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INEC declares APC’s Ododo winner of Kogi governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect of Kogi State. Ododo emerged victorious in the governorship election held on Saturday, November 11, 2023. He secured 446,237 votes, while his closest challenger, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), got 259,052 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Dino Melaye loses LGA to Ododo’s APC
Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost his Local Government Area, Ijumu, to the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo. According to the results released on Sunday, Melaye, a former senator from the Kogi West constituency, received 6,909 votes, while Ododo of the APC received 10,524 votes. The results were announced Sunday at…
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INEC to hold fresh elections in 59 Kogi polling units on Nov 18
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh polls will be conducted in 59 polling units in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the state. According to the electoral umpire, the fresh election will be held next Saturday, November 18, 2023. INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, announced this in a statement on Sunday night.The statement read, “Further to our Statement…
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Sanwo-Olu congratulates Uzodinma, commends Tinubu for creating level playing ground
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Hope Uzodinma, on his victory at Saturday’s governorship election in the state, saying his re-election is well deserved. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday in London, said Governor Uzodinma’s…
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APC accuses INEC of moving collation of votes in Bayelsa guber polls to PDP strongholds
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is moving the collation of votes in the party’s local government strongholds in Bayelsa State to Yenagoa, the state capital, where the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has an advantage. In a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said it had…
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BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Uzodinma winner of Imo governorship election
Governor Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been named the winner of Saturday’s Imo State gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral (INEC). The winner was announced early on Sunday morning at the state collation office in Owerri by the INEC Returning Officer, Abayomi Sunday, vice chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to…
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Jonathan wants National Assembly to stop off season election in Nigeria
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the National Assembly to enact a law that will end the practice of off-season elections in the country. He said this on Saturday after voting in the Bayelsa governorship election at his polling unit in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area. Jonathan, who was Nigeria’s President from 2010 to 2015, said off-season elections are not…
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APC accuses PDP of using FG’s palliatives to bribe voters in Bayelsa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is using the palliatives provided by the Federal Government to bribe voters in Bayelsa State ahead of the governorship election on Saturday. In a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Esq., the APC claimed that Governor Duoye Diri, the PDP candidate, had hoarded…
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ANALYSIS: Residents head to polls to determine who rules Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo
Residents of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states will head to the polls on Saturday to elect their respective governors who will lead the states for the next four years. The three states are part of the seven states where staggered governorship elections were held in the country after the other 19 states elected their governors during the 2023 general elections…
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Only voters will determine Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa elections winners, INEC Chairman assures
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the fate of the governorship candidates in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo rests solely on the voters. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this statement on Friday ahead of the off-cycle elections in the three states. Yakubu said that out of the 5,169,692 Nigerians who have their permanent voters’ cards (PVCs), only…
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