Governor Yuguda Re-elected for Second Term

The incumbent governor of Bauchi State and the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Isa Yuguda has been declared the winner of the gubernatorial election conducted a while ago in the State.

Announcing the results, Returning Officer Professor Hamisu Mohammad declared that the PDP candidate polled a total of 771,503 votes to defeat his closest rival Alhaji Yusuf Tugga of the Congress for Democratic Change (CPC) who polled 238,426 votes.

YAKOWA EMERGES ELECTED GOVERNOR OF KADUNA

The flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the incumbent governor, Mr. Patrick Yakowa has been declared the winner of the just concluded Kaduna state gubernatorial election.

Announcing the results, Returning Officer Prof. Mustapha Abdullahi said Governor Yakowa secured the lead in 12 out of the 23 local councils in the state, polling total votes of 1,334,319 to defeat his closet rival Haruna Sa’eed of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) who got total votes of 1,133,564, leading in 11 local councils.

In the Meantime, the security situation in Kaduna State is increasingly improving with the deployment of more security personnel to the area to maintain law and order.

Ohakim and Okorocha Set For Another Battle

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 6 for the much-awaited gubernatorial election re-run in Imo State.

The affected areas where elections were declared inconclusive and set for re-run include Ngor Okpala, Egbema, Mbaaitoli and Oguta as well as Orji ward of Owerri North local government area.

 The incumbent Governor, Ikedi Ohakim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Grand Alliance are in tight battle for the position of the number one citizen of Imo State.

Both contestants are yet to have sufficient votes to emerge victorious.

AKUNYILI SPEAKS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE RE-RUN

Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili has alleged that the Re-run that led to the declaration of Dr Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the Senator-elect for Anambra Central was marred with scores of electoral malpractices.

In a press conference in Awka a while ago, Professor Akunyili said that her agents were chased out of some of the polling units where the re-run took place.

She further decried the high level of rigging that characterized the re-run.

“I feel pained by what happened,” said Professor Akunyili.

She added that her pain was not because she was not declared winner, but because of what transpired at the polls.

PDP WINS KWARA STATE

Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of yesterday’s gubernatorial election in Kwara State.

The Returning Officer Professor Abdulrasheed Aderinoye said PDP polled a total of 254,969 votes to defeat the closest rival being the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which scored a total of 152,580 votes.

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, (ACPN) polled 72,456 votes while the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) got 10,042 votes.

Lamido Emerges Winner Again

 Governor Sule Lamido of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged as the winner of yesterday’s gubernatorial election held in Jigawa State.

Announcing the result, Returning Officer, Professor Dahiru Aminu said Lamido polled a total of 676,307 votes to be returned re-elected.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) polled 343,177 votes; the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) scored 12,124 votes, while the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) polled 56,911 votes.
Total votes casted stood at 1,153,621votes excluding 194,549 votes rejected out of the total of 1,855,291 registered voters in the state.

PDP WINS GUBER POLL IN ENUGU

Incumbent Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime of the Peoples Democratic Party has won the gubernatorial election in Enugu state.

The results announced shortly in Enugu by the Independent Electoral Commission INEC has PDP with 419, 790 votes.

The LP got 30,136, the PDC 29, 565 while the ACN 5,086 votes.

PPA and ADC polled 1, O11 votes and 42 votes respectively.

NGIGE WINS THE RERUN IN ANAMBRA CENTRAL

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of yesterday’s rerun into Anambra Central Senatorial District.

This has finally brought to rest the lingering disput between Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Dr Ngige over the true winner of the seat.

The final results of the election as announced by INEC indicated that Dr Ngige polled 69,765 votes to defeat his closest rival, Professor Akunyili who polled 69,292 votes.

Meanwhile, it could be recalled that before the Rerun, the INEC Chair, Professor Attahiru Jega announced that the result at hand indicated that Professor Akunyili polled a total of 66,273 votes while the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Ngige polled a total of 65,576 votes.

Enough: CPC Not Behind Post-election Violence

There have been calls from prominent Nigerians to an end to the post-election violence which broke out across the country following the victory of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the President-elect.

Speaking on the ugly development, the President-elect, Jonathan said, “It is regrettable that when international observers are commending us for credible elections, there is violence in some parts of the country.”

“It is regrettable because it is uncalled-for,” added Jonathan.

In the meantime, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Presidential candidate in the just concluded election, General Muhammadu Buhari has also added his voice to end the violence, distancing himself and the CPC from the "dasterdly act."

In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mr. Yinka Odunakin, General Buhari described the violence as an “unwarranted development.”

CPC Rejects Presidential Results in Some Areas

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has formally rejected the Presidential election results announced yesterday by the INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega.

In a statement jointly signed by the CPC National Chairman, Prince Tony Momoh and the party’s National Secretary, Buba Galadima the CPC alleged that the elections in the South-South and South-East and some other states “were conducted in substantial non-compliance with the principles of the Electoral Act with the effect that the results handed down were substantially affected by massive irregularities.”

The affected areas included Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo; Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi, states. Others include Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Lagos, Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa, Gombe, Yobe, Zamfara, Adamawa, Nasarawa states and FCT.

”Members of the public in the areas mentioned were at most polling stations intimidated and driven away from the polling units with the effect that the ballot papers in ballot boxes were printed and stuffed in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” contained in the statement.

The statement further alleged that “. Opposition voters were directly and indirectly kept away from polling units through threats of force, violence and death in consequence of which they were disenfranchised.”

“There was clear absence of accreditation of voters in most of the polling units and the regulated procedure for the conduct of the purported election was as a result violently breached to the advantage of PDP.

“There is strong suspicion, supported by reasonable grounds, that the Excel computer application installed in the computers of the Independent National Electoral Commission across the nation was deliberately designed to short change the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

“This can be attested to by the unfolding situation of Katsina and Kano where the manual calculation of the results reveal that our Party was short changed by hundreds of thousands of votes when the results were manually reviewed.”

The CPC called for thorough scrutiny of the results from the affected areas by the INEC.

”We therefore appeal that you demand the ballot papers and result sheets as collated from these zones and states for scrutiny in the interest of peace, prosperity, free, fair and credible elections.”

Jonathan Emerges Winner of the Presidential Race

Wide jubilation in Awka, Anambra State greeted the much-awaited declaration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the winner of the Saturday’s Presidential election.

Making the declaration in Abuja yesterday, the Returning Officer for the Federation who is also the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega announced that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Jonathan polled 22,495,187 votes to defeat his closest rival, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate, General Muhammodu Buhari who polled a total of 12,214,853 votes.

The INEC boss further announced that Jonathan had obtained the required 25% votes in 31 States against Buhari’s 25% votes in 16 States.

He thanked all those who worked closely with INEC to ensure the success of the election.

“We have done our best to satisfy the aspirations of Nigerians for free, fair and credible elections,” said Jega after the declaration.

INEC: Ngige’s Victory Not Valid

The purported election result of Anambra Central Senatorial District which accorded victory to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr Chris Ngige has been declared not binding by the INEC. 

Confirming this development recently in an interview with a local radio station in Awka, the Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner said the Returning Officer, Dr Alex Anene who made the declaration had no authority to do so.

Meanwhile, Awka the state capital of Anambra State stood still after the declaration as thousands of ACN supporters took to the street in jubilation, celebrating the supposed victory of Dr Ngige.

Heavy traffic jam impeded movement of vehicles along Eke Awka road as the broom-brandishing supporters of Dr. Ngige continued the wild celebration in spite reports on local radio station, Purity FM that the result was carried in error.

In another development, the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) in Anambra State has upheld the controversial declaration which gave Dr. Ngige victory.

In a statement in Awka, the ANPP urged the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Professor Dora Akunyili to accept defeat in good faith or seek redress in the court of law if she feels aggrieved.

It could be recalled that the INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru jega has invited all the parties involved in the situation before an investigation panel aimed at resolving the problem in Anambra Central Senatorial District. 

Ngige Defeats Akunyili…

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Chris Ngige has been declared winner of the Saturday’s senatorial election into Anambra Central Senatorial District.

The Returning Officer, Dr. Alex Anene who supposedly resigned his position on Sunday after he said his life was in danger finally made the declaration last night at the Tourist Garden Hotel, Awka.

According to the Returning Officer, Dr. Ngige polled 68,208 votes to defeat the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili who polled 68,164 votes.

The Accord party candidate, Senator Annie Okonkwo came next with total votes of 23,346 followed by the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party who polled 18,578 votes. 

After the declaration, wild jubilations broke out across Awka, the state capital of Anambra state.

Addressing news men, Dr. Chris Ngige said it was a tough battle and he had never contemplated rigging the election as his opponents plotted.

“I have been duly elected Senator of Anambra Central Senatorial District,” said Dr. Ngige.

As of the time of filling this report, Professor Akunyili has not issued any official statement concerning the declaration.

It could be recalled that INEC had earlier yesterday declared the said election “inconclusive”, adding that a re-run would be held at a later date.

ELECTION BUYING-OFF SCANDAL IN ANAMBRA

Mr. Alex Anene, the Election Returning Officer for Anambra Senatorial District has alleged that he was offered a bribe of N10m, a duplex and scholarships abroad for his teenage children to announce a doctored election result.

Instead of accepting the offer, Anene abandoned his election station and refused declaring the result.

Addressing newsmen in Awka, Anene said “as a Christian, I couldn’t do something against my conscience.”

As a result of the abandonment, confusion trailed the outcome of the election culminating into a declaration by the INEC that the election in the senatorial district was inconclusive.

In the meantime, elections have been cancelled in some areas in the district by the INEC.

Anene, however could not give the details of the candidate he was pressurized to declare as the winner.

Furthermore, Professor Dora Akunyili has denied any involvement in the bribery scandal as alleged by the Election Returning Officer for Anambra Senatorial District election, Mr. Alex Anene.

Describing the allegation as unfounded while addressing newsmen in Awka, Professor Akunyili said that the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has never been known for any scandal of bribery.

In addition, she further said that she do not have thugs and could not have done any of the allegations coming from Mr. Anene.

She called on the electorates to still come out en masse to vote her in the re-run election.

ELECTION INTO ANAMBRA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT INCONCLUSIVE

The Anambra Central Senatorial district election has run into a stalemate with uncertainty trailing the outcome of the election.

Declaring the election “inconclusive,” INEC said in Awka that results have been cancelled in some areas as a result of reported irregularities.

Meanwhile, The Action Congress of Nigerian (ACN) candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial district, Dr. Chris Ngige yesterday called for the cancellation of the election in the district alleging irregularities.

Dr. Ngige also claimed that his party agents were chased away from polling units in Njikoka and that mutilated results would be announced if the results are not cancelled.

Early indications as claimed by ACN agents who staged a protest at the INEC headquarters in Awka showed that Ngige was leading followed by APGA’S candidate Professor Dora Akunyili and the Accord party’s candidate Senator Annie Okonkwo.

Before the cancellation, APGA candidate, Professor Dora Akunyili and ACN’S candidate Dr. Chris Ngige were in tight chase for victory.