town, Bamidele in company of party supporters stormed Iyin Ekiti to celebrate with the electorate.

  • APC wins in Kano, Yobe LGs

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has defeated People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly election in Madobi local government area of Kano state.

    NAN reports that Madobi is the local government area of Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial zone.

    Dr Sani Umar, the returning officer for the local government, made the announcement on Sunday at Madobi.

    He said that the APC Presidential candidate secured 26,110 to defeat PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar who got 13,113 votes.

    Similarly, Prof. Mansir Umar-Bindawa, the returning officer who announced the National Assembly elections result, said the APC candidate for Kano Central Senatorial candidate, secured 22,731 while PDP Senatorial candidate got 15,524 votes in the local government.

    According to Umar-Bindawa, the APC House of Representatives candidate defeated his PDP counterpart with 22,100 votes as against 15,925 votes.

    Similarly, INEC has declared the APC Presidential candidate as winner of Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.

    INEC returning officer, Dr Mohammed Murtala, who announced the result, said Buhari scored 19,984 to defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who polled 7,732 votes.

    Murtala also announced APC as winner of the Kano North Senatorial zone with 16,794 votes as against PDP’s 10,746 and PRP’s 397 votes.

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    The returning officer for the Presidential election in Garin Malam Local Government Area, Prof. Dahiru Sani-Shuaibu, said APC scored 23,810 against PDP’s 4,861 votes.

    Dr Umar Abbas, the returning officer for the Senate in Garin Malam Local Government, said APC’s Senatorial candidate for Kano South Senatorial zone scored 18,412 while PDP candidate scored 8,548 votes.

    Abbas also declared APC House of Representatives’ candidate after polling 18, 029 to defeat PDP’s candidate who scored 8,262 votes.

    In Yobe, the APC scored 12,227 votes against PDP’s 325 votes in the presidential election in Gujba local government area of the state.

    Dr Madu Gadaka, Collation Officer of the local government while presenting the election results on Sunday, said a total of 13,526 votes were cast, out of which APC garnered 12,227 and PDP scored 325 while 635 votes were rejected.

    Prof. Abubakar Gundiri, Presidential collation officer in Yobe, asked agents of the parties if their records tally with the submission made by local government collation officer.

    Dr Zaji Bunu, APC agent and Dr Abdu Bulama of PDP both agreed with the figures submitted as true copy of the election results.

    NAN

     

  • Buhari wins in Kwankwaso’s constituency

    The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated that of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, as Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso failed to deliver his Madobi constituency to Atiku.

    The returning officer for the Local Government, Dr. Mohammed Murtala announced this on Sunday during the collation of result from across all the words in the area.

    According to Murtala, the APC Presidential candidate has scored 19,984 while that of the PDP scored 7,732 votes.

    Also, the returning officer announced that the APC candidate for the Kano North Senatorial Zone, has scored 16,794, while that of the PDP scored 10,746 and that of PRP got 397 votes.

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    Similarly, the returning officer for the Presidential election from Garun Malam Local Government Area, Prof. Dahiru Sani-Shuaibu said the APC candidate had scored 23,810 while the PDP scored 4,861 votes.

    Also, the returning officer for the Senate and House of Representatives from the Local Government, Dr. Umar Abbas said the APC Senatorial candidate for Kano South Senatorial Zone scored 18,412 while that of PDP scored 8,548 votes.

    Abbas further announced that the APC candidate for the House of Representatives scored 18,029 while the PDP candidate scored 8,262 votes.

    Also,the returning officer, for the Presidential election from Madobi local Government Area,Dr Sani Umar,where senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso hailed fromsaid the APC candidate scored 26,110,while PDP got 13,113 votes.

    Umar, announced that the APC candidate for the senate,scored 22,331,while PDP got 15,913.

    He also announced that APC candidate for the House of Representatives scored 22,100,while PDP got 15,925,as PRP secured 982.

  • APC rejects election in Enugu, calls for cancellation

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the conducted of the election held Saturday in Enugu describing it as an aberration.

    The party called for the cancellation of the election in Enugu even before the release of the result.

    At the conference were the standard bearer of the party in the state, Senator Ayogu Eze, the Enugu east senator candidate, Prince Lawrence Eze, the Enugu west senatorial candidate, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu and the candidate of Enugu north, Hon Eugene Odoh.

    The state chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye who addressed reporters in Enugu yesterday alleged among other things that there were imported election officials that conducted the election in the state.

    He as well alleged that the INEC officials compromised with the evidence that the collated results by the he officials were higher than the accredited voters.

    In addition, he said that there were evidence of financial inducements and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepared meals for the voters in each polling centres.

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    Nwoye also accused the NYSC in the election conduct of being involved in financial inducements.

    He did not spare the security agencies. According to him, the Divisional Police Officers (DPO’s) in the local councils compromised and collaborated in the election malpractice.

    “The election in Enugu state is an aberration and we are calling for total cancellation of the election.

    “It is evident during voting that there were some manipulations going on in the election.

    “We cannot accept the result,” Nwoye declared.

  • Atiku, PDP plan to release fake results, APC alleges

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have concluded plans to release fake presidential results.

    The plot, it claimed, was hatched in Dubai to cause confusion in the polity.

    Director of Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Barrister Festus Keyamo, in a statement on Sunday said the PDP also plan to instigate protests and violence that would push the nation to an edge for what he called the Venezuela situation.

    The APC said: “Devastated by authentic results filtering out of polling units nationwide, our usual sources within the camp of the PDP have informed us that an emergency meeting of the main opposition party has been summoned for today somewhere in Abuja.

    “Top on the agenda of the PDP is to activate the last strand of their Dubai strategies that have since collapsed like a pack of cards: they plan to release fake results of the Presidential Election later today or early Monday morning that they claim to have compiled themselves.

    “Our information is that they aim to create crises and confusion that will lead to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar claiming victory in a day or two from today ahead of the official announcement of the results by INEC.

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    “Then, what would follow will be some carefully choreographed protests by pockets of hoodlums in some parts of the country. The ultimate aim is to curry the sympathy of our foreign friends and push us to the Venezuela situation.”

    The party called on INEC and security agencies to be vigilant and guard against release of fake results.

    It further alleged: “In preparation for this reckless move, some PDP social media agents are already flying some kites on-line as to the number of States allegedly ‘won’ by PDP.

    “In fact, Alhaji Buba Galadima, an official spokesperson for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has made a short video announcing PDP as the ‘winner’ of the Presidential Election.

    “As an official spokesperson, he is clearly acting on behalf of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and on his instruction.”

    The APC demanded the immediate arrest, interrogation and prosecution of Alhaji Buba Galadima.

    It said: “The world is watching and waiting on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to say something on the video by Alhaji Buba Galadima.

    “Consequently, we urge all well-meaning Nigerians, the International Community and even reasonable members of the Opposition not to be bought by these cheap antics of the PDP. Let’s restrain our wards from being used by these unscrupulous elements. Nigeria will continue to exist after this election.”

     

     

  • Ekere loses council to Atiku, PDP

    Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Obong Nsima Ekere has lost votes from his local government to the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections.

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    PDP’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar polled 8,343 to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC with 5,710 votes from Ikot Abasi local government.

    In the senatorial contest, PDP polled 8552 to APC’s 6,066.

    In the House of Representatives, PDP bagged 8,539 to defeat APC with 6,119 votes.

  • Collation: APC calls for security alert nationwide

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for nationwide security alert as it alleged that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently recruiting armed thugs and miscreants to attack ward and local government collation centres.

    Mr Festus Keyamo, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council (Official Spokesperson), made the appeal in a statement on Saturday night in Abuja.

    He alleged that the intention of the PDP was to disrupt the collation process of the elections nationwide in order to cause crises and make the election inconclusive.

    He also revealed that some members of the PDP Campaign Council were making last-minute efforts to switch allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC.

    “It has come to our knowledge from insiders within the PDP Campaign Council who are making last-minute efforts to switch allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress that the PDP is currently recruiting armed thugs and miscreants nationwide to attack ward and local government collation centres this evening till the wee hours of tomorrow morning.

    “The purpose is to disrupt the collation process of the elections nationwide in order to cause crises and make this election inconclusive.

    “As we know, most of these collation centres are usually in schools or other places that are poorly protected.

    “This is therefore a clarion call to all law enforcement agencies to mobilise extra armed security to protect all collation centres nationwide,’’ he urged.

    Festus also called on all APC agents, supporters and patriotic Nigerians to stick with the election results from the various units up to the State Collation Centres.

    According to him, there is no cause for any political party at this stage to jubilate or be dejected.

    He said: “Nothing has been won and nothing has been lost. Official results have not been declared.

    “Hence we call for eternal vigilance on the part of our agents and supporters.

    “We repeat – nobody should jubilate now and abandon his/her duties. Let keep our feet firmly on the ground and stick with our assigned role(s) until final results are declared by INEC.’’ (NAN)

  • Oshinowo confident of victory at the polls

    Lagos East Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Bayo Oshinowo, has expressed confidence in clinching victory at the polls.

    Speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Ogudu Junior Grammar School, Ogudu GRA, the lawmaker said he was optimistic of winning the senatorial seat for Lagos East.

    Fielding questions from journalists, he said, “The good lord who has made the weather bright and beautiful is enough evidence that we are going to win the race. The election was postponed last week. But the large turnout and peaceful conduct of the electorate show that democracy has come to stay. Everything is going to work in our favour, God willing.”

    Oshinowo, who was accredited around 10:40am, along with his wife, Maryam, cast his vote at 11:10am.

  • Ajimobi hails election as credible, peaceful

    Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of yesterday’s election, describing it as credible, peaceful and relatively hitch-free.

    He said this during an interview with journalists shortly after casting his vote in the company of his wife, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, children and sons-in-law, at Ward 11, Unit 20, Oluyole Community Grammar School, Oluyole Extension, Ibadan.

    With the benefit of hindsight, the governor said the election was the best he had witnessed since he joined politics.

    In his general assessment of the election, the governor said that the conduct of the election was a marked improvement from the past exercises, apart from reported cases of late arrival of polling materials in a few polling units across the state.

    The governor said he was particularly impressed by the large turnout of voters, especially youths whom, he said, had, by their actions yesterday, demonstrated their resolve to assume leadership positions.

    He said: “I’m impressed with the conduct of today’s election which I can confidently say passes the litmus test of freeness, fairness and credibility. I congratulate the people of Oyo State for turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise.

    “The atmosphere in this polling unit is that of conviviality. We are all laughing and smiling at one another. The faces I see here are the faces of people who are happy and satisfied with this election.

    “From what I have seen here and the reports I have received so far, the election is hugely successful and credible. The few cases of late arrival of electoral materials were later resolved.

    “Not minding whether they are voting for our party or not, the voters here received me and my family warmly and you can see all of us throwing banters. I must tell you, this is another achievement of our administration. I did not hear any case of brigandage or violence so far.