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  • Counting, collation of results underway as voting ends in Lagos council polls

    Counting, collation of results underway as voting ends in Lagos council polls

    Voting has ended in most polling units as vote counting and collation of results got underway after Saturday’s elections into the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State.

    The News Agency of Nigeria’s (NAN) correspondents, who monitored the exercise, reports that collations have started at the ward levels where winners of the councillorship election would be returned.

    The counting of votes at the polling units were carried out in the presence of agents of political party and security agents.

    NAN reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) had earlier announced that results of Saturday’s local government election in the state will be declared at the ward and local government levels.

    Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area and Yaba Local Council Development Area. (LCDA).

    Saturday’s election into the 20 LGs and 37 LCDAs of the state, which commenced at 8 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m., was characterised by voter apathy and malfunctioning of Smart Card Readers.

  • EdoDecides2020: Voting ends in most polling units, sorting of ballots, counting of votes commences

    EdoDecides2020: Voting ends in most polling units, sorting of ballots, counting of votes commences

    As voting activities nears completion in most polling units in Edo State governorship election held today, sorting of ballots and counting of votes have begun in.

    The APC and PDP are the major contenders of the 14 participating parties.

    Incumbent Godwin Obaseki of the PDP, is fighting to retain his seat, as he is locked in a fierce battle with Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC.

    The results are already being declared in some polling units.

    The election took place in the 18 local governments, 192 Wards, and 2,627 polling units.

    OHORDUA IBHIEDU PRIMARY SCHOOL (Ward 4, PU 008), Esan South-east

    APC- 52
    PDP- 90

    Ward 9, PU 1, Esan West LGA.

    APC: 24

    PDP: 97

    PU 11 Ward 4 Uromi Esan North-East LGA

    APC 51

    PDP 125

    Esan North East LGA, Arue (Ward 03), Arue Primary School 3 (PU 006):

    PDP – 350

    APC – 8

    Ward 9, PU 1, Esan west LGA.

    APC: 24

    PDP: 97

    Ward 04(Uhe/Idumuogbo/Idumueke), PU 01(Utantan Primary School, Igueben), Igueben LGA*

    APC – 117

    PDP – 133

    PU 12 Ward 4 Uromi Esan North-east LGA.

    APC 58

    PDP 118

    Esan North East LGA, Arue (Ward 03), Arue Primary School 2 (PU 005):

    Valid votes cast – 213

    PDP – 150

    APC – 61

    PU 02 Ward 5 Owan East LGA,

    APC 123

    PDP 083

    Idumwele Primary School – Ewu 2, Ward 08, PU 01, Esan Central LGA

    APC – 88

    PDP – 178

    EDITOR’s NOTE: The electoral umpire, National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to officially declare results. The above are results monitored by TheNewsGuru.com, TNG from the various polling units.