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  • APC wins in Kano, Yobe LGs

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has defeated People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly election in Madobi local government area of Kano state.

    NAN reports that Madobi is the local government area of Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial zone.

    Dr Sani Umar, the returning officer for the local government, made the announcement on Sunday at Madobi.

    He said that the APC Presidential candidate secured 26,110 to defeat PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar who got 13,113 votes.

    Similarly, Prof. Mansir Umar-Bindawa, the returning officer who announced the National Assembly elections result, said the APC candidate for Kano Central Senatorial candidate, secured 22,731 while PDP Senatorial candidate got 15,524 votes in the local government.

    According to Umar-Bindawa, the APC House of Representatives candidate defeated his PDP counterpart with 22,100 votes as against 15,925 votes.

    Similarly, INEC has declared the APC Presidential candidate as winner of Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.

    INEC returning officer, Dr Mohammed Murtala, who announced the result, said Buhari scored 19,984 to defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who polled 7,732 votes.

    Murtala also announced APC as winner of the Kano North Senatorial zone with 16,794 votes as against PDP’s 10,746 and PRP’s 397 votes.

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    The returning officer for the Presidential election in Garin Malam Local Government Area, Prof. Dahiru Sani-Shuaibu, said APC scored 23,810 against PDP’s 4,861 votes.

    Dr Umar Abbas, the returning officer for the Senate in Garin Malam Local Government, said APC’s Senatorial candidate for Kano South Senatorial zone scored 18,412 while PDP candidate scored 8,548 votes.

    Abbas also declared APC House of Representatives’ candidate after polling 18, 029 to defeat PDP’s candidate who scored 8,262 votes.

    In Yobe, the APC scored 12,227 votes against PDP’s 325 votes in the presidential election in Gujba local government area of the state.

    Dr Madu Gadaka, Collation Officer of the local government while presenting the election results on Sunday, said a total of 13,526 votes were cast, out of which APC garnered 12,227 and PDP scored 325 while 635 votes were rejected.

    Prof. Abubakar Gundiri, Presidential collation officer in Yobe, asked agents of the parties if their records tally with the submission made by local government collation officer.

    Dr Zaji Bunu, APC agent and Dr Abdu Bulama of PDP both agreed with the figures submitted as true copy of the election results.

    NAN

     

  • APC rejects election in Enugu, calls for cancellation

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the conducted of the election held Saturday in Enugu describing it as an aberration.

    The party called for the cancellation of the election in Enugu even before the release of the result.

    At the conference were the standard bearer of the party in the state, Senator Ayogu Eze, the Enugu east senator candidate, Prince Lawrence Eze, the Enugu west senatorial candidate, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu and the candidate of Enugu north, Hon Eugene Odoh.

    The state chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye who addressed reporters in Enugu yesterday alleged among other things that there were imported election officials that conducted the election in the state.

    He as well alleged that the INEC officials compromised with the evidence that the collated results by the he officials were higher than the accredited voters.

    In addition, he said that there were evidence of financial inducements and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepared meals for the voters in each polling centres.

    Read Also: APC, PDP in tight race in Edo

    Nwoye also accused the NYSC in the election conduct of being involved in financial inducements.

    He did not spare the security agencies. According to him, the Divisional Police Officers (DPO’s) in the local councils compromised and collaborated in the election malpractice.

    “The election in Enugu state is an aberration and we are calling for total cancellation of the election.

    “It is evident during voting that there were some manipulations going on in the election.

    “We cannot accept the result,” Nwoye declared.

  • 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.

    Read Also: Fayemi votes, says APC won’t buy vote to win

    “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.”

     

     

  • Melaye defeats Smart Adeyemi in Mopa-Moro

    The incumbent lawmaker representing the Kogi West Senatorial district at the National Assembly and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Saturday’s rescheduled general election, Senator Dino Melaye, defeated his major challenger in the race, Senator Smart Adeyemi of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Mopa-Moro LGA.

    The Collation Officer for Mopa-Moro LGA, Mr. Ibrahim Ismaila, announced the interim results at the INEC LG collation centre in office in Mopa around 3am on Sunday.

    He said that the PDP (senatorial) candidate, polled 5,112 votes, trailed by Adeyemi of the APC, who polled 3,658 votes.

    Other results from Mopa are:

    ADC – 784

    SDP – 26 votes

    Total valid votes – 9717

    Rejected votes – 336 rejected

    Total votes – 10,055

    House of Representatives:

    PDP – 3,703

    APC – 3,157

    ADC – 2,609

    Total votes- 10,042

    Valid votes – 9,704

    Rejected – 338

    Presidential:

    PDP – 5,336

    APC – 3,646

     

    Total – 10,055

    Valid – 9,507

    Rejected – 336

     

  • Collation: APC calls for security alert nationwide

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for nationwide security alert as it alleged that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently recruiting armed thugs and miscreants to attack ward and local government collation centres.

    Mr Festus Keyamo, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council (Official Spokesperson), made the appeal in a statement on Saturday night in Abuja.

    He alleged that the intention of the PDP was to disrupt the collation process of the elections nationwide in order to cause crises and make the election inconclusive.

    He also revealed that some members of the PDP Campaign Council were making last-minute efforts to switch allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC.

    “It has come to our knowledge from insiders within the PDP Campaign Council who are making last-minute efforts to switch allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress that the PDP is currently recruiting armed thugs and miscreants nationwide to attack ward and local government collation centres this evening till the wee hours of tomorrow morning.

    “The purpose is to disrupt the collation process of the elections nationwide in order to cause crises and make this election inconclusive.

    “As we know, most of these collation centres are usually in schools or other places that are poorly protected.

    “This is therefore a clarion call to all law enforcement agencies to mobilise extra armed security to protect all collation centres nationwide,’’ he urged.

    Festus also called on all APC agents, supporters and patriotic Nigerians to stick with the election results from the various units up to the State Collation Centres.

    According to him, there is no cause for any political party at this stage to jubilate or be dejected.

    He said: “Nothing has been won and nothing has been lost. Official results have not been declared.

    “Hence we call for eternal vigilance on the part of our agents and supporters.

    “We repeat – nobody should jubilate now and abandon his/her duties. Let keep our feet firmly on the ground and stick with our assigned role(s) until final results are declared by INEC.’’ (NAN)

  • Atiku wins all voting points at Unit 007 Pyakasa in FCT

    The presidential candidate for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won in the eight voting points at Unit 007 Pyakas, Lugbe, FCT

    Mr Sadiqu Abdulrazak, the Presiding Officer for the unit, said Abubakar scored 1,205 votes while President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 173 votes.

    Abdulrazak also announced that the Senatorial candidate for PDP got 913 votes while APC got 444 votes.

    For House of Representatives, the candidate for PDP won with 1,102 votes while APC candidate scored a total of 240 votes.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that sorting and counting of votes at polling unit 007 Pyakasa lasted till 4.30 a.m on Sunday.

    Reacting, the SDP agent, Mr Haruna Dauda, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the process, stating that every thing was transparent.

    Mr Joshua Shawula, the PDP agent, also noted that INEC staff were fair and the election at the unit was free and fair. (NAN)

  • Buhari wins in Akpabio’s unit in A/Ibom

    President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won in the polling unit of Sen. Godswill Akpabio in Akwa Ibom.

    Akpabio, a former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governor of Akwa Ibom and former senate Minority Leader, defected to the APC and is currently the APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North West.

    Buhari got 1553 votes to win his closest opponent in the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who polled 11 votes in Ukana West 2, unit 9, Essien Udim Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom, Akpabio’s unit.

    In the senatorial election result, Akpabio won in the unit with 1533 votes while the PDP senatorial candidate, Chris Ekpenyong got 4 votes.

    Speaking after the declaration of the result, Akpabio commended INEC and security agencies for conducting a peaceful election in the state.

    Read Also: Buhari floors Atiku in Obasanjo’s unit

    He blamed the PDP for election rigging in the state, saying that was why 400 thugs were recently arrested by security operatives.

    Akpabio said PDP was now jittery knowing that security operatives had risen to their responsibility, saying three trucks of thugs imported to the state were apprehended.

    “When I was a governor I gave respect to the people. I did not use thugs. I am a lawmaker and will never allow myself in anything that will disrupt Buhari’s administration.

    “I am pleading that elections should not be war as we are peaceful in this unit,” he said.

    NAN

  • Ndoma-Egba wins unit for Buhari

    The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, won his polling unit Akparabong in Ikom local government area.

    The former Senate Leader polled 295 to beat Dr Sandy Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 35 votes.

    Read Also: Ndoma-Egba urges supporters to remain calm

    The results were a combination of two voting points at the Playground Mkpanjem polling unit with code 003.

    In the same polling unit President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC scored 171 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 146.

    For the Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency, House of Representatives polls in the polling unit, Victor Abang, of the APC scored 125, while the PDP candidate and incumbent, Chris Agibe got 29 votes.

     

     

  • 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.

  • PDP alleges vote buying, ballot box snatching in Zamfara

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara state, Dr. Bello Muhammad has revealed that there is inadequate supply of electoral materials in Kauran Namoda local government of the state.

    Bello alleged that there was only one hundred ballot paper in one of the ward and over one thousands for the presidential election explaining that when INEC commissioner was contacted by a PDP candidate they chased him away according to him it is a sign and a prelude to rigging.

    Muhammad disclosed this in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at his ward, focal primary school polling unit, Maradun south in Maradun local government area of Zamfara state.

    Read Also: PDP accuses INEC of hoarding result sheets

    He further disclosed that he received a report of three ballot box snatching and that he witnessed where an APC councilor was sharing money and directing voters where exactly to thumb print.

    “Seven polling units were without electoral materials, we don’t know if INEC has compromised and is not ready for credible election and this is unacceptable, if there is no voting materials then there was no voting in these seven areas,” Muhammad explained.