POLL DEFEAT: MY FRIENDS BETRAYED ME, SAYS SUSWAM

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has lamented that he was betrayed by friends and close aides, adducing this as the major reason for his defeat during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Suswam contested the Benue North-East Senatorial seat but was roundly defeated by the incumbent Senator, Barnabas Gemade.
He stated this on Friday at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi, the state capital, while assenting the the bills on Chieftaincy Affairs and Revenue Enhancement, presented to him the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Terseer Ayua.

JONATHAN, TINUBU CLASH OVER LAGOS

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday, went for the broke over today’s governorship election in Lagos State with the duo engaging in last-minute meetings with their foot soldiers to ensure victory for their candidates.
Jonathan, as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), flew into Lagos unannounced on Thursday night and reportedly held a series of meetings with top members of the party on how to ensure the emergence of Mr Jimi Agbaje as the next governor of the state.
Tinubu’s APC, however, drew the first blood as it accused Jonathan of being in Lagos to execute an election rigging plot. Jonathan’s PDP replied in equal measure, describing the allegation as “repulsive, infuriating and deliberate to attack the president.”

OKOWA, TAMBUWAL, WIKE, AMOSUN HEADING TO VICTORY

Governorship and House of Assembly elections took place yesterday across the country, in an election that witnessed a relatively low turnout when compared with the turnout in the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections. And while the polls passed off without incident in many places, in some states, there were violent incidents, deaths, and reports of electoral malpractice.
Exit polls and early results from the polling units indicated that the incumbent governor of Ogun State and candidate of All Progressives Congress, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and the APC candidate in Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, who is the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, might be winning the race in their states.
Okowa was leading in his Delta North senatorial district, with reports of excellent performance in the other two senatorial zones. In Owa- Oyibu, ward 1, PDP scored 5,145 votes, APC polled 1 vote, and Labour Party had 1 vote. In Ute-Okpu, ward 9, PDP had 1,953 votes, APC had 3 votes, and Labour Party had 8 votes.

FAYOSE DAZES APC, WINS 25 ASSEMBLY SEATS

Despite apprehension expressed earlier that Ekiti State was one of the possible places where violence might erupt in Saturday’s elections, the exercise was smooth throughout the state. As results trickled in Saturday night, the State Governor, Ayo Fayose, paraded the streets of Ado-Ekiti in celebration of his party’s victory in the House of Assembly election.
The governor, who drove in a motorcade from his hometown, Afao-Ekiti to the state capital, said his party’s victory had confirmed that the people of the state were solidly behind the PDP. “We defeated the All Progressives Congress in all the 16 local governments in the governorship election last June. We repeated the same feat by winning in all the councils during the recent presidential and National Assembly elections.

NO RESCHEDULING OF POLLS IN LAGOS –REC •Final result to be announced by noon Sunday

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Lagos, Akin Orebiyi, has said there will not be rescheduling of either the Governorship or House of Representatives elections in any voting unit in the state.
Speaking with newsmen at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office Saturday night, he stated emphatically that all voting in the state had ended.
Orebiyi, who spoke just before midnight on Saturday, said that all was then set for the collation of votes from the local government area, adding that the final results could be announced by midday on Sunday.
He applauded the performance of INEC during Saturday’s elections, which he described as wonderful.

AMAECHI DESCRIBES RIVERS ELECTIONS AS “SHAM”

Rivers State Governor and Director-General of Buhari Campaign Organization, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state as a sham.
Amaechi made his position clear while fielding questions from journalists after casting his vote at Ward 8, Unit 14, Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State.
He said the elections witnessed thuggery and ballot box snatching in most parts of the state.
Referring to the election, the governor said: “I think it is a sham. You noticed what happened in Omagwa, what happened was that somebody called me and said they were been attacked at a particular polling booth and I went there, the thugs were overwhelming until another group of soldiers came before they ran away.

Unofficial Lagos Governorsrship Election Results---- NB: Field Results Collated By Ashiwaju.org, But Yet To Be Annouced By INEC

 

Egbeda / Alimosho LG ward 2 unit 048. Governorship: pdp=118, apc=234, House of A$$embly: pdp=114, apc=231

– Ligali Ayorinde Unit 021. House of A$$embly: APC = 173, PDP = 41; Governorship: APC = 172, PDP = 45

– Amuwo Odofin, Lagos: PU056(M-Z) House of A$$embly: APC-30, PDP-53, APGA-2; Gov: APC-27, PDP-56,void-2

– Amuwo Odofin, Lagos: PU074. House of A$$embly: APC-40, PDP-81; Gov: APC-49, PDP-80

– Adeolu b/stop Abeokuta express way 2, Agege LGA

APGA Sweeps Anambra State Assembly Polls, Records 100% Victory----- Sponsored

 

The April 11, 2015 House of Assembly Election in Anambra State has exposed the love of Ndi Anambra for their dynamic and working governor, Chief Willie Obiano who has expanded the frontiers of excellence in the “Light of the Nation” in just one year in office.

Chief Obiano and his party, All Progressives Grand Alliance recorded a historic victory by winning all the State Constituencies announced.

The results released so far show that APGA won all the 10 State Constituencies in Anambra North Senatorial Zone covering Ayamelum (1), Oyi (1), Anambra  East (1), Anambra West (1), Onitsha North (2), Onitsha South(2) and Ogbaru (2).

In Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, APGA won, with huge margin, Awka North (1), Awka South (2), Njikoka (2) and Dunukofia (1). APGA also won in Anaocha Consituency II while results for Idemili North and Idemili South and Anaocha Consituteny I are yet to be released.

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IGBO APPEAL TO LAGOS GOVT, POLICE TO PROTECT THEM AFTER ELECTIONS

The Igbo in Lagos have appealed to Lagos State government and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, to put security measures in place to ensure the protection of their lives and property after the general elections.
The appeal came just as they demanded an apology from Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos over his comment that the Igbo would perish in the Lagos lagoon, in seven days, if they did not vote for his choice governorship candidate in yesterday’s elections.
The Chairman, Ohaneze Ndigbo in Amuwo Odofin local government area, Chief Akalika Emmanuel, explained that the call for the protection of life and property became necessary to avoid unforeseen circumstances.