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  • ‘APC ’ll not tolerate last-minute rigging’

    ‘APC ’ll not tolerate last-minute rigging’

    All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday warned against what it described as the last minute rigging of the general election, saying that it is dangerous for democracy.

    The party urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to stand firm to the end and declare authentic results to douse tension, fears and uncertainties.

    Lagos APC Publicity Secretary Joe Igbokwe told reporters in Ikeja, the state capital, said, since elections have been conducted in the outstanding 110 units in five local governments, the onus is on the electoral agency to announce the results within 24 hours in accordance with the electoral law.

    He alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was plotting to manipulate the process to give its candidates undeserved and unmerited advantage.

    Warning that any electoral fraud at the collation stage is potentially dangerous, Igbokwe said the move may set the country on fire.

    He added: “Faced with an embarrassing, humiliating and crushing defeat, PDP leaders have been running helter-skelter, holding secret meetings with security agencies to tinker with the results. Nigerians will stop at nothing to defend their votes. Nigerians have worked so hard to effect change in the way we run this country. But, the agents of darkness are still at work to scuttle a hard earned victory with pains, tears and blood. Nigerians will soon know how many people were killed to suppress this imminent change.”

    Igbokwe urged Nigerians to take interest in the carnage in the Southeast and Southsouth during the exercise, adding that security agencies have unleashed terror in innocent people as if the country is in a war situation.

    Igbokwe said only truth and decency can sustain Nigeria, urging the electoral agency to resist manipulation.

    He said democracy can only survive through the sanctify of the ballot box.

  • APC wins with a landslide in Kano

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kano State.

    Its presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, polled 1, 903, 999 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard-bearer, President Goodluck Jonathan, who got 215, 779.

    Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso won the Kano Central Senatorial District  ticket with 758, 383, beating Senator Bashir Lado of the PDP, who polled 205, 809 votes.

    In Kano North, ex-House of Representatives member, Alhaji Barau Jubril, who polled 381, 393 votes, floored the Senate Majority Whip, Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, who has been in the Senate since 1999. He got 107, 845 votes.

    In Kano South, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, an architect, retained his seat, as he was leading the former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Malam Ibrahim Shekarau’s administration, Alhaji Abdullahi Rogo, at press time.

    In the House of Representatives election, APC candidates defeated their opponents from the PDP.

    Kano residents jubilated over APC’s victory.

    The fans of the Kwankwassiyya Movement were in good mood, displaying their red caps, as they savoured the victory of Governor Kwankwaso.

     

  • APC rejects Enugu elections

    APC rejects Enugu elections

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Enugu State, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    Police yesterday fired canisters of tear gas at members of the People for Democratic Change (PDC), a party of former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, when they protested in front of INEC’s office in Enugu.

    PDC members were protesting the result of the National Assembly election declared by INEC. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates were declared winners of the elections.

    Nnamani declared himself and other candidates of his party winners of the National Assembly elections in Enugu East.

    He accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Chukwuemeka Onukaogu, of attempting to extort money from him before the election, “which I  refused.”

    APC alleged that the polls were characterised by electoral fraud, thuggery “and assault on our members.”

    The party officials, led by the Chairman, Ben Nwoye, flanked by the governorship candidate, Okey Ezea and National Vice Chairman (Southeast), Emma Enukwu, alleged that INEC connived with PDP to deny APC agents accreditation, which made security agents to chase them away from the polling units, where they alleged rigging took place.

    Nwoye gave instances of assault and brutality of APC members across the three senatorial districts, alleging that Card Readers were not used in some parts of the state in order to allocate figures in favour of the PDP.

    Ezea said: “It’s a collaboration of government and INEC to suppress the will of the people. We were given 18 tags of the 183 tags for polling units in Igboeze South.

    “In many polling units, INEC officials came without result sheets. It has come to a point where we must resort to self help if we must survive the impunity of election rigging.”

  • APC leads in Adamawa

    The results of last Saturday’s presidential election have started trickling in from 14 local governments of Adamawa State.

    The collation of the results, as released by the returning officers at the Gen Murtala Mohammed College showed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is leading in nine local governments, followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which won in five local governments.

    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 councils.

    In Girei, APC polled 17,149 votes against PDP’s 9,285 votes. In Maiha, APC recorded 15,432 votes  against PDP’s 2603 votes, and in Hong Local Government, APC polled 17365 votes and PDP, 1662 votes.

     

  • APC heading for landslide in Zamfara

    APC heading for landslide in Zamfara

    The presidential election result announced in Zamfara State has shown that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is heading for a landslide.

    Of the 14 local governments, the results of six have been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    In Bakura Local Government, APC polled 37,926 votes and PDP got 12, 761 votes.

    In Bungudu Local Government, APC had 57,485 votes and PDP, 7,825 votes.

    In Maru Local Government, APC polled 37, 745 votes and PDP, 7,288, votes.

    In Shinkafi Local Government, APC polled 21, 962 votes and PDP, 11, 798 votes.

    In Chafe Local Government, APC was leading with 61, 306 votes against PDP’s 8,779 votes.

    In Zurmi Local Government, APC led with 41, 088 votes and PDP got 11,972 votes.

    The results of the remaining eight local governments: Anka, Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw, Bukkuyum, Gummi, Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Maradun and Talata Mafara were being awaited at press time.

     

     

  • Southeast poll a disaster, says APC

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the Southeast as a disaster.

    It said during the polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not present result sheets and its members were intimidated with security operatives by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Addressing reporters yesterday in Nnewi, APC’s  National Auditor Chief George Muoghalu alleged that INEC compromised during the polls.

    He said: “What happened in the Southeast was a disaster and should not be allowed to stand. Security operatives, who were supposed to be neutral, became partisan.”

    Muoghalu said what happened in Imo, Edo and Rivers states were cases of intimidation against the opposition.

    According to him, “the elections in Anambra State were held in people’s houses where they thumb-printed. What happened was not a reflection of the party’s popularity.

    “If INEC fails to heed the demand of the populace by cancelling elections in some states, the APC national leadership will meet to decide on the next action.

    “We are preaching peace. This is why we demand free, fair and credible elections. Nigeria is our project, nobody wants violence.

    “What has happened in this election means Nigerians are desirous of change. The only mistake they will make is not to allow the people’s will to prevail.”

    The APC national auditor said the Federal Government violated court order by deploying military personnel, noting that it was not in the interest of the country.

    He said: “I make bold to say that there was no election in Anambra State. The issue of APC not doing well in the state and other Southeast states does not arise.

    “There were cases of voter intimidation by PDP contractors in Anambra. There was the issue of failed accreditation, which was applicable to other states and there was an indication by the PDP to carry out its normal rigging.”

    APC condemned the election conducted in Aguata Local Government, describing it as a sham.

    The party accused INEC’s officials of bias and systematic rigging.

    Speaking with The Nation, APC candidate for the House of Representatives seat in Aguata, Mr. Carl Agbaih, said he would not accept the results.

    His words: “What we witnessed yesterday in Aguata was the return to the days of electoral brigandage. Stories of ballot stuffing, intimidation, connivance by INEC officials, ballot box snatching and improper collation of votes became the order of the day.

    “It is unfortunate; we are toying with the future of this country. People are trying hard to destroy this democracy.

    “A situation where INEC officials acted like party members and refused to do the proper thing, such as collation of results at the ward levels, but moved the collation centres to a house. How do we encourage this?

    “In Aguata, Saturday’s elections were marred by late arrival of voting materials and disenfranchisement.

    “Even in areas where Card Readers worked, INEC officials refused to use them. Instead, they did manual accreditation, which encouraged malpractices.”

     

  • APC rejects Delta results

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has called for the cancellation of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.  The party is alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in collusion with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), falsified the results.

    Speaking at a news conference in Warri last night, the party’s governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, described a situation where chieftains and agents of the ruling PDP, in many cases, cornered electoral officials and election materials.

    According to Emerhor, who was accompanied by the party’s chairman , Prophet Erue Ode Jones, and the senatorial candidate for Delta Central, Halims Agoda, just like it had been alleged to have done in other states of the South-South, the PDP, working  with staffers of INEC and security agents, especially the police, seized the original result sheets for most of the polling centres.

    “I understand that about 12 local governments results are already in Asaba. They have suspended collation there while waiting for the process of filing an estimate of 1.7 million votes for the Presidential candidate of PDP to be achieved. That is their target.

    “While Prof Attahiru Jega is announcing results of other states in Abuja, the one of Delta State is being cooked up to get to a figure that is being targeted. They capitalised on the directive of INEC to use manual accreditations in units where card readers malfunctioned to perpetrate this fraud by inflating figures of voters”, Olorogun lamented.

    He cited the result which emanated from an Hausa populated Ugbudu market where APC scored 305 votes and PDP got 26 votes but the master collation that came up reflected that APC got 15 and PDP scored 234. He added: “this is the process the PDP is using to manipulate votes that did not exist”.

     

     

  • APC wins in Jigawa

    APC wins in Jigawa

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the three senatorial seats in Jigawa State.

    The party’s standard-bearer, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, won the presidential election in the state.

    Declaring the presidential election result, the Returning Officer, Prof. James Ayatsa, vice chancellor of the Federal University, Katsina, said Gen. Buhari polled 885,988, while President Goodluck Jonathan scored 143,904.

  • Buhari, APC sweep Kebbi

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

    He emerged winner in the 21 local governments with a total vote of 567,883 of the 677,003 valid votes cast.

    The standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan, lost to Gen. Buhari with a total vote of 100,972.

    The APC candidate for Kebbi North, Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi, polled 139,197 votes to defeat Governor 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 votes in Kebbi Central Senatorial Zone.

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

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

     

     

  • Oyo opposition are paperweight, says APC

    The All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate in Ondo South, Morayo Lebi, has called for the cancellation of the result of the election from the district.

    In a statement, Lebi alleged irregularities in the six local governments in the district.

    He said the irregularities were supervised by some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the district.

    The APC candidate alleged that manual voting, ballot box snatching took place mostly in Irele Local Government and other areas.

    He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the result and set a new date for a fresh election in the southern senatorial district. he All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has said the dismissal outing of opposition parties in the state has shown them as paperweight parties.

    The party, in a statement in Ibadan yesterday by its state Director of Publicity and Strategy, Olawale Sadare, thanked the people for keeping faith with the party as demonstrated by the victory in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.

    It added that the voting pattern of the last elections clearly showed their belief and support for the APC-led administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi as well as their political sophistication.

    “Besides, the outcome of the elections has shown that the people will never again fall for the bait of propaganda, deceit, falsehood, character assassination and reactionary politics for which the leading opposition parties’ candidates are known.

    “Now that the people of Oyo State have, again shown, their preference for the APC, we strongly advise the followers of Teslim Folarin (PDP), Rashidi Ladoja (Accord) and Adebayo Alao-Akala (LP) to review their stance and jump out of the turbulent ship in order not to sink with them.”

    The APC said the showing of the LP in some parts of Ogbomoso attests to the party’s position that the ex-governor is a local champion.

    “With the outcome of the election, Ladoja and his Accord Party should, by now, resign to fate that the people have finally rejected them.

    “Again, the people of Oyo State and supporters of the Accord should realise that it is not in their best interest to support the party which neither has root nor foundation capable of protecting their interest at the state and national levels,’’ it said.

    The party appealed to the people to embrace the broom revolution sweeping across the country, particularly in the Southwest, by supporting the APC and its candidate, Abiola Ajimobi, for the April 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections.