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  • South East APC demand Reps Speaker

    The South East All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Consultative Forum, has called on the leadership of the All Progress Congress to zone the position of speaker to them.

    Sir Romanus Oguleme, National Coordinator of the South East APC youths group, told journalists in Abuja that the zone has credible and ranking members of the party in the National Assembly to head any of the two chambers.

    According to him, the zone should not be schemed out in the National Assembly leadership as was experienced in 2019.

    He said zoning the speaker to the East was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise of inclusive government.

    “The excuse in 2015 that South East APC didn’t have ranking members to be considered for positions of principal officers cannot be used again as the region has two returning members in the House.

    “We categorically state that the South East has two ranking members of the APC and these two: chairman House Committee on Healthcare Services, Hon. Chike Okafor and chairperson House Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkeiru Onyejeocha are eminently qualified to run for Speaker or to be appointed as principal officers.” Oguleme said.

    He further stated :
    “If the performance of both members in the 8th Assembly should be used as criteria, they have proven themselves capable of handling delicate and sensitive assignments.

    “Just as the Hon. Okafor led the Healthcare Services Committee in effectively performing its oversight functions on the health sector, with many Nigerians still remembering the highly publicised probe into the alleged N351 billion fraud in the NHIS as well as stakeholders’ commendation of the House sub-committee of Primary Healthcare Care revitalization, Hon. Onyejeocha performed creditably well in leading her committee in ensuring a good standard of efficiency in the aviation sector”,
    The group said in its statement.

    According to the group, Okafor, who represents Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo federal constituency of Imo State, and who was a former Commissioner for Finance in Imo State, has requisite experience having worked in a bank for many years before joining politics.

    When contacted, the lawmaker confirmed that he was interested in contesting for Speaker.

    He said he has aligned himself with the call that the South-East deserved to be supported to having positions in the leadership of the National Assembly.

    His words: “The 9th House needs a Speaker and a leadership that is experienced and competent.

    “We need leadership that has and will display integrity, but we must also strike a balance in terms of geo-political representation in the leadership of the National Assembly.

    “This is why I fully support any call for a South East Speakership”.

    On if the South-East would accept a position in the leadership of the National Assembly, if the APC fails to zone Speakership to it, the lawmaker said that decisions on such issues are taken as events unfold.

    “The party will come up with its zoning arrangement and as a loyal party man, whose loyalty has remained unshaken even in difficult times, I will decide my next move based on the directives of my party.

    “However, I believe that zoning the office of Speaker or even positions of leadership in the House to the South East, will go a long way in repositioning and strengthening the APC in the region.

    “Our party needs high ranking members of government to reposition the party in my region and as I have done in the last four years, i am willing to play a role in making APC strong in Igbo land”, he said.

    In the outgoing House, Hon. Okafor was considered for the position of Whip but he was later denied the position because he was not yet a ranking member and was given Health Committee chairmanship because of his commitment and dedication to the APC.

  • Updated: Court dismisses suit against conclusion of Bauchi Guber election

    *To hear case over Rivers Governorship, Thursday

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume collation exercise in the state’s gubernatorial election.

    INEC had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin of lead between the two top political parties.

    The electoral body later announced that it would resume collation because it found out that the number of cancelled votes was tampered with, a decision Abubakar and the APC challenged in court.

    In a judgment on Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo declined jurisdiction and disagreed with plaintiffs’ lawyer, Ahmed Raji (SAN) that the suit related to pre-election matters.

    Justice Ekwo set aside the order for maintenance of status quo earlier made by the court and ordered INEC to proceed with its activities geared at concluding the governorship election in Bauchi State.

    The judge said, although his court has jurisdiction to determine the questions, relating to the interpretation of the Constitution and Electoral Act, raised in the suit, he would prefer to allow election tribunal with an overall jurisdiction over election matters to handle the case.

    He directed that INEC should be allowed to conclude its constitutional responsibilities in relation to the Bauchi Governorship election, following which any aggrieved party could approach an election tribunal.

    Justice Ekwo said: “My view is that this court has jurisdiction to interpret the provision of the Constitution as to the alleged breach of the plaintiff’s fundamental right to fair hearing and interpret the provision of the Electoral Act tabled before the court.

    “And also looking at the provision of Section 60 of Electoral Act, the court or tribunal can determine the issues thereof. It can then be said that there is concurrence of jurisdiction between this court and the Election Petition Tribunal on this issue.

    “The difference in this case is that the alleged infringement occurred in the process of an election and the decision of the defendant in Exhibit B (the press releases issued by INEC on March 15, 2019) also occurred in the process of an election.

  • Tambuwal pledges continued people-oriented policies

    Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday assured the people that he would execute projects that would improve their living standards.

    Tambuwal, who addressed jubilant supporters on Sunday in Sokoto, advised the people to maintain peace while celebrating the party’s success at the polls.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Tambuwal, who contested on the platform of the PDP, scraped through by garnering 512,002 votes, 342 votes more than his former deputy and APC challenger, Ahmad Aliyu, who got 511,660 votes.

    He said that the victory was not only for him but for the entire people of the state.

    “We have succeeded in wining this election with all of you and we will ensure a strategic government that will involve all so as to develop Sokoto State and maintain its credibility and respect in the country and the world at large.

    “We have won the election and we need to celebrate it, but I urge all of you to maintain peaceful victory rallies and also pray for the best leadership of our dreams,” he said.

    Tambuwal further thanked the people for giving him another chance to serve them and assured them that they would not regret that trust.

    NAN reports that wild victory celebrations enveloped Sokoto State immediately after the Chief Collation/Returning Officer for the state, Prof. Fatima Mukhtar, declared Tambuwal as duly elected. (NAN)

  • Polls: Wamakko urges APC faithful to remain peaceful, calm

    Following the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as winner of the Sokoto state governorship elections, Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum and Coordinator, North West, Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has urged the faithful of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), in the state to remain peaceful , resolute and calm .

    This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani and issued to newsmen in Sokoto, on Sunday.

    Senator Wamakko was reacting to the outcome of the 2019 Gubernatorial elections in the state , which were capped by supplementary elections conducted on March 23,2019.

    The lawmaker said,” the party’s leadership, membership and the entire electorate in the State would not despair , in anyway .

    “We have jointly struggled, fought and won. We are never losers. All and sundry have done their possible best , by coming out en masse and massively cast their invaluable votes for our candidates, at all levels .

    ” In this direction, we are really appreciating and cherishing the immense sustained support of the members of the party to beat, the APC, as well as the electorate, in general.

    “These laudable gestures of the electorate were kick-started with the Presidential and National Assembly polls, then during the first Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections and climaxed with the supplementary polls on March 23 .”

    Wamakko who is a Member of the World Muslim League and represents Sokoto North Senatorial District noted that, the candidates of the party had recorded myriad of landslide victories during the 2019 general polls sequel to the unflinching loyalty and unshakeable devotion by its supporters and the electorate.

    The Marafan Hausasun further promised that, the APC and its leaders , at all levels, would remain religiously committed to the welfare, security and general comfort of Nigerians .

    These, he noted, form part of the cardinal ideals and objectives of the party , vowing that, Nigerians would never regret bestowing their mandates to the APC .

    ” Our Leader , President Muhammadu Buhari was just given a second term by Nigerians and he will surely take the entire country to the NEXT LEVEL.

    ” The leaders of the party , at all levels , most especially the ninth Senate , would relentlessly strive to fully complement the efforts of the President to better the lives of Nigerians, in all ramifications.

    ” The leadership and membership of the party, as well as entire Nigerians should continue to be peaceful and united .

  • Niger APC suspends Women Affairs Commissioner

    The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger state has suspended the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Amina Musa Gua’ar for alleged anti-party activities.

    The Paikoro local government APC local working committee accused the Commissioner of engaging in anti party activities during the general elections in the council and flaunting the orders of the party.

    The Party accused her of engaging in some anti party activities of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Ishaya Azalolo who claimed to have acted based on Barrister Amina Gua’ar opinion, directive and support.

    The Party also accused her of mudslinging the party as she was said to have referred to the executive organ of the party as “bunch of thieves”.

    The local working committee stated that it invited the Commissioner for interaction but she refused to appear before the committee which resulted in her suspension.

    The suspended letter dated Friday 22nd March, 2019 and signed by the local government APC chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Kwanaread, “In reference to a letter dated 18th March, 2019, the local government executive working committee of the APC in Paikoro has resolved to utilize Article 21, Section A, Subsection 111 of the Constitution as amended “disobedience or negligence in carrying out lawful directive of the party.

    “Continuing, this is due to your refusal/disobedient to abide by the party’s directive within the stipulated time frame. Sequel to this, I hereby notify you of your suspension from the party until further notice”

    However, the State APC claimed it had not received any correspondence regarding the suspension.

    The letter was however copied to the APC stakeholders, Zonal chairman, APC State Secretary and Chairman as well as the Political Adviser to the Governor and Secretary to the State Government.

  • APC wins Kwali chairmanship supplementary poll

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Danladi Chiya, winner of the supplementary poll for Kwali Area Council, FCT.

    Prof. Simon Kawe, the INEC Returning Officer who announced the result, said Chiya scored the highest votes of 14,245, to defeat his closest rival, Mr Ibrahim Daniel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 14, 189.

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    The supplementary election in Sheda polling unit 005 was however disrupted by some thugs, which was regarded as Zero votes for all political parties as read by the INEC officer.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some residents were seen jubilating over the APC victory in Kwali metropolis. (NAN)

  • APC wins supplementary election in Lagos, Ekiti

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibeju-Lekki State constituency I, Mr Fatai Adebola Mojeed, winner of the election.

    With the victory, the APC has secured all the 40 seats in the state house of assembly.

    Mojeed, a current member of the assembly, was declared the winner yesterday after the conclusion of the supplementary polls in nine polling units in the constituency.

    The commission had declared the March 9 assembly election in the constituency inconclusive, because of over-voting in the nine polling units, covering two wards of the constituency.

    Prof. Rasheed Ojikutu the Returning Officer, announced the result for the state house of assembly election at the Collation Centre located in INEC office in Ibeju-Lekki council at about 6:30 p.m.

    Ojikutu, of the Department of Actuarial Science and Insurance, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lagos, first announced the scores of each political party on March 9 election, before reeling out total votes in the supplementary poll.

    According to him, in the March 9 election, APC polled 8,525 votes and PDP scored 1, 786, SDP got 63, ADP scored 54 votes, Accord got 50 votes, AD polled 59 votes while other political parties scored less than 40 votes each.

    The returning officer said that, at the conclusion of the supplementary election, Mojeed polled a total of votes 9,484 to defeat his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mrs Tare Oliver who got 1,901 votes.

    Accord Party scored 51 votes, AD polled 60 votes, ADC polled 26 votes, SDP got 64 votes, AAC polled 27 votes, ADP got only 55 votes while others got less than 10 votes each.

    Ojikutu said that the total number of registered voters was 122, 442 while the total accredited voters for the election was 12,245. The party agents took turns to sign the results.

    Dr Adeola Afonja, the Collation Officer for Ibeju Ward I, reeled out the scores obtained by each of the parties in the six polling units where supplementary election was held in the ward.

    According to Afonja, APC polled 520, PDP scored 43 votes, ADC got 2 votes, Accord and ADP got one vote each while other parties got no vote.

    She said that the total number of registered voters of the six polling units where the supplementary election took place was 3,989.

    Afonja added that the total number of accredited voters was 592, total valid votes 567, rejected votes 22, while the total number of votes cast was 589.

    Also, Dr Ijeoma Patience, the Collation Officer for Iwerekun I, gave the scores obtained by each of the parties in the three polling units where supplementary election was held in the ward.

    According to her, APC polled 439, PDP scored 72 votes, while other parties got 2 votes.

    Patience said that the total number of registered voters of the three polling units where the supplementary election took place was 8,722

    She added that the total number of accredited voters was 529, total valid votes 521, rejected votes 8 and total vote cast 529.

    Prince Wasiu Elemoro, candidate of PDP for Ibeju-Lekki Federal Constituency described the election as far better than the previous polls.

    Elemoro said that the supplementary election was free, fair and peaceful.

    Also, INEC has declared the APC winner of the Ekiti East Local Government Constituency 1 supplementary election.

    Its candidate Adegbuyi Olajuwon was declared winner of the election by the returning Officer, Dr Chika Asokwa yesterday evening.

    The election had earlier been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 9 when the Governorship and House of Assembly elections were conducted.

    Asokwa said Olajuwon of APC polled 5,484 votes defeat Ojo-Ade Fajana of the Peoples Democratic Party who garnered 3, 258 votes.

     

  • APC wins Eggon-East, PDP Panda/Gitata in Nasarawa

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the winners of the re-run elections in Nassarawa-Eggon East and Panda/Gitata state constituencies.

    The re-run was ordered by INEC following the inconclusive elections in the two constituencies during the March 9th,  House of Assembly election.

    Dr Adofu Illemona, Returning Officer (RO) of Eggon East, declared Muluku Aga of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.

    Aga of APC got 11, 960 to defeat his closest rival, Kasimu Bakyono of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who got 9, 867 votes.

    Professor Dauda Ena of Federal University Lafia, the returning officer for Panda/Gitata declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election in the constituency.

    According to him, David Maiyaki of the PDP got 16, 361 votes, while the runner-up, Hashimu Gurku of  the APC polled 10, 622 votes.

     

  • APC wins supplementary election in Lagos

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibeju-Lekki state constituency I, Mr Fatai Adebola Mojeed, winner of the election.

    With the victory, the APC has secured all the 40 seats in the state house of assembly.

    Mojeed, a current member of the assembly, was declared the winner on Saturday after the conclusion of the supplementary polls in nine polling units in the constituency.

    The commission had declared the March 9 assembly election in the constituency inconclusive, because of over-voting in the nine polling units, covering two wards of the constituency.

    Prof. Rasheed Ojikutu the Returning Officer for the election, announced the result for the state house of assembly election at the Collation Centre located in INEC office in Ibeju-Lekki council at about 6:30 p.m.

    Ojikutu, of the Department of Actuarial Science and Insurance, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lagos, first announced the scores of each political party on March 9 election, before reeling out total votes in the supplementary poll.

    According to him, in the March 9 election, APC polled 8,525 votes and PDP scored 1, 786, SDP got 63, ADP scored 54 votes, Accord got 50 votes, AD polled 59 votes while other political parties scored less than 40 votes each.

    The returning officer said that, at the conclusion of the supplementary election, Mojeed polled a total of votes 9,484 to defeat his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party (NAN) Mrs Tare Oliver who got 1,901 votes.

    “I, Prof. Rasheed Kola Ojikutu, hereby certify that I am the returning officer for the constituency I of Ibeju-Lekki in the election held on the 23rd Day of March 2019.

    “I declare that Mojeed Fatai Adebola of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected,” Ojikutu said.

    Accord Party scored 51 votes, AD polled 60 votes, ADC polled 26 votes, SDP got 64 votes, AAC polled 27 votes, ADP got only 55 votes while others got less than 10 votes each.

    Ojikutu said that the total number of registered voters was 122, 442 while the total accredited voters for the election was 12,245. The party agents took turns to sign the results.

    Dr Adeola Afonja, the Collation Officer for Ibeju Ward I, reeled out the scores obtained by each of the parties in the six polling units where supplementary election was held in the ward.

    According to Afonja, APC polled 520, PDP scored 43 votes, ADC got 2 votes, Accord and ADP got one vote each while other parties got no vote.

    She said that the total number of registered votes of the six polling units where the supplementary election took place was 3,989.

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    Afonja added that the total number of accredited voters was 592, total valid votes 567, rejected votes 22, while the total number of votes cast was 589.

    Also, Dr Ijeoma Patience, the Collation Officer for Iwerekun I, gave the scores obtained by each of the parties in the three polling units where supplementary election was held in the ward.

    According to her, APC polled 439, PDP scored 72 votes, while other parties got 2 votes.

    Patience said that the total number of registered voters of the three polling units where the supplementary election took place was 8,722

    She added that the total number of accredited voters was 529, total valid votes 521, rejected votes 8 and total vote cast 529.

    NAN reports that out of 12, 711 registered voters in the nine polling units, only 1,118 voters came out to vote in the supplementary election.

    Prince Wasiu Elemoro, candidate of PDP for Ibeju-Lekki Federal Constituency described the election as far better than the previous polls.

    Elemoro said that the supplementary election was free, fair and peaceful.

    Mr Rasak Alatishe, the APC party agent at the collation centre, commended the voters for their peaceful conduct.

    He expressed satisfaction with the outcome.

    Mr Femi Asia, the PDP agent concurred with Alatishe.

    After being declared winner, the APC candidate Mojeed, thanked the people for the trust reposed in him and promised not to disappoint them.

    NAN

  • Obaseki, elected legislators brainstorm on spread of developmental projects

    …says Edo people will not accept borehole, VIP toilets as constituency projects

    Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, and the newly elected legislators on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have agreed to deepen synergy between both arms of government to ensure projects are not duplicated across the state.

    The consensus was reached during a reception for members and supporters of the APC, after the thanksgiving service organised by the state government, to celebrate the success of the general elections in the state.

    Addressing members and supporters of the party at Government House, Obaseki stressed that his administration will no longer accept boreholes and toilets as constituency projects from members of the national and state assemblies.

    “I will not accept boreholes and VIP toilets as constituency projects any more. Edo people have spoken that they want real change and we must deliver the change to them.

    “For the elected members of the House of Assembly, every constituency you represent must have something meaningful in the budget on a yearly basis.

    “I will not accept N40 million constituency projects, if you are not able to appropriate between N500 million to N1 billion, then you are not working for your constituency,” the governor said.

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    He added that duplication of projects would not be allowed, to ensure for the efficient use of the state’s resources.

    Obaseki further said that he would be holding interactive sessions with the party members in the national assembly on a monthly basis to review their projects, noting that the elected APC legislators have no reasons not to deliver good governance to Edo people who gave them the mandate to serve.

    Responding, Hon. Peter Akpatason, the House of Representatives member-elect for Akoko Edo Federal Constituency, thanked the governor for the massive support he gave all candidates of the APC during the elections, adding that Obaseki spurred them to victory.

    Akpatason promised to attract the support of the federal government to the state and said that a better synergy between the state house of assembly, national assembly, state and local governments on project execution will ensure the judicious use of the state’s resources.

    Speaking on behalf of the newly elected state House of Assembly members, Hon. Washington Osifo, said they would ensure the executive succeeds in its endeavour.

    “I want to assure you that you will enjoy our support and you will be happy at the end of the day that you have all the 24 seats in the state assembly.

    “We will ensure that as you are working for the good of Edo people, we will give you all our support,” he said.