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  • 2019 elections: PDP appreciates doggedness of Deltans

    The Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wishes to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our teeming party members, leaders, faithful and supporters, for standing by the party to ensure our resounding victory during the national elections in the State.

    We also congratulate all our candidates for the successes and victories achieved in the last elections.

    We cannot thank all of you enough, our dutiful party stalwarts, members and supporters for remaining resolute and steadfast in supporting all the candidates of our great party at the elections to victory.

    This is especially against the backdrop of the daunting challenges and evil machinations of our opponents, particularly, the All Progressives Congress (APC), whose vile orchestrations of intimidation, assassinations, murderous attacks, and assaults, among other devilish tendencies on our members and supporters across the State, were intended to run the PDP faithful aground.

    But you stood firm and remained steadfast for the party and refused to be intimidated, to the point that PDP candidates emerged successful at the national elections.

    As we continue to appreciate your doggedness and cherished beliefs in the ideals of our great party, we equally urge and request that you go with this might and courageous gallantry into the next and most critical round of elections.

    We charge you to remain ever committed to seeing that the PDP remains in power in Delta State as you continue to work hard for the re-election of our governorship candidate and the other candidates for the State House of Assembly elections, coming up on March 9, 2019.

    As you already know and understand, it is not over until it is over. Therefore, we wish to further appeal that as PDP faithful, you don’t drop your guards yet as the March 9, 2019 Governorship and House of Assembly elections are also crucial and MUST be won for the PDP.

    We urge you to approach the coming elections of March 9, 2019 with the same resolve and impetus that culminated in PDP victories in the February 23 national elections.

    We also call on you all, our victorious candidates in the national assembly elections, leaders, members and supporters across board, to once again, put on your solid armour for the electoral battle ahead, and as “generals”, defend the cause of the party, fence off the antics of the opposition and achieve victory for His Excellency, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa and all PDP candidates across the State in the March 9, 2019 elections.

    Once again, thank you for believing in PDP in Delta State and for working for the victory of our party and its flag bearers at the elections.

    PDP is Delta and Delta State is PDP.

    Long live PDP!

    God bless Delta State!!

    Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza,
    State Publicity Secretary,
    PDP, Delta State.

     

  • Uduaghan faults Delta South Senatorial election

    Uduaghan faults Delta South Senatorial election

    Former Governor of Delta, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has called for the cancellation of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election in the state.

    He made the call in a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Mr Monoyo Edon, on Tuesday in Warri.

    Uduaghan, who contested for the Delta South Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the election was marred with irregularities.

    “I wish to state that the election was fraught with a lot of electoral malpractices and ballot stuffing.

    “It was also crippled with electoral violence in some parts of Burutu, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North and Isoko North Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.

    “I have already petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the irregularities during collation and final announcement of result at the Senatorial Collation Centre in Oleh, Isoko South,” he said.

    Uduaghan, however, appealed to APC supporters and the people of Delta South to remain calm as further directives would be communicated soon.

    He thanked them for their loyalty throughout the electioneering period.

    According to the result announced on Tuesday by INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Oladipupo Adesina, Sen. James Manager polled 258,812 votes to defeat Uduaghan, who scored 125,776 votes.

     

  • Official: Omo-Agege retains Delta Central Senate seat, as Waive wins

    Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has been declared winner of the Delta Central Senatorial District in the last Saturday National Assembly election.

    The Returning Officer in the District, from the University of Benin, Prof. Godfrey Ariavie, declared Omo-Agege the winner of the contest.

    Ariavie said Omo-Agege of the All Progressive Congress (APC), polled a total of 111,100 to defeat his closest rival, Everlyn Oboro of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 99,422 votes.

    Similarly, Francis Waive, the APC candidate for the Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency, polled a total of 41,385 votes to defeat Mr Samuel Marierie of the PDP who scored 35,126 votes.

    The House of Representative Returning Officer in the Constituency, Dr Eghosa Igbinovia, declared Waive as winner having polled the highest number of votes.

    Responding to the victory, Waive thanked the people for believing in him, particularly those who had worked tirelessly to ensure his victory.

    “I seek the support of everybody across party lines to bring development and the dividends of democracy to Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency.

    “I also want to thank my brothers who contested against with me for putting up a good fight, but as one big family, let us join hands together to advance the course of our constituency.

    “We will welcome any idea that will bring about development of our Constituency,” he said.

  • INEC declares Atiku winner over Buhari in 12 of 13 Delta LGAs collated

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Presidential election in 12 out the 13 Local Government Areas of Delta so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    According to the result declared by the Collation Officers of the LGAs on Monday in Asaba, PDP won in 12 local government areas while the APC won in one.

    The LGAs won by the PDP included Aniocha North where it had 12,996 votes as against 3,674 got by the APC, while in Oshimili North, PDP got 19,700 votes and the APC had 1,960 votes.

    In Patani LGA, PDP had 17,028 votes while the APC recorded 4,789 votes just as in Ika North East, PDP led with 37,592 votes while APC had 5,265 votes.

    PDP polled 20,335 votes in Ukwuani and APC had 1,861 votes while in Uvwie LGA, PDP recorded 12, 712 votes and APC scored 7,591 votes.

    In Oshimili South, PDP polled 38,670 votes to beat APC which had 2,635 votes while in Aniocha South, PDP also won with 14,770 votes as against 3,239 votes garnered by the APC.

    Also in Udu LGA, PDP scored 10,048 votes while the APC had 9,166 votes. The PDP won in Ika South with 20,080 votes as against 6,378 votes polled by the APC.

    PDP also cleared Ethiope West LGA with 29,458 votes and Ughelli South with 14,802, while APC scored 8,648 votes 10, 078 in the two LGAs respectively.

    The APC defeated PDP in Ethiope East with 13,854 votes as against 8,294 recorded by the PDP.

    Collation of results of the remaining 12 LGAs was being supervised by the Resident Election Commissioner, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe.

     

  • Official results: Nwaoboshi beats APC’s Doris Uboh to retain Delta North Senate seat

    Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North Senatorial District on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the ticket to return to the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly.

    In the result of Saturday’s National Assembly election announced in Asaba on Monday, by Dr Ignatius Ezoem, Returning Officer for the Senatorial Election, Nwaoboshi polled 186,423 votes to retain the seat.

    His closest opponent, Doris Uboh of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 36,350 votes in the election contested in nine local government areas that make up the district.

    “Sen. Perter Nwaoboshi having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied all the requirements in this election is hereby declared winner and returned as elected,” Ezoem declared.

    From the result declared, the PDP candidate scored 21,557 votes in Oshimili North as against APC’s 1,907 votes.

    In Oshimili South, PDP polled 35,281 votes, while APC got 2,841 votes; Aniocha South electorate voted 14,819 ballots for PDP and 3,410 for APC.

    Other LGA results are Aniocha North, 13, 258 for PDP and 3,557 votes for APC; Ika South – PDP, 19,124 votes; APC, 7,926 votes, and Ika North East, PDP, 29, 059 votes; APC, 5,833 votes.

    In Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West, Nwaoboshi polled 20,571 and 17, 902 votes as against APC’s 3,257 and 2,986 votes.

    The senator scored 14, 852 votes in Ukwuani LGA while Uboh got 4,632 votes.

    Similarly, in the contest for Ndokwa Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, the incumbent, Ossai Ossai of PDP, polled 52, 934 votes to defeat APC’s Paul Odili, who got 8, 690 votes.

     

  • PDP wins Ika, Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituencies in Delta

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Victor Nwokolo, the House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Ika federal constituency election held on Saturday.

    Nwokolo defeated his closet rival, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Sebastine Okoh with a wide difference of 34,847 votes.

    Announcing the official results amid tight security at the INEC collation center in Agbor, INEC Returning Officer for the election, Mr Ndukwe Idike said the PDP candidate for the election scored 47,688 votes to emerge the winner, while the APC candidate polled 12,841 votes.

    With this win by the PDP candidate, Hon Victor Nwokolo will be returning to the Green Chambers for the third time in a row as representative for Ika Federal Constituency.

    INEC declares Elumelu winner of Aniocha/Oshimili federal credit

    Meanwhile, candidate of the PDP for the just concluded Federal House of Representatives Election for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in Delta State, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has also been announced the Winner of the election.

    The INEC Returning officer for the election, Dr. Ignatius Ezoem, Provost, Federal College of Education, Technical, Asaba, announced the result late Sunday night at the end of collation at the Oshimili South INEC office in Asaba, Delta State.

    According to the announced results, PDP polled a total of 84,615 votes in the four local government areas of the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, to defect his closet rival of the APC who scored a total of 11,086 votes.

    The result shows that Hon. Ndudi Elumelu candidate defeated his opponent in the APC with an unprecedented difference of 73, 529 votes.

    The summary of the collated and announced result is listed thus:

    Aniocha North
    PDP-13,485
    APC-3,438

    Aniocha South
    PDP-15,031
    APC-3,340

    Oshimili North
    PDP- 20,705
    APC-1,823

    Oshimili South
    PDP – 35,394
    APC – 2,485

    Total
    PDP- 84,615
    APC- 11,086

    Difference 73,529

     

  • Delta APC governorship candidate hopeful of victory

    Delta APC governorship candidate hopeful of victory

    The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, Chief Great Ogboru, has expressed optimism that the APC would win the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

    Ogboru told newsmen on Saturday at Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta after voting that he was hopeful that the process would be peaceful in other parts of the country.

    He noted that some people still attempted to steal ballot boxes during the election and expressed the hope that the malpractice would soon stop.

    “At the end of the day, we want to see that somebody is elected as President, Senator and member of House of Representatives.

    Meanwhile, the member representing Ethiope East constituency in the State House of Assembly, Chief Evance Iwvurie, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for demonstrating its independence in the conduct of the election in the area.

    He, however, stressed that INEC must be independent “if we must have free and fair elections” in the country.

    According to him, in spite of the challenges and threats to INEC, the commission was able to demonstrate its independence in the discharge of its electoral process.

    He, however, called on all stakeholders to assist in building the electoral process of the country by supporting INEC to be independent in its conduct of elections.

    Iwvurie commended the people of Ethiope East Local Government Area for coming out en masse to perform their civic duties.

     

  • 2019 elections: INEC ad hoc staff stage protest in Delta

    Polling in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta, was held up for some time by some ad hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding payment of their allowance.

    The staff, who staged the protest at about 8.10 a.m. at Ikengbua Primary School, Ajamimogha, a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in the area, claimed that they had not been paid the allowance for training they attended for the elections.

    They insisted on collecting the money, which they said was N4, 500, before allowing polling to commence.

    The Electoral Officer in charge of the area, could not be reached as he did not take calls put to his telephone by a News Agency of Nigeria Correspondent.

    However, the intervention of some elderly voters, security agents, who joined INEC officials at the centre in appealing to the ad hoc workers, doused the tension.

    Consequently, distribution of election materials from the centre to other polling units in the area began in earnest, leading to commencement of accreditation and voting.

    As at about 8 a.m., impressive number of the electorate had arrived at most polling units in the area, which also had the presence of security agents.

    At Unit 2, Okumagba, in Ward 12, the All Progressive Congress (APC) agent, Mr Mamuwa Washington, said electoral materials arrived at about 7.30 a.m, adding that he and agents of other political parties inspected the materials.

    ”We have three units in Ward 12, Okumagba 2,” he said.

    Electoral Assistant Officer (EAO) in the area, who simply identified herself as Mrs Okonji, said the last set of voting materials left INEC’s officer at 7.22 a.m.

    However, at 8.25 a.m., materials had not arrived at GRA Ward 5, units 3 and 4 and at Nana College unit.

    Some voters, who were waiting at the units, attributed the delay to earlier protest by INEC ad hoc staff at the Registration Centre at Ikengbuwa Primary School.

    At Ugborikoko Ward 5, Unit 9, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, materials had not arrived as at 9.07 a.m.

    And, at about 9.20 a.m., materials for Wards 5 and 6 in Uvwie were yet to leave the RAC centre at Ugborikoko Police Station.

    The situation was the same at 9.30 a.m. in Ward 2, unit 12, where voters were waiting eagerly for the exercise to commence.

    However, polling started at 9.35 a.m.in Ward 1, Unit 9, but one of the two Card Readers deployed to the unit was not functioning.

    One of the ad hoc staff at the unit, who identified herself as Miss Sophia Anthony, told NAN that they had reported the development to the INEC office in the local government area.

     

  • 2019 elections: REC gives reason for delayed voting in Delta

    Dr Cyril Omorogbe, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Delta state has blamed the delay in commencement of voting in some parts of the state on late arrival of result sheets.

    The REC who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Asaba, noted that some materials, particularly the result sheets arrived the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), AsabA, at about 12 p.m on Friday.

    He, however, gave the assurance that the process, though starting a bit behind schedule, would be concluded well, as material were being dispatched to respective wards and units across the state.

    He appealed to the people to be patient as the challenges were being addressed while assuring that he would be visiting the polling centres to feel their pulse.

    The electorate arrived at most voting centres ahead of the materials and INEC officials.

    At Ward 1, Unit 20 in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had laid a complaint that no Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been seen.

    In Ward 9 unit 3, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, voting commenced at about 9.20 a.m.

    Mr Victor Nwaokobia, the first to vote at the unit, said despite the delay he hoped that the process would go on well.

    On his part, Chief Patrick Ukah, the state Commissioner for Information who also voted at the unit, said the smart card reader was a bit slow and that INEC officials were trying to master the use.

    According to him, the challenge was not peculiar to Delta because the issue has been raised in some other states he contacted.

    “The security men are on ground and they are doing well; nobody is being harassed and as you can see, the voting is going on smoothly,” he said.

     

  • 2019 elections: Okowa, wife vote, as card reader displays ‘voting completed’ in Delta [Video]

    Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Dame Edith Okowa have cast their vote in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Governor Okowa and his wife cast their vote at Ward 2, Unit 3, Omi Primary School, Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State.

    “I just performed my duty as a citizen of Nigeria by casting my vote at my Polling Unit; Ward 2, Unit 3, Omi Primary School, Owa-Alero,” Governor Okowa tweeted on Twitter immediately after casting his vote.

    Meanwhile, a card reader deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections at one of the polling units in Delta State was displaying “voting completed”.

    TNG gathered that the INEC card reader was rejecting voters PVCs and displaying “voting completed” while INEC officials were only about to start accreditation of voters.

    This was noticed at Ward 3, Polling Unit 1 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

    “Card reader not working; card reader showing voting completed even without accreditation,” a voter who failed the process of accreditation due to the card reader error told TNG.

    However, the INEC officials deployed at the polling unit were battling with rectifying the card reader error as at the time of filing this report.