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Observer: INEC ensured the will of Nigerians prevailed
One of the accredited observers by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections, Connected Development (CODE), on Thursday, commended the commission for ensuring that the will of Nigerians prevailed.
CODE, a civil society organisation, hailed the commission for remaining firm despite pressures from political actors to truncate the electoral process.
Head of Mission, CODE Election Observation Team, Hamzat Lawal, stated these in Abuja on Thursday, during the presentation of findings by Uzabe, a real-time web based map situation technology used by CODE to gather real time security intelligence and observed the electoral process during the elections.
Lawal appealed to opposition political parties and other stakeholders to act responsibly and pursue peaceful and legal resolution of their grievances.
He said: “We commend INEC for allowing the will of the people to be heard and for remaining firm on her duty regardless of pressure from political actors that want to truncate the electoral process.
“We urge citizens to support INEC, particularly the Resident Electoral Commissioners and they should come out enmasse to vote their candidate of choice for the gubernatorial elections.
“CODE hereby calls on opposition parties and other stakeholders to act responsibly, to pursue peaceful and legal resolution of their grievances and to uphold the integrity of the political and electoral process.”
Lawal said there was need to reform the electoral process in order to allow for diaspora voting.
He also called for the strengthening of the autonomy of the commission in order for INEC to provide more effective and objective electoral process.
“CODE suggest that in order to enhance confidence in the electoral process, INEC’s complete autonomy must be strengthened to ensure it provides more effective and objective electoral process.
“INEC must develop result-management process using competent and secure technology and must provide a more conducive environment for collating results in regions.
“INEC must introduce reforms that allow for Nigerians in the diaspora to vote the candidate of their choice.
“Under-age voting is a violation of the Nigerian constitution and it is prevalent in some regions of the country. INEC must work to curb this issue as it serves as an indictment on the credibility of election process and ultimately a threat to our democracy,” he said.
Lawal condemned election-based violence during the process.
“Security remain a prevalent challenge confronting the nation’s growth and electorates should not have to die or lose loved ones at the cost of participating in the electoral process.
“As an accredited observer, we are disheartened at the poor level of preparedness shown by the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a violence-free election, despite the week-long postponement of the election to allow for adequate logistics and security readiness,” he added.
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Buhari maintains lead
INEC promises substantial progress
President Muhammadu Buhari is still in the driver’s seat as results of the presidential elections from states emerged at day two in the national collation centre.
On the second day of the process, Buhari has added Niger, Jigawa, Kaduna and Lagos to the bag of votes he has garnered.
Atiku, on his part, has won in Anambra, Adamawa and a slim victory in Oyo.
The results were announced as Chairman of Independent National Electoral commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu assured of substantial progress in the collation process.
Yakubu, who spoke at commencement of proceedings at the Collation centre, urged Nigerians to bear with the commission.
He stressed that INEC will do everything possible to ensure quickly completion of the process, which is expected to end with the announcement of the winner.
He said: “We will make substantial progress today and our intention is to complete this process very speedily.”
After the first day, Buhari is leading his closest opponent former Vice president Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in seven of the eleven states while Atiku claims four states and FCT.
The second collation day commenced with Niger state, which went to the APC with 612,371 votes to 218, 052 for PDP.
There are 2,375, 568 registered voters across the 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 911,964 accredited voters.
The state recorded a total vote cast of 896,976 and 851,937 valid votes. 45 votes were rejected while 71,200 were cancelled.
In Jigawa state, Buhari scored 794,738 against Atiku’s 289,895 votes.
Jigawa with 27 LGAs has 2 ,104,889 registered voter population of which 1,171,801 were accredited to vote while the state recorded a total vote cast of 1,149,922 .
The recorded valid vote for Jigawa is 1,106,244 while 43, 678 votes were rejected.
Kaduna state also went to Buhari with 993,445 votes as against PDP’s 640, 612 votes.
Atiku fought back in Anambra state with 524,738 votes as against APC’s 33,298.
He also had a slim victory in Oyo state as PDP scored 366,690 against 365,229 for APC.
Adamawa also went into the bag of PDP candidate, who hails from there.
He won with 410,266 votes against Buhari’s 378,078 votes.
Adamawa with 21 LGAs has 1,959,322 registered voters with only 874,920 accredited voters.
The total valid vote is 811,534 while rejected votes are 49,222 giving a total number of 860,756.
Bauchi went to Buhari, who scored 798,428 while PDP scored 209,313. Valid vote 1,024, 307 rejected votes 37,648 and total vote cast is 1,061, 955
APC also captured Lagos votes as it edged PDP with 580,825 against the opposition’s 448,015.
The ruling party also followed with victory in Ogun state where it scored 281,762 as against PDP’s 194, 655.
The registered number of voters for Ogun state is 2,336,887 while 613,399 was accredited and total vote cast stood at 605,938.
Edo state with 18 Local Government Areas and 2,150,127 registered voters, went to Atiku of the PDP with a vote of 275, 691 as against Muhammmed Buhari who scored 267,842 votes.
Accredited voters the poll was 604,915 while total valid vote is 560,711. The total rejected poll is 38, 517, given a total vote cast 599, 228.
The number of cancellation which was carried out in 48 polling units is 42,176.
The vote of Benue state went to PDP as it pulled a narrow margin victory over the ruling party with a figure of 356,817 as against APC’s 347,668.
Edo with a voter populations of 2, 391,276 has a total vote cast of 763,872, while the valid vote is 728,912.
The rejected vote is 34,960 while 122,989 votes were cancelled in 172 polling units.
Atiku also picked Imo with 334,923 votes as against APC’s 140,463 votes.
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Atiku wins in A’Ibom
…as Akpabio loses bid to return to Senate
Presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP, Atiku Abubabr has won 28 of the 30 local government areas in Akwa Ibom state.
Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took two councils namely Mbo and Essien Udim, where Senator Godswill Akpabio hails from.
Elections in Udung Uko were canceled due to alleged violence and irregularities arising from snatching of ballot boxes, result sheets and card readers.
This is as a strong indication emerged Monday night that Senator Godswill Akpabio had finally lost his reelection bid to the senate to the PDP candidate, Engineer Chris Ekpenyong of the PDP.
Results from 8 out of the 10 local government areas that make up Ikot Ekpene senatorial district favoured the PDP senatorial candidate.
Akpabio won in Ikot Ekpene with a slight margin.
The INEC finally rejected the result from Essien Udim, Akpabio’s local government after it confirmed through the card reader that votes earlier allocated to Senator Akpabio was much more than the total number of accredited voters in the council area.
Speaking the resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini said elections in the state was generally peaceful despite pockets of violence evidenced in the destruction of INEC materials and attacks on the staff of the Commission by thugs working for the politicians.
‘’Those who are threatening our staff should stop it. The intimidation is getting too much. I am here to preside over the affairs of elections in this state. For the first time to ensure credibility of the elections, materials were deployed and there were destroyed and at a great loss to our country. The time to snatch ballot boxes and write results is over. If you can win, you will win’’, he said.
All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked against the result of the presidential election, calling for its cancellation over alleged electoral fraud.
Addressing the press after the collation of the results, Presidential Agent for APC, Bishop Samuel Akpan, alleged that the polls was fraught with irregularities and completely short of democratic norms.
State Party Agent, Umana Umana said, ‘’the position of our party is well documented. The whole process of collation is not satisfactory to our party. Votes buying were experienced all over the state. We hope that the umpire will take note of the grievances in our petition. We are talking about the integrity of the process. We are saying that the umpire to be seen to be fair to all concerns.
Similarly, Presidential Agent of APC, Arc Bishop Samuel Akpan also alleged votes buying and manipulation by PDP in connivance with INEC.
‘’Long before now, our party has been agitating that we do not have confident in the process. In addition, the outcome has proved now that there has been compromise arising from money that has changed hands. Akwa Ibom is an APC State and the people that made the PDP are now in the APC.
The results we are getting do not reflect the votes that we have. This is not the type of democracy that we want. We urge the federal government to rise and protect our democracy,’’ he said.
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Buhari leads comfortably in Kaduna
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained lead in the Saturday presidential election in Kaduna State.
Buhari defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP’s) Atiku Abubakar in 12 of the 19 local governments results so far collated.
According to the results collated at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kaduna State headquarters by Professor Bello B. Shehu, Buhari has so far won in Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon Gari, Ikara, Kauru, Giwa, Soba, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Zaria and Kaduna South local government areas.
Meanwhile, the PDP candidate has emerged victorious in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko, Jaba local, Chikun and Jema’a local government areas.
As at the adjournment of the collation exercise at 4:00pm on Monday, results from the rest four local government areas, which include; Kaduna North, Kachia, Sanga and Lere were being awaited.
The exercise is expected to resume by 4:30pm today.
The results of the presidential election local government by local government are as follow:
1. KUBAU LG
APC: 67,140
PDP: 13,296
2. MAKARFI LG
APC: 36,625
PDP: 14,494
3. IKARA LG
APC: 44,021
PDP: 14,464
4. KAURA LG
APC: 6,907
PDP: 33,647
5. JABA LG
APC: 6,400
PDP: 22,758
6. KUDAN
APC: 30,577
PDP: 11,697
7. ZANGO KATAF
APC: 10,411
PDP: 62,622
8. SABON GARI
APC: 58,467
PDP: 22,644
9. SOBA
APC: 51,548
PDP: 10,656
10. KAURU
APC: 33,578
PDP: 27,041
11. KAGARKO
APC: 16,663
PDP: 21,605
12. KAJURU
APC: 7,888
PDP: 31,446
13. GIWA
APC: 45,574
PDP: 9,838
14. IGABI LG
APC: 97,308
PDP: 20,281
15. JEMA’A
APC: 19,412
PDP: 61,763
16. BIRNIN GWARI
APC: 33,786
PDP: 8,206
17. K/SOUTH
APC: 92,637
PDP: 41,004
18. ZARIA
APC: 111,082
PDP: 21,882
19. CHIKUN
APC: 21,930
PDP: 82,909
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Buhari wins Yobe with 85% votes
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari has swept 85% of votes cast in the state with his closest opponent, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party trailing behind with just 9% of the votes.
Announcing the results at the INEC Headqaurters in Damaturu, Prof Abubakar Musa Gundiri, Vice Chancellor Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State who is the state Returning Officer for the Presidential Election said President Buhari of the APC pulled a total of APC 497, 914 of 586, 137 total votes cast as against his PDP opponent Atiku Abubakar who scored 50,763 representing 85 and 8.6 respectively.
Prof. Gundiri informed that Yobe has a total of 1, 365,913 registered voters. Out of the figure, he said 601,059 voters were accredited for the election.
He also announced that a total of votes were validated for the election 559,365, just as 26,772 votes were rejected.
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Below is the breakdown of the results from local government between APC and PDP:
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR YOBE STATE 2019
1. Bursari APC 22,253 PDP 2,555
2. Jakusko APC 34,424 PDP 3,390
3. Gulani APC 22,858 PDP 2,612
4. Bade APC 42,485 PDP 3,295
5. Nguru APC 36,433 PDP 5,352
6. Yunusari APC 23,837 PDP 939
7. Potiskum APC 62,101 PDP 4,331
8. Fune APC 43,948 PDP 5,707
9. Yusufari APC 22,157 PDP 3,567
10. Fika APC 42,488 PDP , 5522
11. Geidam APC 16,338 PDP 613
12. Tarmuwa APC 12,122 PDP 1,269
13. Damaturu APC 35,772 PDP 2,099
14. Machina APC 14,619 PDP 2,315
15. Karasuwa APC 22,377 PDP 3,692
16. Gujba APC 12,227 PDP 325
17. Nangere APC 31475 PDP 3180
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INEC declares Ondo South Senatorial election inconclusive
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.
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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.
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Elections: Buhari in early lead in Lagos
…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.
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Kalu delivers LG to Buhari
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.
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I’ll accept result if poll is credible -Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, voted in his Ajiya Ward polling unit in Jimeta, Yola, yesterday with a pledge to accept the result of the presidential election even if he loses, provided the poll is credibly conducted.
Atiku said as a democrat he has no problem with accepting poll results. “I am a true democrat unlike others. So far so good,” he said.
The former Vice President who had a brief chat with the media after casting his vote at the Unit 012 in Ajiya Ward near one of his houses at Old GRA, Jimeta, reiterated that although he was sure he would win, he would accept defeat if the conduct of the poll turned out to be transparently free and fair.
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He expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters to exercise their franchise during the polls, and said he hoped all those officiating the conduct of the election would do their jobs in all honesty.
“I am impressed with the turnout of the voters. I hope the electoral officers would be able to cope with the crowd,” Atiku said. Earlier, Alhaji Auwal Tukur, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also said he was satisfied with the turnout of the electorate to vote, saying that the last postponement appears not to have had impact on voter turnout this time.