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  • Tinubu carpets Atiku’s hope in Kwara with 263,572 votes [Full result]

    Tinubu carpets Atiku’s hope in Kwara with 263,572 votes [Full result]

    The All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s election in 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State.

    Tinubu garnered 263,572 votes to defeat his closet challenger and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who came a distant second with 136,909 votes.

    The number of registered voters for the election were 1,695,928 while the accredited voters were 497,519.

    Total valid votes were 469,971, rejected, 26,712 and total votes cast were 496,683.

    Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) scored 31,166 to come third while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the NNPP scored 3,141 of the votes cast in the state.

    Prof Paul Annune from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (formerly Federal University of Agriculture), was the Collation officer for the Kwara.

    The sixteen local governments include Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Asa, Moro, Kaiama, Patigi and Baruteen local government areas.

    Others are Edu, Ifelodun, Irepodun, Oke-Ero, Isin, Oyun, Offa and Ekiti local government areas.

    Ekiti Local Government
    APC 5739
    PDP 3760
    SDP 386
    LP 721

    Isin Local Government
    APC 4484
    PDP 2506
    NNPP 31
    LP 1419

    Oke-Ero Local Government
    APC 6016
    PDP 3074
    LP 592
    NNPP 17

    Ilorin East Local Government
    APC 24264
    PDP 13325
    LP 2409
    NNPP 132

    Asa Local Government
    APC 15123
    PDP 10482
    LP 678
    NNPP 116

    Offa Local Government
    APC 19475
    PDP 3508
    LP 1444
    NNPP 71

    Oyun LGA
    APC 8838
    PDP 4298
    LP 1867
    NNPP 133

    Irepodun LGA
    APC 11545
    PDP 6368
    LP 3000
    NNPP 113

    Ilorin South LG
    APC 21620
    PDP 10806
    LP 7274
    NNPP 166

    Patigi Local Government
    APC 10,389
    LP 727
    NNPP 344
    PDP 6395

    Ilorin West Local Governments
    APC 47784
    PDP 29978
    LP 5598
    NNPP 436

    Kaiama Local Government
    APC 14580
    PDP 6073
    LP 435
    NNPP 418

    Ifelodun Local Government
    APC 16369
    PDP 6457
    LP 2517
    NNPP 98

    Moro Local Government
    APC 15287
    PDP 6429
    LP 959
    NNPP 99

    Edu Local Government
    APC 18564
    PDP 13249
    LP 696
    NNPP 816

    Baruten Local Government
    APC 23,495
    PDP 10,201
    LP 830
    NNPP 139

  • Tinubu, floors Atiku, Obi, others, wins 18 Ondo LGAs seamlessly [See results]

    Tinubu, floors Atiku, Obi, others, wins 18 Ondo LGAs seamlessly [See results]

    The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, floored the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku with 246,477 votes in the election held last Saturday in Ondo state.

    Tinubu cleared all the 18 council areas of the state, polling 361,944 votes as against Atiku’s 115,467 votes.

    The State’s Returning Officer and the Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashakin, announced the results in Akure, the Ondo state capital, last night.

    The Presidential election results across the 18 council areas of the state are as follows:-

    1** Irele local government

    Registered voters. 25,102

    Accredited voters. 25,102

    APC. 17,334

    LP. 704

    NNPP. 06

    PDP. 6,523

    Valid votes. 25,102

    Invalid votes. 765

    Total votes cast. 25,867

    2** Idanre local government

    Registered voters- 89,670

    Accredited voters- 28,083

    APC 13,061

    LP 2,262

    NNPP 24

    PDP 10,532

    Valid votes 26,967

    Invalid votes 1,058

    Total votes cast 28,025

    3***Ose LG

    Registered voters -69697

    Accredited voters- 21121

    APC 14376

    LP 2,031

    NNPP 23

    PDP 4767

    Valid votes 21640

    Invalid votes 473

    Total votes cast 22113

    4** Owo LGA

    Registered voters -137055

    Accredited voters- 40405

    APC 21,480

    LP 3200

    NNPP 51
    PDP 5173

    Valid votes 39042

    Invalid votes 1363

    Total votes cast 40,405

    5** Ondo East

    Registered voters -49912

    Accredited voters- 15660

    APC 8390

    LP 2,004

    NNPP 55

    PDP 3912

    Valid votes 15149

    Invalid votes 507

    Total votes cast 15656

    6** Akure North

    Registered voters -79272

    Accredited voters- 22917

    APC 14,261

    LP = 2,945

    NNPP 69

    PDP 4637

    Valid votes 22874

    Invalid votes 1024

    Total votes cast 23898

    7** Akoko Southwest

    Registered voters 107651

    Accredited voters- 36383

    APC 28,367

    LP 920

    NNPP 28

    PDP 5376

    Valid votes 35577

    Invalid votes 781

    Total votes cast 36358

    8** Akoko Southeast

    Registered voters 40592

    Accredited voters- 14783

    APC 10,765

    LP 470

    NNPP 07

    PDP – 3016

    Valid votes 14549

    Invalid votes 234

    Total votes cast 14783

    9** Ifedore LGA

    Registered voters 81275

    Accredited voters- 22834

    APC -15,055

    LP 954

    NNPP- 08

    PDP-45360

    Valid votes 22150

    Invalid votes 684

    Total votes cast 22834

    10** Akoko Northeast

    Registered voters 89636

    Accredited voters-30546

    APC-25757

    LP-124

    NNPP 16

    PDP 2400

    Valid votes 29910

    Invalid votes 636

    Total votes cast 30546

    11** Akoko Northwest

    Registered voters81855

    Accredited voters-31575

    APC-24,633

    LP 736

    NNPP- 08

    PDP 5200

    Valid votes 31020

    Invalid votes 555

    Total votes cast 31575

    12** Ondo West

    Registered voters – 186806

    Accredited voters-43,720

    APC 24,053

    LP 6171

    NNPP 161

    PDP 8534

    valid votes 41494

    Invalid votes 2169

    Total votes cast 43,663

    13** Ile- Oluji/ Okeigbo

    Registered voters 79,572

    Accredited voters-24,817

    APC 14,750

    LP 1076

    NNPP 27

    PDP 6,199

    Invalid votes 1096

    Total votes cast 24,662

    14.* Ese-Odo

    APC 11,160

    LP 1709

    NNPP 28

    PDP 8200

    15.* ILAJE

    APC 19,173

    LP 1143

    NNPP 17

    PDP 6780

    16 * Akure South

    APC 45,694

    LP 13,950

    NNPP 136

    PDP 9047

    17***. Odigbo

    APC-27,521

    LP-3,507

    PDP-7,786

    18 Okitipupa

    APC- 26,114

    LP- 1,826

    PDP-12,025

  • Atiku defeats Tinubu in Katsina with 489,045 votes

    Atiku defeats Tinubu in Katsina with 489,045 votes

    The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has defeated his counterpart from the All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, Katsina after polling the highest number of votes from the 34 LGA in the state.

    1. Atiku polled 489,045 votes to beat his closest contender, Tinubu who scored 482,283.

    The NNPP Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso came third with 69,385 votes followed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party with 6,376 votes.

    Atiku was declared winner of the poll by the Returning Officer of the state, Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, at the INEC Presidential Election Collation Centre in Katsina.

  • PDP presidential candidate, Atiku calls for immediate upload of election results

    PDP presidential candidate, Atiku calls for immediate upload of election results

    Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded immediate upload of Saturday presidential election results on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) server.

    Abubakar made the call in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Sunday in Abuja.

    Abubakar advised INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to instruct the election collation officers to upload the results from the polling units to INEC server immediately.

    Abubakar said the call became necessary to checkmate some governors trying to compromise the results at the local government collation level.

    “It will be a disservice to Nigerians and a negation to democracy for anyone to subvert the will of the people as freely expressed in their votes of yesterday,” Abubakar said.

    He called on Nigerians to be calm but vigilant to ensure that anti-democratic elements who were masquerading as progressives do not steal their mandate.

    Abubakar expressed gratitude to the Nigerian people for their support so far and pledged to continue to work hard to earn their trust and confidence.

  • Peter Obi stuns Atiku in Adamawa polling unit

    Peter Obi stuns Atiku in Adamawa polling unit

    The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi won a polling unit in Adamawa State after the announcement of the result.

    Adamawa is known to be the stronghold of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

    At Adamawa: PU35, Karewa, Yola north LGA, Obi polled 120 votes, while Atiku scored 82 votes and the All Progressives Party, APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, got 26 votes, the Presidential candidate of NNPP polled 2 votes.

    Meanwhile, at Atiku’s polling unit in Ajiya Ward, Old GRA, Jimeta, where the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Mohammed Bello, also voted, he scored impressive votes to record a historic first win of his unit since 2007 when he started seeking to be president.

    At his Ajiya Ward 012 unit, the PDP flagbearer got 282 votes against 57 votes for the APC, 6 for LP, and 1 for NNPP.

  • PDP denies purported audio of Atiku, Okowa, Tambuwal planning how to rig

    PDP denies purported audio of Atiku, Okowa, Tambuwal planning how to rig

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied a simulated audio recording purported to be the voices of its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and two others planning to rig the elections.

    The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Friday, called on Nigerians and the international community “to utterly disregard the simulated audio“.

    Ologunagba described the purported audio claimed to be the voices of Abubakar, his running mate, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa and the  Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, as “another pathetical fabrication“.

    He alleged that the fake audio recording was evidently part of the design of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which recruited hackers to produce and circulate fake media materials.

    He said the aim was to demonise the PDP and its candidate before Nigerians, ahead of the polls.

    “From the manipulated sound speed and pitch, it is clear that the recording was computer-created and simulated to blackmail our leaders and deceive unsuspecting members of the public.

    “It is laughable for the APC to want Nigerians to believe that Abubakar, Okowa and Tambuwal who know themselves, can be calling their own names in a conversation as heard in the fake audio recording.

    “Such further betrays the recording as an amateur simulation work,“ Ologunagba said in the statement.

    He said the attempt to fool Nigerians by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to clone and mimic the voices of the PDP leaders had failed.

    He said that Nigerians were smart enough to detect the distorted wave forms and sound pitch that typify an AI-simulated speech.

    “The fact is that no matter how hard falsehood attempts to thrive, the truth will always prevail,“ he said.

    Ologunagba said that PDP was ready for Saturday elections and would not be deterred or distracted by such audio manipulation.

    He urged security agencies to take urgent steps to track down the makers of the fake audio material and make them face the wrath of the law.

  • Atiku’s ally and House of Reps member, Chinyere Igwe arrested with $498k (Alleged sharing formular photo)

    Atiku’s ally and House of Reps member, Chinyere Igwe arrested with $498k (Alleged sharing formular photo)

    A member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe, was arrested in Port Harcourt with $498,100 in his car, in the early hours of Friday morning.

    Police said the money was found during a stop-and-search operation along with a list of people Igwe planned to give it to.

    The 57-year-old is an ally of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.

    A statement by Rivers police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko said the lawmaker is being investigated for money laundering and attempt to buy voters ahead of the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday.

    “He was arrested by 2:45 a.m. on Friday by police officers deployed to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Headquarters at Aba Road in Port Harcourt.

    “The police officers, who were on stop-and-search found a cash sum of 498,100 USD inside a bag in his car meant for the elections. Also recovered from him was a list meant for the distribution of the money,” Iringe-Koko said.

    She added that the assistant inspector-general of police in charge of elections in the state, Abuto Yero, has ordered the lawmaker’s interrogation and arraignment in court.

    A video of Igwe being interrogated by security agents was circulated by the Rivers State Government on Friday morning.

    In the video, Igwe said he was driving home about midnight when he was stopped by security agents along Aba Road.

    He said part of the money was meant to support the PDP while the rest was his personal money.

    Atiku's ally and House of Reps member, Chinyere Igwe arrested with $498k (Alleged sharing formular photo)

    Igwe’s arrest occurred two days after a radio and television station belonging to him was attacked by gunmen in Rivers State.

    A few months ago, a fuel station belonging to the lawmaker was sealed by the Rivers State Government over alleged involvement in illegal bunkering.

    Igwe said he was being victimised by Governor Nyesom Wike for supporting Atiku.

  • AA says alliance with PDP is only for presidential race

    AA says alliance with PDP is only for presidential race

    Action Alliance (AA) party, has said that its merger and alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was only for the presidential race, while the party remained a single entity in other elective positions.

    This is contained in a communique issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr. James Vernimbe, the AA National Secretary.

    Vernimbe said that the decision was a unanimous resolution arrived at after the party’s National Think Tank Committee (NTTC) meeting held on Feb. 17.

    “The NTTC meeting of the party held on 17th February 2023, and unanimously among other things resolved as follows.

    “That the party will support PDP and the Alhaji Atiku Abubakar/Senator Ifeanyi Okowa ticket for the 2023 general election.

    “This is because the PDP and Atiku Abubakar/Ifeanyi Okowa have agreed to run government of national unity.

    “This alliance is only for the 25 February 2023, Presidential Election, and every other legislative/executive positions of the party for the 2023 general election is to be contested by the candidates sponsored by the party.

    “Except where necessary, the party at that level can form alliance with other political parties with due consultation with the national leadership of the party before such endorsement will be made,” he said.

    He urged all AA members across Nigeria and beyond to mobilise and vote for the PDP presidential candidate.

    Vernimbe also said that the resolution of the NTTC is in the overall best interest of the party and that it supersedes any other that may be put forward by any person or group of persons claiming to be speaking for AA.

    He added that the resolution is also binding on all AA members across Nigeria and beyond.

    According to him, the party’s presidential candidate, Dr Hamza Almustapha, had left the party in a state of helplessness and confusion with his lack of interest to contest and win the presidential election.

    “Dr Hamza Almustapha, presidential candidate of the party, based on collective acknowledgement of the highest caucus of the party, has not put all the required technical input to show seriousness in contesting the 2023 presidential election.

    “Because since he emerged as presidential candidate of the party on 9 June, 2022, he has not shown any seriousness that he is contesting to win.

    “This informed the decision to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of the PDP for president and vice president, who have approached the party for collaboration among all the other presidential candidate,” he said.

    He added that “no individual, no matter highly placed, can put a registered political party in a situation of complete helplessness such as being neither here nor there, particularly as it relates to change of guard or formation of a new government.

    “The party remains supreme and shall always defend and protect the interest of its member,” he said.

    The national secretary urged Nigerians to support Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and his team in ensuring that the 2023 general elections was free, fair, transparent, credible and violent free.

    He also urged all security agencies on election duty to remain neutral and protect all Nigerians irrespective of party and religious affiliations before, during and after the elections.

  • 2023 polls: Osinbajo support groups endorse Atiku for president

    2023 polls: Osinbajo support groups endorse Atiku for president

    The Osinbajo Support Groups, a bipartisan organisation has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

    The groups stated this in statement signed by Mr. Sunnie Chukumele, Chairman, and Mr. John Elemi, Secretary on behalf of the groups on Thursday in Abuja.

    The groups said they took the decision having considered Atiku`s track record as an astute politician and experienced public servant.

    The groups said Abubakar had shown over time that he does not have a vaulting ambition, as he had made sacrifices for the political stability of the country.

    “In our analysis before arriving at a choice of candidate to support outside the APC candidate, we looked at critical variables, comparing the present and future of our dear country.

    “He is the most qualified of all the candidates based on cognate experience at the presidency of Nigeria, haven served as Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for years.

    “Abubakar has built and maintained social bridge and networks of lasting friendships across every constituency in Nigeria. He has eternal relationship with all regions of Nigeria’’, the group said.

    The group said it was convinced that Abubakar has the political experience and network to lead the country.

    “At this material time in our national history, the Southwest and South- South and the Northwest have taken shots at the presidency, leaving out the Southeast, North Central and Northeast.

    “The Constitution of Nigeria has always guaranteed equity and fairness as an enabler for a just society.

    “Be it known to everyone, that the leaders of these support groups and stakeholders have undertaken this migration on their own as consenting adults without the prompting and mandate of  Osinbajo,“ the groups said.b

  • 2023 Elections: I’m capable of defeating Tinubu anytime – Atiku

    2023 Elections: I’m capable of defeating Tinubu anytime – Atiku

    Ahead of the February 25th general elections in the country, the  Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has boasted that he would defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) even if the election is postponed.

    The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has advised the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign to end the hope and belief that the election would be postponed.

    The statement was contained in a statement signed and released by the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization  on Tuesday morning.

    The Atiku-Okowa Campaign organization said the generality of Nigerians reject the pressure by the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign for the postponement of the election.

    According to the  spokesman of the campaign, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ploy by APC  to lobby the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to postpone the election will create confusion and derail electoral process.

    He said “The demand for postponement by the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign is a ploy to further create confusion and derail the electoral process”.

    The Atiku Campaign reminded the Tinubu Campaign of how the governor of a prominent North West State was said to have been humiliated at the last Council of State meeting where he reportedly went to push a failed memo for the postponement of the election for a few weeks.

    “Our campaign has also been reliably informed that this APC governor is demanding the postponement because the APC Candidate, Tinubu, cannot by any measure win the election, given his overwhelming rejection by Nigerians.”

    “It is pathetic that after its defeat at the Council of State meeting, the Tinubu Campaign is still perching around media platforms and seeking for the postponement of the elections,” Ologbondiyan said.

    According to the statement “having been stunned by the rejection at the meeting, the Tinubu Campaign had resorted to inciting violence, making wild, unfounded and reckless accusations, posting incendiary remarks, attacking prominent Nigerians, blackmailing and seeking to compromise our democratic institutions in order to heat up the polity and make it appear unconducive for elections to hold on February 25, 2023.”

    According to INEC the presidential and National Assembly election will hold on the 25th of February 2023 across all polling booth in the country.