Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has lost his bid to return to the Senate.
In the result announced by the Returning officer for Oyo South Senatorial District, Prof. Wole Akinsola, Dr Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) beat Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent Sen. Adesoji Akanbi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to emerge the winner.
He polled 105,720 votes to beat Ajimobi who scored 92,218 and Akanbi who polled 49,437 votes.
All Progressives Congress APC has won Kano North and South Senatorial Seats in Kano state.
The Chairman Senate committee on works and (APC) candidate Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya beat Abdullahi Sani Togo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win Kano South Senatorial Ticket.
Gaya polled 319,004 to defeat the PDP candidate who scored 217,520.
In Kano North Senatorial, Senator Barau Jibrin of APC won with 286,419 to beat the PDP candidate Ahmed Garba Bichi who scored 155,638 votes.
Meanwhile, the result of Kano Central Senatorial election is being awaited as collation is still in progress as at the time of filing the report.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has taken a slight lead over President Muhammad Buhari of the APC as the 15th LGA result of the presidential poll in Adamawa State was announced about 9.20am on Monday.
The results from six other LGAs were still being worked on as this story was filed.
Atiku polled a total of 292,440 votes, as against Buhari’s 279,264 votes in the 15 LGAs that had been announced.
The LGAs from which the results summed up to the foregoing figures were Girei, Shelleng, Mubi North, Yola North, Numan, Demsa, Hong, Ganye, Guyuk, Lamurde, Yola South, Mubi South, Mayo Belwa, Madagali and Maiha.
While Atiku won by wide margins in Numan, Demsa, Hong, Guyuk, Lamurde, Madagali and Mayo Belwa, Buhari took the lead in Mubi North, Shelleng, Girei, Yola North, Ganye, Yola South, Mubi South and Maiha.
President Muhammadu Buhari has won Nasarawa state for the first time since 2003 defeating Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by 37,896 votes.
Results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lafia shows that President Buhari polled 279,315 votes to defeat Atiku who polled 241,419 votes.
Buhari won in eight local governments while Atiku won in five local governments marking the first time the Peoples Democratic Party has lost Nasarawa state in a presidential election since then return to democracy in 1999.
The president got his highest number of votes in Lafia, the state capital, where he polled 55,254, while Atiku got his highest votes in Karu local government after polling 49,292.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday in Okitipupa, Ondo State, declared Ondo South Senatorial election inconclusive.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 79,029 votes, while his closest rival, the current Senator, Mr Yele Omogunwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 51,993 votes at the Saturday’s National Assembly elections.
Prof. Kayode Onifade, the INEC Returning Officer for Ondo South, also of Department of Micro-Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), who declared the election inconclusive sighted various irregularities.
He pointed out that the number of cancelled votes of 28,047 was higher than 27,036 which the margin between the two leading parties, PDP and APC.
He said registered voters were 576,733, while accredited voters for the election were 196,282 in the six Local Government Areas (LGAs): Okitipupa, Irele, Odigbo, Ilaje, Ese-Odo and Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo.
He added that elections were cancelled in 56 Polling Units in five LGA’s: Ilaje: 42, Irele: 4, Okitipupa: 6, Odigbo:1 and Ese-Odo: 3.
He also pointed out various irregularities ranging from voters refusal to use card readers, over voting of accredited voters, snatching of ballot boxes and violence among others which marred the credibility of the polls.
“About 56 polling units were cancelled in five LGAs and several electoral irregularities marred the conduct of the polls.
“As the numbers of cancelled votes of 28,047 was more than the margin of the leading votes of 27,036, I hereby declare the election inconclusive,” Onifade said.
NAN also reports that Odigbo and Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo LGAs turned in their results very late in the night, which delayed collation of results at the Stellamaris College Collation Centre in Okitipupa.
…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 lawmaker representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been returned.
He defeated Senator Smart Adeyemi of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The returning officer, Prof. Emmanuel Bala, at the declaration of final results at INEC collation centre in Lokoja, said that Melaye won six out of seven local government councils in the Kogi West senatorial district.
Full results:
LOKOJA
Registered voters – 49,374
Accredited voters – 13,977
ACPN – 11
AD – 22
ADC – 152
APC – 3,359
APM – 08
DA – 07
EDP – 09
MRDD – 10
NEPP – 17
PPA – 20
PPC – 39
PDP – 8,894
SDP – 99
UPC – 03
Total valid votes – 12,719
Total rejected votes – 1,258
Total votes cast – 13,977
YAGBA EAST
Registered voters – 41,443
Accredited voters – 16,488
AA – 06
ADC – 1,666
NEPP – 36
APC – 5,077
APM – 15
PDP – 8,638
PPA – 14
SDP – 103
Total valid votes – 15,671
Total rejected votes – 599
Total votes cast – 16,270
MOPAMURO
Registered voters – 23,030
Number of accredited voters – 10,058
AA – 23
ACPN – 03
ADC – 784
APC – 3,658
APM – 13
CAP – 05
DA – 06
NEPP – 31
PDP – 5,112
PPA – 22
SDP – 26
Total valid votes – 9,710
Total rejected votes – 343
Total votes cast – 10,053
YAGBA WEST
Registered voters – 42,784
Accredited voters – 18,349
AA – 08
ACPN – 04
ADC – 1,464
APC – 6,799
APM – 12
DA – 12
NEPP – 10
PDP – 8,942
PPA – 14
SDP – 144
CAP – 11
AD – 16
Total valid votes – 17,504
Total rejected votes – 845
Total votes cast – 18349
KABBA-BUNU
Registered voters – 74,789
Accredited voters – 27,766
AA – 10
ADC – 1,468
NEPP – 47
APC – 8,323
APM – 21
PDP – 14,756
PPA – 35
PPC – 9
SDP – 68
AD – 22
JNPP – 16
MPN – 06
CAP – 09
ACPN – 07
Total valid votes – 24,835
Total rejected votes – 643
Total votes cast – 25,478
According to the Returning Officer, Adusi-2 voting unit was cancelled as a result of violence, while Open Space Post Office Polling unit in Odo-Akete was cancelled due to over-voting.
IJUMU
Registered voters – 55,325
Accredited voters – 23,613
AA – 18
ADC – 1,152
NEPP – 51
APC – 8,517
APM – 19
PDP – 11,749
PPA – 25
PPC – 09
SDP – 161
AD – 14
JNPP – 33
MPN – 10
CAP – 05
ACPN – 06
Total valid votes – 21,850
Total rejected votes – 1,524
Total votes cast – 23,374
Kogi
APC – 15,728
PDP – 11,622
Total
APC – 67,560
PDP – 85,395
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 Police Command in Taraba has confirmed the killing of five persons by gunmen in the early hours of Sunday after the general elections in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in the state, Mr David Misal, made the confirmation while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo.
Misal said the five persons were coming from Umari to Cambri villages in Karim Lamido Local GovernmentAra when they were ambushed at about 3:00 a.m. by the hoodlums and shot dead.
The PPRO however, explained that the killings had nothing to do with the elections.
“Yes, five people were ambushed by hoodlums and shot dead in the early hours of Sunday in Karim Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba.
“The killings do not have to do with elections, it is being investigated as a criminal matter,” he said.
However, Mr Aaron Artimas, the spokesperson of the All progressives Congress (APC) in the Taraba, said one of the victims, Malam Muhammed Kambari, served as APC agent in his home town of Kambari and was coming from the village in the company of others when some gunmen suspected to be political thugs shot them dead.
“Kambari went to his home town of Kambari where he served as a party agent and was on his way back to Karim, the local government headquarters where they would proceed to Jalingo with the election results when he and four others were waylaid and killed.
“We have filed the report with the police and so far nothing has come out of it yet but it is our hope that they will bring the perpetrators to book,” he said.
Alhaji Inuwa Bakare,the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, described the death of the five persons as “most unfortunate” but maintained that the party had nothing to do with the incident.
“The election in Karim Lamido Local Government Area and indeed the entire state was very peaceful and there was no incident of recorded violence.
“It is sad that people were killed after the election on their way to back to Jalingo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential and National Assembly elections were held peacefully across the state on Saturday and collation of results ongoing in various local government councils. (
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be political thugs have shot dead a police officer attached to the Personal Assistant to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Kabir Aliu.
Aliu sustained gunshot wounds when the suspected thugs opened fire on their vehicle while on their way to the governor’s residence in Okene.
Governor Bello disclosed this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at his Agassa Uvete ward 011 polling unit in Okene Local Government Area.
He expressed sadness over the killing, saying that the police were already investigating the matter.
The governor waited for close to two hours before accreditation, owing to card reader malfunction.
He expressed disappointment with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the shoddy arrangement, saying that it did not augur well for a transparent and credible election.
According to him, “For an election where card readers are expected to shut down at 2 o clock, and in a polling unit such as this, with 844 registered voters, many people will be disenfranchised.”
He, however, expressed satisfaction with the relatively peaceful conduct while the exercise lasted in the area.