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  • Rivers party agents question results at collation centre (See results)

    Rivers party agents question results at collation centre (See results)

    Party agents at the Rivers State Collation Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  have deemed the results coming out of the state’s collation centre as questionable.

    The party agents demanded that the collation of results should be stepped down and reconciled.

    However, the State Collation Officer denies their request.

    See Rivers State collated results below:

    TAI LGA

    APC 295

    ACCORD 35

    LP 13

    PDP 9,276

    SDP 508

    OPOBO-NKORO LGA

    APC 1,426

    ACCORD 16

    LP 10

    PDP 11,538

    SDP 159

    GOKANA LGA

    APC 7,410

    ACCORD 74

    LP 97

    PDP 17,455

    SDP 13,840

    OGU-BOLO LGA

    APC 1,524

    ACCORD 121

    LP 34

    PDP 7,103

    SDP 310

    ELEME LGA

    APC 2,662

    ACCORD 67

    LP 544

    PDP 8,414

    SDP 2,251

    IKWERRE LGA

    APC 7,503

    ACCORD 138

    LP 895

    PDP 13,716

    SDP 1,447

    OYIBO LGA

    APC 2,793

    ACCORD 147

    LP 2,688

    PDP 9,886

    SDP 796

    ETCHE LGA

    APC 6,408

    ACCORD 288

    LP 552

    PDP 16,043

    SDP 2,586

    KHANA LGA

    APC 620

    ACCORD 120

    LP 57

    PDP 9,475

    SDP 5,846

    Netizens reaction

    Reacting to the results so far announced, one Uche pointed out on Twitter that Labour Party, according to the INEC declared results in Rivers, scored less than 100 votes in many Local governments not polling units but local governments? Wike still rigging with impunity.”

    T.M.D described the electoral process as the most credible, free and fair elections. ever experienced and seen when it comes to Governorship elections in Rivers State, Okrika.

    According to one Believe “They did it during the presidential elections and got away with it, why do you think they’ll stop now? The entire Rivers elections is questionable.

    “People failed to realize that injustice for one is injustice for all. Don’t jubilate because it favour you, condemn because it’s wrong”.

  • INEC stops journalists, party agents, observers from Lagos Collation Centre in Somolu

    INEC stops journalists, party agents, observers from Lagos Collation Centre in Somolu

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State have prevented journalists, party agents and observers from the collation centre.

    As against the practice of collating results publicly in the interest of fairness, the returning officer of the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, took the results from the wards to an inner office where she and some selected persons carried out the exercise.

    Journalists and observers who had converged on the collation centre at the end of voting and polling units collation on Saturday were denied access to the inner office.

    Those at the inner office spent long hours working on the results from the ward.
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    At about 4:58am on Sunday, the returning officer alongside police escorts left the INEC LGA office at Somolu with the results.

    It is unclear if they were headed for the state collation center at Birrel Avenue, Yaba, as they refused to address the media.

    Although party agents were not allowed in the inner office where the selective collation took place, they were later to sign and obtain duplicate sheets.

    An observer, who spoke off the record for the fear of being victimised, said, “After spending the night outside at the INEC office , I was able to get result snapshot from an official whom I had met in the last presidential election. The person was invited to the inner office.”

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Somolu is one of the LGAs that the ruling party lost to the opposition in the presidential election.

    Activities will kick off at the State Collation Centre by 11am, according to an earlier announcement by the electoral commission.

  • Drama at INEC’s collation centre as Dino Melaye stages protest over non projection of states recorded results

    Drama at INEC’s collation centre as Dino Melaye stages protest over non projection of states recorded results

    There was mild drama on Monday at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Abuja, as an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dino Melaye, staged a protest over the non-projection of states’ recorded results.

    Melaye, who is a former senator and was a member of the 8th Nigerian National Assembly, representing Kogi West, asked the Chairman of INEC, Yakubu Mahmood, to allow the results from the states recorded at the state collation centers be projected on one of the screens in the center so party agents present can compare with what the Resident Electoral Commissioners from each state are presenting.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the lawmaker staged a protest at National Collation Center in Abuja this afternoon, February 27.

    Drama at INEC's collation centre as Dino Melaye stages protest over non projection of states recorded results

     

    His request was however ignored by the chairman who opined that if there are any discrepancies in the results, party agents at the state levels should have made their objections known then.

    Melaye then proposed that party agents should be made to declare that the results they are declaring are tallying with what has been uploaded on the INEC server.

    When his proposal was not accepted by the INEC chairman, Melaye began to talk in a high voice, asking for the collation exercise to be suspended until the Collation officers are made to say his proposed declaration.

    Melaye raised his concerns over alleged inconsistencies in the number of votes and over voting in Ekiti State.

  • National Collation Centre DAY 2: INEC announces presidential election results of three states

    National Collation Centre DAY 2: INEC announces presidential election results of three states

    As Nigerians continue to express mixed feelings over the conduct of the presidential election that was held across the country on 25th February, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday, announced the result of the poll in Kwara, Ondo and Osun states.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, opened the floor for day 2 of the national collation around 12 noon, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

    The electoral chief had adjourned sitting on Sunday night after the presentation of results from Ekiti State. Yakubu had adjourned to enable the state collation officers for the presidential election (SCOPs) in the other 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

    For Kwara, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 263,572 votes followed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 136,909 votes.

    Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) polled 31,166 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 3,141 votes.

    In Osun, the APC polled 343,945, LP 23,283, NNPP 713 and PDP 354,366.

    For Ondo, the APC polled 369,924, LP – 44,405, NNPP 930, and PDP 115,463.

    Mahmood also said the collation of presidential election results will be done at four levels — first at the 8,889 wards, then at the 774 local government areas, then the SCOPs at the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory will submit the votes per candidate in Abuja.

    The electoral chief said the collation centre will be open all day and all night with short breaks.

    He also cautioned political parties to only draw their figures from INEC.

    “I appeal to all political parties and media organisations to draw their figures only from the official results released by the commission as the only body constitutionally responsible for releasing official election figures,” Yakubu emphasised.

    Elections for the office of the President, 360 House of Representatives and 109 Senatorial seats were held in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday and Nigerians expect the declaration of results by the electoral umpire.

    Though 18 candidates are in the race, pollsters and analysts have described the contest as a four-horse race between Kwankwaso, Atiku, Tinubu and Obi.

    While Obi and Tinubu are from the southern region of the country, Kwankwaso and Atiku come from the northern part of Nigeria. The four heavyweights and strong contenders have large followings with the numerical potential of emerging as the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari whose two-term tenure ends on May 29, 2023.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that elections were held at most of the 176,606 polling units in Nigeria as 87.2 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards voted for their preferred candidates.

    See presidential election results announced by INEC on Feb 27, 2023

    KWARA
    APC- 263,572
    NNPP- 2,200
    PDP- 136,909
    LP- 31,186

    ONDO
    APC-369,924
    NNPP-930
    PDP-115,463
    LP- 44,405

    OSUN
    TINUBU- 343,945
    OBI- 23,283
    RABIU- 713
    ATIKU- 354,366
    LP- 23,283

    Other results

    OYO
    APC- 449,884
    NNPP-4,095
    PDP- 182,977
    LP- 99,110

    LAGOS
    APC- 572,606
    NNPP- 8,442
    PDP- 75,750
    LP- 582,454

    EKITI
    APC- 201,494
    NNPP- 264
    PDP- 89,554
    LP- 11,397

  • Soldiers gun down ‘Oluomo’ at INEC collation centre

    Soldiers gun down ‘Oluomo’ at INEC collation centre

    A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akinlabi Akinnaso in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo has been shot dead by soldiers deployed to maintain security at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Centre in the state.

    Mr. Akinnaso, also known as ‘Oluomo’  was killed in the Owena area of Ayetoro in Idanre town.

    The PDP Chieftain was said to have accompanied the newly elected winner of the House of Representatives for Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency, Festus Akingbaso, to receive a Certificate of Return from INEC, when he was ‘accidentally shot’.

    Sources who spoke to Peoples Gazette revealed that Mr. Akinnaso was allegedly trying to force himself into the collation centre when he was shot.

    His corpse had been deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

    Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the spokeswoman for the police in Ondo, who confirmed the incident, said she was still gathering the details of the incident and promised to get back.

    Mr. Akingbaso, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Sunday declared the winner of the Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency.

    He scored 24,263 votes to beat Tajudeen Adefisoye, the incumbent and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to poll 20,064 votes in the weekend election

  • INEC appeals to political parties, organizations to draw results only from the commission

    INEC appeals to political parties, organizations to draw results only from the commission

    The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has appealed political parties and organization to draw their draw their scores only from the official results released by the commission.

    INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal during his open remark, noting that the collation of results would resume at 6pm today (26th February, 2023).

    In his words: I appeal to all political parties and every other organizations to draw their feeders only from the official results  released by the commission, as the only body constitutionally responsible for releasing of results.”

    Chairpersons of some electoral commissions-Liberia Niger, Benin, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Ghana and chairpersons of the various political party were present, including the Inspector General of Police, IGP  Usman Alkali.

    “On behalf of INEC, I welcome you all to the formal opening of the 2023 presidential election results collation centre. As some of you are aware, the collation of presidential results in Nigeria is done at four levels. After the conclusion of voting, counting and recording of results is done at the various polling units,” Prof Yakubu said.

    He noted that the results for each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shall be presented by the State Election Officer for the Presidential Election (SCOPE)

    Explaining how the collation of the results for the presidential election would be done, the INEC boss asserted that “after collating the results at state level, the SCOPE shall be accompanied to Abuja by the Resident Electoral Commissioner and security agencies.

    “On arrival at the collation centre, the SCOPE shall be received by collation secretariat, which shall organize the sequence of presentation. The Returning Officer shall invite the SCOPE to the state collation officer for the presidential election, accompanied by the Resident Electoral Commissioner.

    “As soon as any of the SCOPES arise, the process for the colaation will begin. Once the process begins, the collation centre will be open all day and all nights, subject only to short breaks, as maybe announced by the Returning Officer. Results of the SCOPE shall be shown on projectors mounted at the National Collation Centre.”

    CHRONOLOGIES OF PAST PRESIDENTS AND HEADS OF STATE
    S/N NAME PERIOD SERVED

    1 ALHAJI ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA 1960 – 1966
    2 CHIEF BENJAMIN NNAMDI AZIKIWE OCTOBER 1, 1963 – JANUARY 16, 1966
    3 MAJOR GENERAL JOHNSON THOMAS UMUNNAKWE AGUIYI IRONSI JANUARY 16, 1966 – JULY 29, 1966
    4 GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON AUGUST 1, 1966 – JULY 29, 1975
    5 GENERAL MURTALA RAMAT MOHAMMED JULY 29, 1975 – FEBRUARY 13, 1976
    6 GENERAL OLUSEGUN AREMU OKIKIOLA MATTHEW OBASANJO FEBRUARY 13, 1976 – OCTOBER 1, 1979
    7 SHEHU USMAN ALIYU SHAGARI OCTOBER 1, 1979 – DECEMBER 31, 1983
    8 MAJOR-GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI DECEMBER 31, 1983 – AUGUST 27, 1985
    9 GENERAL IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA AUGUST 27, 1985 – AUGUST 27, 1993
    10 CHIEF ERNEST ADEKUNLE OLADEINDE SHONEKAN AUGUST 26, 1993 – NOVEMBER 17, 1993
    11 GENERAL SANI ABACHA NOVEMBER 17, 1993 – JUNE 8, 1998
    12 GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ALHAJI ABUBAKAR JUNE 9, 1998 – MAY 29, 1999
    13 GENERAL OLUSEGUN AREMU OKIKIOLA MATTHEW OBASANJO (RTD) MAY 29, 1999 – 29 MAY, 2007
    14 UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA 29 MAY, 2007 – 5 MAY, 2010
    15 DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN 6 MAY, 2010 – 29 MAY, 2015
    16 MUHAMMADU BUHARI 29 MAY, 2015 – DATE

  • Lagos INEC opens State Collation Centre, says no result yet from LGAs

    Lagos INEC opens State Collation Centre, says no result yet from LGAs

    About 24 hours after the opening of polls in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State, no single result from the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) has arrived at the State Collation Centre.

    Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the State Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) disclosed this during the official opening of the centre for final collation of election results in Lagos State at about 12.00 a.m. on Sunday.

    Oladiji, who described the collation as a serious assignment, said that the centre was still awaiting results from all the 20 LGAs as at midnight.

    The professor said: ”This is a serious national assignment that has brought us together here.

    ”It is also an assignment that is of international importance, and that explains why we have international observers here with us.

    ”Our job is simple. If we follow the well laid out procedures of INEC, we know it is very simple and easy.

    ”It is a call to duty, it is a national assignment and we hope that we will not fail our country. As we can all see, the result are not here yet.

    ”So that we wont keep ourselves just waiting expecting the results, we are proposing that we reconvene tomorrow (Sunday) at 10.am.

    ”We know that by that time some of our results will be here and we will be able to process them all in this hall.”

    Earlier in his opening address, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, who commended the state collation officer, said that collation was at various stages in the state.

    According to Agbaje, at the end, Nigerians will be happy that INEC has done a lot to ensure that people are allowed to vote in spite of few hitches.

    ”We want to assure Nigerians that their votes will count,” the commissioner said.

    The State Collation Centre for the 2023 Presidential Election in Lagos State is situated at INEC Media Centre at the commission’s headquarters in the state.

    The Presidential and NASS elections were held simultaneously across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday.

    Journalists, observers among other stakeholders, awaited the commencement of the collation on Sunday.

    Collation of results was still at various stages, some at the registration areas, federal constituency, senatorial district and local government collation centres.

    Some security agents were sighted at the centre.