President Muhammadu Buhari is leading in five out of the nine local government area results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
From the results, Buhari won in Estako Central, Owan East, Owan West, Estako East and Ovia South West while Atiku won in Oredo, Ovia North East, Egor and Esan North East.
In the aggregate, Buhari has so far garnered 124,343 votes while Atiku is polling 149,587 votes.
…as INEC declares results of 15 LGAs
President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in early lead as INEC collated presidential election results of 15 local government areas of Lagos state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APC won in most of the local government results declared so far in the much awaited collation.
The exercise commenced at the INEC Office, Yaba and it has been nonstop since Sunday night.
NAN reports that the President defeated his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the Apapa, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry and Lagos Island local government areas election results announced and submitted.
Other local governments where the APC led are Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Oshodi-Isolo.
However, PDP defeated APC in Surulere, Eti-Osa and Ojo in the results declared as at few minutes to 8.0 a.m on Monday.
The election results were presented and accepted by the state collation officer, Prof. Felix Salako, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun.
The collation officer for Apapa LGA, Abiodun Babalola, who read the results, said that APC polled 18,170 votes while PDP scored 11, 295 votes in the council.
Apart from the People Coalition Party (PCP) that scored 238 votes and African Democratic Congress (ADC) that polled 108 votes, all other 69 political parties scored less than 100 votes each in the council.
Babalola said out of the total registered voters of 186, 649, only 33, 095 were accredited for the poll.
He said that the total valid votes were 30, 680, the rejected votes were 1914 while the total votes cast were 32, 594.
The collation officer for Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Prof. Abduhamid Suleiman, said that APC polled 12,179 votes while the closest rival party, PDP scored 9, 222 votes.
Apart from the Accord Party that also polled 2,168 votes, PCP that polled 170 votes, African Action Congress (AAC) that scored 111, all other parties got below 100 votes each.
According to Suleiman, out of the total registered voters of 109, 731, only 26,568 were accredited for the poll.
He said that the total valid votes were 24, 668, the rejected voted were 1327 while the total votes cast were 25, 995.
He added that the total valid votes were 36, 021, the rejected voted were 1967 while the total votes cast were 37, 988.
For Epe LGA, the collation officer, Dr Babatunde Adeoye, said that APC polled 17, 710 votes while the PDP scored 13, 306 votes.
Apart from PCP that scored 185 and AAC that got 53 votes, every other party got below 50 votes in the local government.
Also, the collation officer for Ikorodu LGA, the Collation Officer, Ilupeju Akanbi, said that APC polled 40, 719 votes while the PDP got 21,252 votes.
Apart from AAC that polled 410 votes, ADC that scored 184 votes, ANN that got 196 votes, DPP that polled 109 votes, PCP that had 375 votes and YPP that polled 215 votes, other parties got belowe 100 votes.
The Collation Officer for Badagry LGA, Prof.Adetokunbo Demiloye, said that APC polled 21, 417 votes while PDP polled 17, 939.
The Collation Officer for Lagos Island LGA, Dr Adepoju Tejumade while presenting the council results said that the APC polled 27, 452 votes while the PDP got 7396 votes.
While AAC scored 192, PCP scored 191 votes while all other political parties scored less than 100 votes each in the council.
According to Tejumade, out of the total registered voters of 194, 738, only 38, 285 were accredited for the the elections.
Apart from AAC which got 212 votes, ADC that polled 109, PCP which got 384 and SNC that polled 155, all other parties score less than 100 votes.
Prof. Carol Opara, the Ikeja LGA Collation Officer said that APC polled 23, 638 votes while the PDP 21, 518 votes in the council.
Apart from AAC that also polled 566 votes, ANN which scored 492, PCP that polled 413 votes, YPP that got 503 votes, ADC that got 108 votes and FRESH Party that got 123 votes, all parties got less than 100 votes.
In Ifako Ijaiye LGA, APC polled 33, 419 votes while the PDP scored 18,100 votes while in Mushin LGA, APC polled 43, 543 and the PDP had 20, 277.
In Oshodi/Isolo LGA, the APC polled 29, 860 and PDP polled 28, 806, whereas in Lagos Mainland, APC polled 22,684 and PDP 15, 137.
In Agege LGA, APC scored 36, 443 and PDP got 16, 497 whereas in Surulere LGA, APC polled 30, 621 while the PDP garnered 31,603.
Meanwhile, in Ojo and Eti-Osa LGAs, PDP polled 29, 019 votes and 25, 216 votes respectively to defeat APC candidate who polled 24, 333 and 20, 962 respectively.
As at the time of filing this report, the centre was still awaiting results from Alimosho, Kosofe, Somolu and Amuwo-Odofin LGAs but that of Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA had been brought and getting set for presentation as at 7:45am.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 73 presidential candidates participated in the Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections held across the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
In the results declared so far by various returning officers, Buhari led his closest rival, Abubakar in the state with a wide margin
Earlier in his address of welcome before the collation commenced, Mr Sam Olumekun, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), commended the security agencies for the good job and called for sustenance of adequate security throughout the exercise.
Olumekun, who noted that nothing could be achieved without peace, however,frowned at the pockets of violence that greeted Saturday election in some areas of the state.
The INEC boss, who noted that violence, was not acceptable, urged stakeholders to channel their grievances to appropriate quarters.
The collation had in attendance heads and representatives of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) members headed by the Lagos State Police Commissioner CP Zubairu Muazu.
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule delivered her Polling Unit 029 Devince Iba, Lagos for President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Adeola Solomon and Yinka Durosinmi.
For Presidential election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 129 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with 124. For Senate, APC had 128 votes, PDP – 119. While PDP was beaten by 131 votes to123 votes in the House of Representatives.
Shortly after the INEC Presiding Officer announced the results, there were jubilation with many congratulating Adebule for the victory.
Many sang, danced and shower encomiums on her.
“The Deputy Governor has shown why she is an APC leader in our area. She has consistently been delivering her unit to our party,” Akeem, an APC member said.
A resident, Mrs Yemisi Salau described APC victory at the polling unit as a victory for the Deputy Governor.
“We are proud of her. She has represented us in the government as former Secretary to the Lagos State Government and now as Deputy Governor. We can only show our appreciation to her by ensuring that her party, APC wins and that was what we did,” Mrs Salau said.
The Deputy Governor thanked God for the victory.
While casting her vote earlier in the morning, Adebule urged Nigerians to have strong faith in INEC to ensure a credible, free and fair election.
She believed that INEC will deliver credible poll after the last week hiccup.
She enjoined the electorate to report any short coming of the Ad-hoc workers to INEC Supervisors instead of taking laws into their hands.
She bemoaned the lateness of some INEC official to the polling unit.
“The INEC officials are a bit late but all the same, we are able to cast our votes successfully and by the end of today, we believe all voters in Nigeria will be able to cast their votes,” she said.
According to her, the turnout was impressive.
“I am impressed with turn out, even on my way to the polling unit, I saw a lot of electorate trooping out to their units,” she said.
The former Governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Uzor kalu has delivered the Bende Local Government for President Muhammadu Buhari during the Presidential and National Assembly election in the area.
Buhari polled a total of of 9233 to defeat the candidate of Peoples Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar who polled 6649.
The returning officer for the presidential election in the area Prof Nnennaya Ibiam , announced the result at the INEC head quarters in Umuahia, the state capital on Sunday.
Also the member representing Isikwuuato/ Umunneochi federal Constituency in the House of representatives in Abia state, Hon Nkiru Onyejiocha, has won election into the house of representative for the fourth term.
Onyejiocha was declared winner after polling a total of 14,712 votes to defeat her closest rival of the Peoples Democratic party Mr. Ude Achara who polled 10,064 votes.
Also in Bende federal Constituency, Benjamin Kalu of the All Progressive Congress also polled 9,138 to defeat Chimanyaso of the Peoples Democratic party who polled 5591 in the Bende federal Constituency.
The returning officer for the constituency Mr. Martin Okoro declared him winner after announcing the result.
President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC gathered 13,531 votes in the result of Shelleng Local Government Area of Adsmawa State announced Sunday night at the Presidential Collation Centre in the state capital, Yola.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP followed closely with 11,912 votes in this second LGA result released so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the release of the Girei LGA result hours earlier.
The collation officer for the Shelleng LGA, Abdukadir Muhammed, who finished announcing the Shelleng votes a few minutes before 9pm Sunday, put the total valid votes at 25,827.
Votes for the other parties, according to the collation officer, included Accord Party (A) 2 votes, AA 3, ABP 1, ACP 5, ACPN 1, ADC 32, ADP 6, AGA 1, AGAP 1, ANDP 2, ANF 1 ANRP 1, APA 30, APDA 19, APGA 2, APP 2, ASD 2, DPP 10, GDPM 37, GDF 5, HDP 1, JMPP 1, KP 20, LM 1, NRM 29, NUP 3, PPP 10 FKP 2, GPF 36, GPF 5, JNPP 1, KP 20, LM 1 MJA 2, MMM 10, PPA 17, PPM3 SDP 10, SNC 3, UDP 2, NRM 29, PCP 61, PPA 17, PPM 3.
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, has won seven of the 27 local government areas in Borno, as election result collation in the Saturday’s Presidential election is progressing in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that presidential collation was conducted at the Kashim Ibrahim of College of Education, Maiduguri.
The exercise, presided over by the state’s Presidential Returning Officer, Prof. Saminu Abdulrahaman, was conducted smoothly in the presence of party agents, election observers, security agents and journalists.
NAN reports that Buhari scored the highest cast in seven of the 27 local government areas as indicated in the results so far submitted for collation by the returning officers of the councils.
The councils were Nganzai; Mobbar, Dikwa, Abadam, Guzamala, Gubio and Magumeri.
The presidential election results so far collated indicated that Buhari was taking the lead against his closets opponent, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The results as announced by the Returning Officer in charge of Nganzai, Dr A Fusami, showed that the APC candidate scored 6, 804 as against the 975 votes scored by the PDP’s candidate.
In Mobbar, Baba Shehu, the Returning Officer, declared that Buhari polled 13, 122 votes and Atiku scored 280 votes.
For Dikwa; the Returning Officer, Dr. J. Ibrahim, disclosed that the APC candidate scored 17, 805 against the 100 votes scored by the PDP candidate.
Dr Ahmed Musa, the Returning Officer in charge of Abadam, said that the APC candidate polled 5, 907 while the PDP candidate got 270 votes.
The Returning Officer in charge of Guzamala, Dr Zarma Alhaji, announced that Buhari polled 5, 370 votes against the 521 votes scored by Atiku.
Also, Dr Kachalla Mohammed, the Returning Officer in charge of Gubio, declared that the APC candidate polled 10, 207 votes while the PDP flag bearer got 510 votes.
Dr Babagana Gambo, the Returning Officer in charge of Magumeri, announced that Buhari polled 12, 739 against the 694 votes scored by Atiku.
NAN reports also that election results from far distance areas were expected to be received at the collation centre, while the exercise was adjourned later in the day for continuation.
Meanwhile, similar exercises were ongoing for the president, senate and House of Representatives elections at Maiduguri, Monguno and other centers in the state.
The Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, is confident that President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the party in the area will emerge victorious.
Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his ballot at Abraka Ward 1, unit 8, yesterday, Ogboru said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has done so well and deserved another term in office to complete his good work.”
He described the elections as ‘quite peaceful’. “I’ve just voted, though there were rumours of some technical issues about the machines. I have no iota of doubt about the victory of APC candidates,” he said.
“l know we shall win, and I hope that the elections will be peaceful in other places, I heard that people are still trying to snatch ballot boxes in some places, but I don’t see the need for that when the election is peaceful.”
Ogboru advised registered eligible voters to vote for all APC candidates to maintain peace, saying that the future is bright for all APC candidates and that they are not expecting anything short of victory for President Buhari, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and House of Representatives’ candidates.”
Senator Ovie Omo Agege, APC Senatorial flag bearer in Delta Central, also brimmed with confidence yesterday about the chances of APC candidates in yesterday’s elections.
Speaking with journalists in Orhomurho- Orogun, Ward 1, Unit 019 where he voted, Omo-Agege said the elections were peaceful and urged voters to go out and vote.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop whining over their “rejection” in the presidential election and quietly accept the will of the people.
The party said the APC and agents of the Buhari Presidency, were bewildered by defeat and thus plotting to discredit the votes which the opposition party sad Nigerians freely delivered to its candidate, Atiku Abubakar at their polling units.
A statement last night by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said part of alleged plot is to trigger mayhem and burn down Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in order to destroy all evidence of poll results.
The statement said, “The PDP reminds President Buhari and the APC that the polling unit is the foundation of the election and all our agents and supporters already have the results in all the polling centers and voting points across the country.
“As such, our party is holding strongly to our results as already delivered by the people at the polling units and such cannot be altered.
“The PDP, therefore, counsels President Buhari and his APC to respect the will of the people and accept the verdict of the election. It is not for President Buhari to direct his campaign spokesperson to tell Nigerians that no party should rejoice.
“For us in the PDP, we already have the figures and we are aware that Nigerians in their resolve and consensus have settled their votes in favour of the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as the next President of our country.
“President Buhari should be prepared to take his defeat in good faith. After all, he will not be the first sitting President to lose in an election”.
Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has won his Idigba polling unit 004 for all the party’s candidates in the presidential and National Assembly elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari polled 462 votes at the unit to defeat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar who got 167 votes.
The APC also won the senatorial poll with 473 votes to beat PDP’s Senator Bukola Saraki who polled 211.
The APC also defeated the PDP in the House of Representatives election, winning 484 votes as against PDP’s 200.
AbdulRazaq comes from the same Ilorin West local government of Kwara Central as Saraki.
The APC candidate had earlier told reporters his party was headed for a landslide victory against the PDP, saying the people of the state were tired of poor governance and corruption which he said the PDP represents in Kwara.
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has lost his polling unit to his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari.
Atiku polled 167 votes against Buhari’s 186 at the 012 polling unit of Ajiya Ward in Jimeta, Yola, a few metres from one of Atiku’s houses.
Atiku had voted at the unit several hours earlier, about a quarter after 10 am, along with one of his wives and a number of children.
Expectations were high that Atiku would win at the unit, considering the army of supporters that milled around him when he voted, but it became celebration time for Buhari’s own supporters when the ballots were countered and figures announced by the unit presiding officer, Abdulrashid Sarai, just before 5pm.