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  • 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.”

     

     

  • Ambode loses ward to PDP

    Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has won the election in Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State ward in Epe, polling 2,511 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of APC, who got 2,367 votes.

    Mr Adelaja Odukoya, the INEC Collation Officer, announced the results at INEC collation centre, Iraye, Epe, on Sunday.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ambode was able to win his Polling Unit 033, Ogunmodede College in Ajaganabe Area, Ward A5, Epe, where APC polled 131 votes as against PDP who got 116 votes.

    Also, the PDP Senatorial Candidate, Abiodun Oyefusi, defeated the APC Candidate, Bayo Oshinowo, by 71 votes, with PDP polling 2,557 votes, while APC had 2,488 votes.

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    The PDP candidate for the House of Representatives, Oye Ayantuga, got 2,597 votes, while Wale Raji of APC polled 2,438 votes.

    At Ward 2, Epe, all the PDP candidates also defeated their APC counterparts.

    Announcing the results, INEC Collation Officer, Mr Samsideen Jagbojagbo, said Atiku of PDP polled 1,044 votes, while President Buhari of APC had 824 votes.

    The PDP Senatorial Candidate, Abiodun Oyefusi, got 1,087 as against Bayo Oshinowo of APC, who polled 935.

    Oye Ayantuga, the PDP Candidate for House of Representatives, polled 1,023 votes while his counterpart, Wale Raji, had 855 votes.

    NAN

  • Nwosu, AA candidate delivers Buhari

    The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has made good his promise to deliver President Muhammadu Buhari.

    President Buhari scored 711 at his Eziama Obire Unit 4 to defeat his closest rival and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) Atiku Abubakar.

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    It will be recalled that the Imo State chapter of the Action Alliance had promised to vote for Buhari against the decision of the National leadership of the party, which adopted Atiku instead.

    Meanwhile Collation is yet to begin at the Local Government Areas as a result of yesterday’s rain that wreaked havoc in polling centres across the state.

     

  • Buhari leads in Alagomeji, Lagos

    President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC has won Saturday’s presidential election in Ward 09, Alagomeji on Lagos Mainland LGA,  Lagos State, polling 1, 781 votes to beat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar,  who got  1,083 votes.

    The result is contained in INEC’s Publication of Result of Poll for the Presidential Election in the ward.

    The publication was signed by Dr Adesola Afuye, the Collation Officer for the ward.

    According to the publication, the other political parties which participated in the election got less than 50 votes each.

    While the presidential candidates of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) polled 46 votes, that of the African Action Congress (AAC) scored 40 votes, and the Young Progressive Party (YPP) polled 41 votes.

    Other political parties got less than 10 votes each.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that collation of results was still ongoing in other wards of the federal constituency  – Lagos Mainland – as at 08:10am.

    NAN reports that 73 presidential candidates participated in election in the ward.

    The results of National Assembly elections in ward had yet to be announced as at the time of this report.

    Meanwhile, the final collation of results from the 20 local government areas Lagos State, expected to hold at the INEC Office, Birrel Avenue, Yaba, had yet to start as at 8:00a.m. on Sunday. (NAN)

  • Osinbajo loses polling unit to Atiku

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Presidential and National Assembly polls held on Saturday.

    At polling unit 033 in Victoria Garden City where the Vice President, who is also the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) voted, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP garnered 425 votes to defeat Buhari with 229.

    In the Senate, PDP also won with 414 to APC’s 261.

    In the House of Representatives seat, PDP got 268 to APC’s 190.

  • Buhari defeats Atiku at El-Rufa’i’s polling unit

    As results of the presidential and National Assembly have started trickling in from polling units across Kaduna State, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at polling unit 024 Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna

    At the polling, which is Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s voting point, APC scored 369 votes, as against PDP’s 44 votes.

    The ruling APC also won the Senate and the House of Representatives seats.

  • Atiku wins at Namadi Sambo’s unit in Kaduna

    The Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  Atiku Abubakar, won the Saturday contest at the Polling Unit of former Vice-President Namadi Sambo.

    Announcing the result of the Polling Unit, the presiding officer of the unit, Mrs. Hajara Lawal, said Atiku’s PDP polled 207 votes defeating the Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which scored 34 votes.

    The PDP also won the election to the Senate with 117 votes, while the APC got 30 votes. Sen. Shehu Sani of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) scored 92 votes.

    Lawal said that in the House of Representatives election in the Polling Unit, PDP got 194 votes, APC 30 votes, while  PRP got 19 votes. (NAN)

  • Buhari floors Atiku in Obasanjo’s unit

    President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s polling unit in Abeokuta in Saturday’s presidential poll.

    INEC Presiding Officer for the centre, Adakole Ochegbudu, announced that Buhari scored 87 votes while Atiku scored 18 votes in the election.

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    Obasanjo had severally castigated Buhari and openly announced his support for Atiku ahead of the election.

    The former president could not, however, deliver his poling unit to his anointed candidate.

    NAN

  • Fayose delivers unit to Atiku

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has emerged victorious in polling unit 001, Afao in Irepodun-Ifelodun Local Government Area.

    The polling unit situated at St. David Primary School is the unit of former governor, Ayodele Fayose.

    Sorting of votes started at 2:45 and this was followed shortly by counting.

    At the end of the exercise, the PDP polled 225 votes while APC had 82.

  • Buhari wins polling unit

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday won his polling unit PU003 at Sarkin Yara ward A, Daura, Katsina State with a landslide.

    Buhari scored 523 votes while the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar got only 3 votes.

    But another candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the senatorial seat in the area was not as lucky.

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    For Katsina North senatorial district, incumbent Kaita Baba-Ahmad lost the unit to the candidate of Accord party, Lawal Nalado.

    Mr. Nalado scored 263 while, Mr Kaita scored 248 votes.

    The candidate of the major opposition party, the PDP, Usman Mani scored only two votes.