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  • Video: Buhari’s reaction after INEC declared him re-elected

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday was declared winner of the 2019 Presidential election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    The Returning Officer for the 2019 presidential elections, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at exadtly 4:37am.

    He polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential poll conducted on February 23 who had 11,262,978 votes.

    Buhari in a video posted by Bashir Ahmad, his personal assistant on new media, the president was seen seating calmly while the INEC chairman announced him the winner.

  • Update: Buhari re-elected as President of Nigeria

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 presidential election, held on Saturday Feb. 23.

    The Returning Officer for the 2019 presidential elections, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at 4.37am.

    He polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential poll conducted on February 23 who had 11,262,978 votes.

    The INEC chairmain said: “That Muhammadu Buhari, having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the provision of the electoral act is hereby declared the winner of the presidential election.’’

    Read also: 2019 Presidential Results

    He announced that certificate of return will be issued to the President-elect and Vice President-elect by 2 pm on Wednesday.

    Monday’s collation opened with Niger State, which went to the APC with 612,371 votes. PDP scored 218, 052.

    There were 2,375,568 registered voters across the 15 local government areas of the state and 911, 964  voters were accredited. The state recorded a total vote of 896,976 and 851,937 valid votes. Forty-five votes were rejected; 71,200 were cancelled.

    In Jigawa State, Buhari scored 794,738 as against Atiku’s 289, 895 votes.

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    With 27 local government areas, Jigawa had 2,104,889 registered voters; 1,171,801 were accredited to vote; 1,149,922 voted. Of the votes, 1,106,244 were valid and 43, 678 were rejected.

    The APC candidate also won in Kaduna State with 993,445 votes as against PDP’s 640, 612.

    Atiku fought back in Anambra State, garnering 524,738 votes as against APC’s 33,298.

    He won with a slim margin in Oyo State where the PDP polled 366,690 as against APC’s 365,229.

    Atiku’s home state, Adamawa, gave the PDP 410,266 votes.  Buhari got 378,078.

    The 21 council areas in Adamawa had 1,959,322 registered voters; 874,920 voters were accredited. There were 811,534 valid votes; 49,222 were rejected.

    The President won in Bauchi with 798,428 votes. Atiku scored 209,313. Valid votes were 1,024, 307; 37,648 were rejected. Votes cast stood at 1,061, 955

    The APC beat the PDP in Lagos State with 580,825 votes; PDP scored  448,015.

    The ruling party also secured victory for his candidate in Ogun State where it scored 281,762 as against PDP’s 194, 655.  The registered number of voters in the Gateway State was 2,336,887; 613,399 were accredited and 605,938 voted.

    Edo State, with 18 local government areas and 2,150,127 registered voters, went to Atiku with 275, 691 votes. Buhari scored 267,842 votes.

    For the poll, 604,915 were accredited. There were 560,711 valid votes. The rejected ballot stood at 38, 517, leaving the total vote cast at 599, 228.

    The number of votes that were cancelled in 48 polling units stood at 42,176.

    In Benue State, PDP got a narrow victory margin over the ruling party with 356,817 votes as against APC’s 347,668.

    Edo, with a voter population of 2, 391,276, has a total vote cast of 763,872. The valid votes were 728,912. The rejected votes were 34,960 and 122,989 votes were cancelled in 172 polling units.

    Atiku won Imo State with 334,923 votes as against Buhari’s 140,463 votes.

    There were 2,037,569 registered would-be voters; 585,741 were accredited to vote. The valid votes were 511,586 and 31,191 votes were rejected. The number of votes cast stood at 542,777; 63,048 were cancelled in 97 polling units in 12 council areas.

    Plateau State also gave its vote to Atiku who scored 548,665. Buhari scored 468,555.

    The state had 2,423, 381 registered voters and 1,074,042 were accredited.

    The valid votes were 1,034,853 of which 1,063,862 voted. The number of rejected votes stood at 28,009.

    Kano went to Buhari who scored 1,464,768 against Atiku’s 392,593.

    The Northwest state, where 5,381,581 were registered to vote, recorded the highest turnout with 2,006,410 accredited voters.

    The votes cast were 1,964,751. The valid votes were 1,891,134. The rejected votes were 73,617 and the cancelled votes were 43,900, across 69 polling units.

    Katsina, Buhari’s home state, also went the way of Buhari, who scored 1,232,133 against Atiku’s 308,056.

    It has 3,219,422 registered voters and 1,628,865 were accredited for the election.

    The total valid votes in Katsina is 1,555,473 and 1,619,185 cast their ballots.

    The rejected votes were 63,712 and the cancelled votes stood at 12,027.

    Taraba went to the PDP with 374,743 votes as against APC’s 326 996 votes.

    The total registered votes were 1,777,105. The accredited voters stood at 756 111.

    The valid votes were 712 877 and 28,687 were rejected.

    THE FINAL SCORES

    STATES                 APC       PDP

    Abia                     85,058      219,698

    Adamawa          378,078      410,266

    Akwa Ibom         175,429     395,832

    Anambra             33,298      524,738

    Bauchi                798,428      209,313

    Bayelsa               118,821      197,933

    Benue                 347,668      356,817

    Borno                  836,496        71,788

    Cross River        117,302      295,737

    Delta                   221,292      594,068

    Ebonyi                  90,726      258,573

    Edo                     267,842      275,691

    Ekiti                    219,231      154,032

    Enugu                   54,423      355,553

    Gombe                402,961      138,484

    Imo                   140,463        334,923

    Jigawa                794,738      289,895

    Kaduna              993,445      649,612

    Kano                1,464,768      391,593

    Katsina           1,232,133      308,056

    Kebbi                  581,552      154,282

    Kogi                    285,894      218,207

    Kwara                308,984      138,184

    Lagos                  580,825      448,015

    Nasarawa          289,903      283,847

    Niger                  612,371      218,052

    Ogun                  281,762      194,655

    Ondo                  241,769      275,901

    Osun                   347,634      337,377

    Oyo                     365,229      366,690

    Plateau               468,555      548,665

    Rivers                 150,710      473,971

    Sokoto                490,333      361,604

    Taraba                324,906      374,743

    Yobe                   497,914        50,763

    Zamfara             438,682      125,423

    FCT                    152,224      259,997

    TOTAL:        15,191,847  11,262,978

  • Buhari wins by landslide in Borno

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday announced the official result of last Saturday’s presidential election in Borno State with President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning by a landslide.

    The state’s Returning Officer (RO) for the presidential poll, Prof. Saminu Ibrahim of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, announced the results at the collation centre of Kashim Ibrahim Collage of Education in Maiduguri, the state capital.

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    He said President Buhari scored 836,496 votes over his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 71,788 votes. A summary of the results is as follows:

    APC’s Buhari = 836,496

    PDP’s Atiku  = 71,788

    Total valid votes for Borno = 919,783

    Total rejected votes for Borno = 35,419

    Total votes cast for Borno = 955,202

     

  • Buhari beats Atiku in Kano State

    All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated his immediate opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Kano State with over 1.073,175m.votes

    The Collation Officer for the Presidential election in Kano, Prof. Magaji Garba, who is the vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State announced this at the early hours of Tuesday, following the collation of the result from across 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.

    According to him, APC Presidential candidate has scored 1.464,768m, beating the PDP candidate who warned 391,593 votes.

    He added that, “the total registered voters in the state stood 5.391,581m, while total accredited Voters is 2,006,410m.

    Garba explained that the total votes cast during the election on Saturday is 1,964,751m.and the total Valid box stood at 1.891,134m, while the total rejected votes is 73,617.

  • PDP: presidential election results unacceptable

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday disputed the results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing them as “incorrect” and “unacceptable”.

    It also protested the cancellation of over 157, 000 votes in Nasarawa State.

    INEC yesterday announced the cancellation over what the electoral body described as irregularities and violent disruption of voting.

    It was learnt that the situation would be reviewed by the electoral body before announcing its final decision.

    PDP’s National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus also alleged flaws in the conduct of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in other parts of the country.

    At a news conference in Abuja yesterday, Secondus said the nation’s democracy had come under threat of derailment, citing manipulation of election results, allegedly in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Secondus said: “Firstly, I want to categorically state that our collation centres have all original results from every polling unit, in every ward and in every local government area in Nigeria.

    “Secondly, officials of both President Buhari’s government and the APC, working with INEC officers, have tried to alter the course of history and disenfranchise our people through the cancellation and manipulation of figures for results already announced at polling units, nationwide, in local government areas where our party, the PDP, had commanding votes; this must now be resisted by every well-meaning Nigerians.

    ”Thirdly, the ruling party’s strategy has indeed been murderous, undignified, and disrespectful of the wishes of the electorate, our people and the international community who have been in solidarity with our nation as we attempt to strengthen our democracy and its institutions.”

    The party chair said despite efforts by the PDP and its agents to adhere to laid down provisions for the 2019 general elections, the APC and the INEC did not play by the rules.

    He accused the APC and the electoral umpire of inducements, manipulation and incarcerations, saying that the elements of state power were used as instruments of voter repression.

    Secondus identified the police, the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the agencies deployed to repress voters.

    He said: “This is disheartening, considering the terms of the Peace Accord, which called for impartiality and non-partisanship by members of our security organisations with constitutional roles to play during this civic exercise.

    “Fifthly, as results trickled in on Sunday, February 24th, 2019, clearly putting the PDP in the lead, the ruling party and President Buhari dispatched high-ranking officials to coercively influence outcomes in different geopolitical zones in the country.

    “For example, the Minister of Interior was dispatched to the Northwest of the country, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation was dispatched to the Northeast of the country, while the Attorney-General and Justice Minister was dispatched to the Southeast and Southsouth zones.

    “With the INEC IT server hacked by agents of the APC to manipulate results, we can with certainty state that results from the following polling units have, for example, been tampered with.”

    He listed the areas to include Sarkin Dawaki, Doka and Agyaragin-Tofa Wards in Doma Local Government of Nassarawa State.

    The party chair also said 10, 000 illegal votes were added to already announced results in Wurno Local Government Area in Sokoto State amid attacks on electoral officials at Lafia and police barracks polling units.

    Secondus said: “As if these provocations are not enough, our agents and officials are constantly arrested and in many cases locked up for complaining that Electronic Card Readers (ECR) were not in use in many Northern states, implying that all results from the Northern part of the country where the ECRs were not used should be voided in accordance with INEC guidelines.

    “”I also believe, the arrest of Eng. Buba Galadima, who has been a great symbol of what is courageous about our people goes to show that one man’s ambition is greater than our collective good, and most probably worth the blood of all Nigerians.

    ”In that context, I call for Buba Galadima’s immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all officials and agents of the PDP, in the Southwest, who were mostly arrested on the eve of the elections where intimidation became the APCs sole election strategy.

    “Despite these provocations, intimidation and attempts to hijack our democracy and change the course of history, I must, in fact, convey to our good people the fact that the PDP is on course to victory and the Presidency; therefore, remain resolute and steadfast, because our party shares in your uncertainty and suffering, which must decisively come to a good end for us all.

    “Finally, and once again, we appeal to the leadership of INEC to remain impartial and not become willing agents to disenfranchise our people and derail our democracy, because the world is watching, and history will indeed pass judgment.

    “In addition, to the international community, we welcome your support for our democracy and extend our gratitude with great hope for our democracy.”

  • Tinubu hails INEC, security agencies for peaceful poll

    All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday spoke on the presidential election, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari will win.

    He hailed the peaceful conduct of the poll in many states of the federation.

    Tinubu, who spoke with reporters in Lagos, after receiving some party leaders, said the electoral commission did its best to conduct a peaceful exercise.

    Hailing the security agencies for their patriotism, he expressed satisfaction with their performance of their electoral duties.

    Nothing that the poll results were still being announced he said he was confident that President Buhari will be re-elected.

    “I am confident that President Muhammadu Buhari will win,” he said.

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    The former Lagos State Governor thanked Lagosians and Nigerians for trooping out to perform their civic responsibilities.

    Also yesterday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos central), who was re-elected, thanked the people of her constituency for reposing confidence in her.

    Senator Tinubu polled 131,735 votes to defeat the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Onitiri, who got 89, 170 votes.

    She said: “Thank you for your support through the years. Thank you for your votes. Thank you Lagos Central senatorial District.

  • Buhari beats Atiku in Kaduna State

    All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has floored his closest contender, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday poll in Kaduna.

    According to the results collated and announced by Kaduna State Presidential election Collation Officer, Professor Bello B. Shehu, APC’s Muhammadu Buhari polled 993,482 to defeat PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, who polled 613,318.

    Buhari won in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state, while Atuku won in the remaining nine local government areas.

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    APC won in Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon Gari, Ikara, Kauru, Giwa, Soba, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Zaria, Lere, Kaduna North and Kaduna South local government areas.

    PDP on the other hand won in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko, Jaba local, Chikun, Jema’a, Kachia and Sanga local government areas.

    The results of the presidential election local government by local government are as follow;

    1. KUBAU LG

    APC: 67,140

    PDP: 13,296

    1. MAKARFI LG

    APC: 36,625

    PDP: 14,494

    1. IKARA LG

    APC: 44,021

    PDP: 14,464

    1. KAURA LG

    APC: 6,907

    PDP: 33,647

    1. JABA LG

    APC: 6,400

    PDP: 22,758

     

    1. KUDAN

    APC: 30,577

    PDP: 11,697

     

    1. ZANGO KATAF

    APC: 10,411

    PDP: 62,622

     

    1. SABON GARI

    APC: 58,467

    PDP: 22,644

     

    1. SOBA

    APC: 51,548

    PDP: 10,656

     

    1. KAURU

    APC: 33,578

    PDP: 27,041

     

    1. KAGARKO

    APC: 16,663

    PDP: 21,605

     

    1. KAJURU

    APC: 7,888

    PDP: 31,446

     

    1. GIWA

    APC: 45,574

    PDP: 9,838

     

    1. IGABI LG

    APC: 97,308

    PDP: 20,281

     

    1. JEMA’A

    APC: 19,412

    PDP: 61,763

     

    1. BIRNIN GWARI

    APC: 33,786

    PDP: 8,206

     

    1. K/SOUTH

    APC: 92,637

    PDP: 41,004

     

    1. ZARIA

    APC: 111,082

    PDP: 21,882

     

    1. CHIKUN

    APC: 21,930

    PDP: 82,909

     

    1. SANGA

    APC: 14,860

    PDP: 17,411

     

    1. KACHIA

    APC: 24,905

    PDP: 40,337

     

    1. LERE

    APC: 64,299

    PDP: 32,426

     

    K/NORTH

    APC: 97,514

    PDP: 27,185

     

  • Buhari Leads in 13 Niger LGAs

    At the end of the first session of the collation of results for the presidential elections in Niger, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is leading in 13 local government areas.

    The collation, which was suspended at about 3am on Monday morning, is expected to resume 11 am.

    Other local government areas are expected to have arrived before then.

    The results announced include:

    Munya LGA

    APC – 13, 717

    PDP – 8,530

    Edati LGA

    APC – 15,961

    PDP – 8,168

    Bosso LGA

    APC – 29,093

    PDP – 9,282

    Katcha LGA

    APC – 16,107

    PDP – 5,668

    Gurara

    APC – 14,377

    PDP – 10,210

    Rafi LGA

    APC – 31,661

    PDP – 7,029

    Suleja LGA

    APC – 30,401

    PDP – 17,806

    Tafa LGA

    APC – 15,176

    PDP – 12,778

    Agwara

    APC – 8,811

    PDP – 5,587

    Magama

    APC – 22,529

    PDP – 10,531

    Paikoro LGA

    APC – 24,690

    PDP – 12,494

    Chanchaga LGA

    APC – 46,886

    PDP – 14,220

    Shiroro LGA

    APC – 29,213

    PDP – 10,215

  • Buhari leads in Kaduna, wins 8 of 13 LGAs

    …10 LGAs to go, collation resumes 9am
    All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari is in early lead in the Saturday presidential election in Kaduna State.
    Buhari has defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP’s) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in eight of the 13 local governments so far released.
    According to the results collated at the 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 and Soba local government areas.
    Meanwhile, the PDP candidate has emerged victorious in Zango Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru, Kagarko and Jaba local government areas.
    While, Atiku defeated the APC in the home local government of the incumbent Deputy Governor, Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala, Buhari equally floored both Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi and the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Hon. Mohammed Isa Ashiru Kudan in their Kudan local government area.
    As at the adjournment of the collation exercise around 2:10am, results from the last 10 local government areas were being awaited.

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    The exercise is expected to resume by 9:00am 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

  • Buhari leads in Sokoto North LG

    AS collation of the Saturday Presidential and National  Assembly results commences in Sokoto, President Muhammadu Buhari has won the Sarkin Musulmi Ward in Sokoto North local government.

    The President has also won the Government House polling unit.

    The collation, which commenced in the morning of Sunday before party agents, local and International observers, the media, security agents and relevant organs at the Aliyu Gagare Hall, Sokoto North local government, had the President also winning the Sarkin Musulmi “B”and”C”.

    Similarly, Buhari won the Magajin Rafi “B” and Magajin Gari “B” in addition to Sarkin Adar Gandu.

    Also won by the President is the Waziri “A” all in Sokoto North.

    However, candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Sokoto North senatorial District,  Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has won Sarkin Musulmi ward”C”, Magajin Rafi “B”,Sarkin Muslmi “B” , Magajin Gari”B” and Waziri “A” respectively.

    In the same vein, Hon Bala Hassan, APC representatives candidate for Sokoto North and SouthFederal Constituency won in the Waziri “A” , Magajin Rafi “B”, Sarkin Musulmi”B”, Magajin Gari ” B”, and Sarkin Musulmi”C”.