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  • Ogun SDP aspirant salutes Amosun

    Rights activist Olawale Okunnyi has congratulated Governor Ibikunle Amosun over his victory.

    Okunniyi said the resounding victory of Amosun has demonstrated his popularity.

    He commended the governor for his political  tenacity and pleaded with him to embrace political opponents and supporters, adding that he should “discourage undue opposition, in the interest of the stability needed for good governance in the state”

    The Ago-Iwoye born politician , expressed appreciation to APC leaders, including; Prince Tony Momoh, former Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (APC), Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun and Alhaji Tajudeen Bello for making it possible for him and his associates to play a role in  the success story of  the party

    Okunniyi reaffirmed his loyalty and commitment to the party.

    He thanked APC supporters for delivering his polling unit, ward and the House Of Assembly seat in the ifelodun constituency to the APC.

     

  • Cooperate with me to build Ogun, says Amosun

    Cooperate with me to build Ogun, says Amosun

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has called on his co-contestants in last Saturday’s election to cooperate with him in building the state, describing them as stakeholders in the Ogun project.

    In his acceptance speech during a special broadcast,  the governor asked them to join him to build the state.

    “We are all winners.  There are no losers. Our unity is our strength. We have to continue to march forward together,” he added.

    Amosun reassured the people that his administration would continue with its policy of non-discrimination

    ‘’The policies, programmes and projects of our administration in the next four years shall continue to be for the benefit of all. Indeed, we shall pursue with more vigour, determination, honesty of purpose and courage, our five cardinal programmes as contained in our Mission to Rebuild Ogun State.

    “We shall build on the foundation we earlier laid to make our state one of the most modern and one with the highest standard of living in our country. The focus of our administration will continue to ensure better service delivery. This, I believe, is why you voted for continuity.

    “However, for us to continue to achieve development, we need all hands on deck. We invite our people to continue to join this progressive team that will further solidify development, progress, security and peace in our state,” the governor said.

    Commending the people for performing their civic responsibility in a peaceful, civilised and orderly manner, Amosun said the elections were the best as no violence was recorded, except for a few malpractices in some areas.

    He thanked them for their resilience, determination and perseverance, saying “we have demonstrated that we are truly of Ogun standard.

    “You have once again demonstrated why the world has always referred to our state as the “Gateway” to Nigeria’s civilisation.”

  • Majekodunmi lauds Amosun

    Majekodunmi lauds Amosun

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Chief Femi Majekodunmi, yesterday hailed the re-election of Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his Oyo State counterpart, Abiola Ajimobi.

    He said it followed “relentless hard work, great vision and serious mindedness in governance”.

    Majekodunmi, a medical doctor, said Amosun’s victory served to prove that the people are appreciative and would always stand by what brings growth and development.

    The Baagbile of Egbaland said Ajimobi’s victory could only mean that the APC has come to stay as the leading party in the Southwest.

    The Baasegun of Ibadanland told reporters that the APC governors with their victory showcased themselves as good party ambassadors.

    He said, “The re-election of the two governors has shown that the APC has come to stay as the dominant party in the Southwest.”

  • SDP congratulates Amosun

    The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ogun State, Senator Akin Odunsi, yesterday congratulated Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on his re-election victory.

    The SDP state Chairman, Olu Agemo, announced this to reporters in Abeokuta, the state capital.

    He, however, said the party was studying the results of the governorship and House of Assembly elections and would take a position on its findings.

    Agemo refuted claims that SDP was being sponsored by the Presidency to destabilise Southwest politics.

    Agemo said: “Our candidate has sent a congratulatory message to Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

    “As for whether or not we are going to the tribunal, for now, we are still meeting and studying the results of the elections.

    “We are not making any noise or trouble. We are preparing for the future.

    “Men of goodwill from the Presidency who made contact with us got it clear from us that we were not out for financial gains in our efforts to ensure equity and fair play.”

  • APC lauds Southwest for electing Ambode, Ajimobi, Amosun

    THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Southwest geo-political zone for electing its governorship candidates in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states.

    It added that with the governors’ victory, “time of consolidation has come to the region”.

    Its National Vice Chairman (South-west), Chief Pius Akinyelure, in a message yesterday, congratulated the three governors-elect – Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Senator Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) – for winning after a good contest.

    The former Executive Director in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc said the victory of Ambode signalled a season of socio-economic consolidation, which, he said, became necessary due to transformation already going on in the APC-controlled states.

    The party’s victory, Akinyelure noted, “will not have been possible without the support of Southwest, which, he added, stood against poor government and earnestly pushed for regime change in Nigeria”.

    The APC chieftain said a new dawn “has started already in Nigeria”.

    His words: “It is a dawn of political stability and economic progress. Indeed, it is a dawn of new Nigeria, where people’s aspiration and yearning would be realised. It will mark a total break from diverse socio-economic indicators that threaten our indivisibility as a state and as a people in spite of our diversity.

    “It will herald an order of confidence-building and put an end to a culture of impunity that has become entrenched in our country.

    “With your support, we have emerged victorious at the polls. Successfully, we have returned the APC to power in three Southwest states, where governorship elections were conducted.

    “We have also made good progress in all Southwest states during the state legislative elections. We, therefore, thank the people of Southwest for unflinching support they gave our party during the 2015 general elections.”

    Akinyelure assured that the party would make good all its promises, citing that it “has never reneged in all the past promises”.

    He added: “We have been implementing life-transforming policies programmes in all states under the control of our party. Now that our parties have been given another opportunity to rule, the APC will continue to pursue pro-people policies and programmes not just in Southwest, but also in Nigeria.”

    The APC vice chairman expressed concerns over irregularities and malpractices, which, he said, marred the state house of assembly election in Ekiti and Ondo states, adding that the party would seek redress legitimately.

     

  • Ambode, Ajimobi, Ahmed, Amosun, others win polls

    Ambode, Ajimobi, Ahmed, Amosun, others win polls

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) seems unstoppable in its winning streak. The party has won majority of the governorship seats in Saturday’s elections.

    APC candidates carried the day in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Kwara states.

    Akinwunmi Ambode will take the baton from Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on May 29. He defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje with 152,206 votes.

    Ambode, 51, a former permanent secretary/accountant general of the state, polled 811,994 votes. Agbaje got 659,788 votes.

    Ambode won in 16 of the 20 local government areas – he lost in Ojo, Oshodi/Isolo, Amuwo Odofin and Surulere.

    In Ogun State, Governor Ibikunle Amosun shrugged off PDP candidate Gboyega Isiaka’s challenge, scoring 306, 988 votes as against Isiaka’s 201, 440. The SDP candidate, Senator Kamarudeen Odunsi, got 25, 826 votes.

    There was jubilation in Ibadan as Governor Abiola Ajimobi was declared winner. He defeated two former governors  – Rashidi Ladoja of Accord and Adebayo Alao-Akala Labour Party (LP)  – and the PDP candidate, former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin as well as young industrialist Seyi Makinde to retain his seat. Ajimobi broke a jinx, becoming the first Oyo State governor to get re-elected.

    Ajimobi scored 327,310 votes. Ladoja scored 254, 520. Alao-Akala polled 184,111. Folarin got 79,019 and Makinde 54,740.

    APC also won 18 seats in the House of Assembly. Accord won eight. LP got six seats.

    Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha retain his position after a stiff challenge from House of Representatives Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, the candidate of the PDP. Until it was declared inconclusive.

    The APC won in President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s home state of Katsina where former House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Bello Massari, won with 943,085 votes as against PDP candidate Musa Nashuni’s 476,768.

    Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate Yakubu Lado came third with 50,361 votes. Masari will take over from the PDP Governor Ibrahim Shema.

    The APC displaced the PDP in Benue, Bauchi, Kaduna, Kebbi and Adamawa states.

    APC candidate and former Federal Capital Territory Minister Nasir El-Rufai won 1,117, 635 votes to defeat Governor RamallanYero of the PDP who won 485,833 votes. The APC won in 17 local government areas. PDP won in six.

    Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, a lawyer and APC candidate, is Bauchi State governor-elect. He defeated PDP candidate Auwal Jatau, backed by outgoing Governor Isa Yuguda with 654,934 votes to Jatau’s 282,650.

    Yobe State Governor  Ibrahim Gaidam of APC retained his seat.

    He scored 334, 847 votes to defeat his PDP opponent Adamu Maina Waziri who polled 179, 700.

    Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of APC, won his reelection without breaking a sweat

    The APC also won all the 24 seats of the house of assembly.

    Ahmed polled 295,832 leaving his PDP opponent Senator Simeon Ajibola with 115,220 votes.

    Deputy Governor Umar Ganduje and APC candidate was last night declared governor-elect.

    Kano State INEC Collation officer, Professor  Mohammed Hamisu, said Ganduje scored 1,546, 434 votes to defeat his PDP opponent, Malam Sagir Takai, who polled 509,726 votes.

    Ganduje won in all the 44 Local Government Areas.

    But the PDP retained Gombe State where Governor Ibrahim Dankwabo won with 285,369 votes, beating APC’s Inuwa Yahaya who polled 205,132.

    House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal won the governorship seat in Sokoto to consolidate the APC’s hold on the state. He is to take over from Governor Aliyu Wamakko.

    Tambuwal defeated Senator Abdalla  Wali, the PDP candidate, scoring 647,609

    as against  PDP’s 269,007. He won in all the 23 local government areas.

    The APC candidate in Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, seemed set for victory. The result of only one local government, Buruku, was being awaited.

    With 22 local government areas governorship election results announced by the electoral agency, the APC candidate is leading with 91,564 votes.

    The APC received 387, 753 votes. The PDP got 296,189 votes. Its candidate is Terherse Tarzoor, a member of the House of Representatives.

    APC won in 14 local governments. PDP won in eight.

    APC supporters were already dancing in anticipation of the official delaration of the results.

    One major upset in the election was the defeat of PDP in Otukpo Local Government Area where Senate President David Mark hails from.

    The PDP candidate in Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, won 482, 277 votes to edge out Okey Ezea of APC who polled 43, 839 votes. Outgoing Governor Sullivan Chime is of the PDP.

    Deputy Governor Dave Umahi of PDP was declared winner of the Ebonyi State governorship election.

    Umahi garnered 289,867 votes to defeat Labour  Party (LP) candidate Edward Nkwegu, who got 124,817 votes.

    The APC candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Jibrilla Bindow, is ahead .

     With results from 17 local governments so far released, he has polled 280,160 votes. His closest rival, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Markus Gundiri, scored 162,072.

    The local government won by the APC are: Yola North, Yola South, Jada, Mubi South, Shelleng, Mayo -Belwa, Gombi, Girei, Song, and Maiha.

    Gundiri, won in Madagali, Michika, Lamurde, Hong, Numan, Demsa and Guyuk.

     Results were being awaited from three local governments.

    The PDP candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is a distant third with 74,957 votes.  Dr Ahmed Modibbo of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) scored 7,220 votes

    The APC governorship candidate in Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, took an unassailable lead winning in 17 of the 18 local government areas where results were declared yesterday. There are 25 councils in the state.

    The APC candidate is ahead of PDP’s Umar Nasko who had a good showing only in his council, Magama Local Government Area.

    Bello got 443, 393 votes. Nasko had 171, 986. Elections were still going on in four local government areas.

    Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al- Makura took the lead after results of nine local government areas were announced. He won in eight of the nine. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate and former Information Minister Labaran Maku won in his home local government Nasarawa Eggon.

    Almakura won in Wamba, Obi, Akwanga, Keffi, Karu, Keana, Kokona and Nasarawa local government areas. Results from four local governments were being awaited last night.

    Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima of the APC maintained a steady lead in the 15 local government areas so far declared by INEC – 184,094 votes, with the PDP trailing with 7,951 votes. But the full result will not be released till today because elections were rescheduled in some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp.

    Besides, results were being awaited from 12 local government areas.

  • Jubilation in Ogun as Amosun floors Isiaka

    Jubilation in Ogun as Amosun floors Isiaka

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun was yesterday declared winner of the governorship election.

    He was declared winner at the situation room of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital, at 11:55 am by the Returning Officer, Prof. Duro Oni

    Oni, who is deputy vice chancellor, University of Lagos, said Amosun emerged winner by scoring 306,988 votes against his main challenger, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 201,440 votes.

    Other candidates include Senator Akin Odunsi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Rotimi Paseda of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) and 13 others.

    Odunsi, who came third, got 25,826 votes while the fourth, Prince Rotimi Paseda, scored 10, 923 votes.

    Amosun won 11 of the 20 local government areas to retain his seat for another term of four years.

    The APC also got 17 House of Assembly seats against nine for the PDP.

    The state capital was thrown into jubilation once Amosun was declared winner. Residents poured into the streets for a victory celebration.

    Amosun, his wife, Olufunso, the deputy governor – elect, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, and other APC chieftains led the crowd through the popular Sokori road, thanking the people for their support and votes.

    The victory train stopped over at the Amosun family home at Ita-Iyalode in Abeokuta North, where the governor prayed at his father’s grave.

    A breakdown of the election result showed that Amosun won in Obafemi – Owode, Abeokuta South, Abeokuta North, Ewekoro, Odeda, Remo North, Ikene,  Ifo, Ogun Waterside, Sagamu and Ado – Odo/ Ota local government areas.

    Isiaka won in nine councils; Egbado North, Egbado South, Ijebu North, Ijebu East, Ipokia, Ijebu Ode, Odoogbolu, Ijebu North East and Imeko-Afon.

    Prof. Oni said elections did not hold in nine polling units; Odeda, Ogun Waterside and Sagamu – areas with 2,343 registered voters, noting, however, that the number could not invalidate the results.

    After signing the final results at the INEC headquarters, the Director-General of Amosun Campaign Organisation, Chie Bode Mustapha, praised the electoral commission for introducing the Card Readers, which, he said, helped in making people’s votes to count.

    He said the performance of the governor in the state informed his victory.

    Mustapha added: “Ogun people should expect the best from Governor Amosun in the next four years. He is going to take the state to another level; I can assure the people.”

    But, the Isiaka Campaign Organisation (GNICO), in a statement after the declaration, described the election “as unfortunate and a travesty staged to help the APC achieve victory”.

    It added: “Whereas, INEC declared APC the winner with 307,008 votes and the PDP second with 201,440 votes, we are not oblivious of the manipulations, misrepresentation, underhand dealings and outright rigging by the APC; and most unfortunately with the culpability of INEC.

    “Let us quickly state emphatically that we are displeased with the outcome of the governorship election, particularly as being irregular in most aspects.  It is clearly not a true reflection of Ogun people’s wish and it will be challenged as appropriate.”

  • Photo: Amosun’s victory rally

    Photo: Amosun’s victory rally

    Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State (m), his deputy-elect, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga (2nd left), the first lady, Mrs Olufunso Amosun and members of Amosun's immediate family during a victory rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital after the Governor was declared winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
    Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State (m), his deputy-elect, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga (2nd left), the first lady, Mrs Olufunso Amosun and members of Amosun’s immediate family during a victory rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital after the Governor was declared winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
  • Amosun wins Ogun governorship poll

    Amosun wins Ogun governorship poll

    Senator Ibikunle Amosun has been declared winner of Ogun State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

    He polled 306, 988 votes to brush aside challenges from Gboyega Isiaka of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 201, 440 votes and three other candidates.

    The state’s Collation and Returning Officer, Prof. Duro Oni, who is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, said Amosun won in 11 local government areas, while his PDP challenger clinched nine LGAs.

    The results obtained by other candidates are listed below:

    Senator Akin Odunsi (SDP) – 25, 826

    Prince Rotimi Paseda (UPN) – 10, 923

  • Update: Amosun wins eight LGs

    Update: Amosun wins eight LGs

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the governorship election conducted in Ogun state with Governor Ibikunle Amosun winning in Eight Local Governments out of the 12 released.

    Amosun’s main challenger, Prince Gboyega Isiaka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won four.

    The Local Governments where the results are announced by INEC are Ewekoro (APC10735, PDP3275), Remo North (APC 7365, PDP6567), Ijebu – Ode (10570, PDP11381) and Odeda (APC10637, PDP3633) and Abeokuta North (APC 22740, PDP 6371.)

    Others are Ijebu North East (APC 5992, PDP 6780), Obafemi – Owode (APC 16333, PDP 6637), Abeokuta South (APC 35,511 PDP 10288), Ikenne (APC 11085, PDP 8686), Ifo( APC 28596, PDP 5818), Imeko (APC 8253, PDP 12412) and Odogbolu (APC 10129, PDP 10430).