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  • INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers

    INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has released winners of the National Assembly election conducted on Feb. 25 in Rivers.

    INEC announced the results in a statement issued to newsmen by the commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

    The commission announced the winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District as Mpigi Barinada of PDP with 53,734 votes to defeat his closest APC rival, Ngofa Nyimenuate who polled 24,123 votes.

    It stated that Rivers West Senatorial District was won by PDP’s Banigo Harry who scored 67,668 votes to beat APC’s Asita Asita who netted 32,572 votes.

    The commission also announced that PDP’s Onyesoh Allwell clinched Rivers East Senatorial seat with 134,283 votes to floor LP’s Benjamin Okwuwolu who scored 74,725 votes.

    Similarly, INEC released the list of the House of Representatives members from Okrika/Ogubuolo, Etche/Omuma, Ikwere/Emohua, Ahoada West/Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru, Eleme/Tai/Oyibo, Abua-Uduah/Ahoada East, Andoni-Opobo/Nkuru, Degema/Bonny, Obio/Akpor, and Port Harcourt 1, while the result of Port Harcourt 2 is suspended.

    The results showed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Okrika/Ogubuolo seat, while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won nine seats and Labour Party also won only one seat for Port Harcourt 1 federal constituency.

    Rivers has 12 members in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly.

    Recalled that the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Johnson Alalibo, had earlier told newsmen that the results of Port Harcourt 2 federal constituency would be suspended and reviewed due to reports of irregularity.

  • 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

  • INEC boasts, we’ll announce election results swiftly

    INEC boasts, we’ll announce election results swiftly

    The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised that the results of Saturday’s general elections will be announced swiftly.

    The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, made this known to journalists in Abuja.

    He said, “I just want to say that we will ensure that result declaration will be done speedily. I can’t put a finger on the number of days or number of hours it will take but it will be done speedily. We are aware of the anxiety and the need for us to conclude the process quickly. It will be concluded quickly.”

    The INEC boss further disclosed it was not all operations of the commission were paid through cash by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

    According to him, the bulk of procurement for both goods and services was done electronically.

    He said, “But we need a small amount of money to pay for the unbanked who render critical services, particularly at the local level. We anticipated this challenge and interacted with the Central Bank; they promised us that the little amount we need to pay for services in cash, they will make the funds available to us and they have done so.

    “And these funds have already been accessed by our state offices for elections, which is why the movement of personnel and materials in the last couple of days has gone on unhindered. So, I must give credit for our relationship with the Central Bank in that regard. The process won’t suffer any encumbrance as a result.”

  • Ekiti election: INEC uploads election results in viewing portal

    Ekiti election: INEC uploads election results in viewing portal

    The uploading of election results on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) results viewing portal for the governorship election in Ekiti has commenced.

    The uploading of election results started shortly after the close of voting and sorting of votes in some polling units across the state.

    As of 6.55 p.m. on Saturday, results from no fewer than 2,084 units out of the 2,445 polling units across the 16 local government areas in the state had been uploaded on the portal: https://www.inecelectionresults.ng/

    The breakdown of the uploaded results, according to local governments, showed that so far, uploading of results from all the 199 polling units in Efon Local Government and 188 polling units in Ekiti South West Local Government had been completed.

    It also indicated that results from 84 out of the 112 polling units in Ekiti East Local Government; 177 polling units out of the 145 polling units in Ijero Council Area and 104 polling units out of the 125 polling units in Ikere Local Government had been uploaded.

    Already uploaded in the portal as at the time of filing this report were: 279 out of the expected 344 polling units in Ado-Ekiti; 90 out of 91 polling units in Ilejeme and 101 out of the 144 polling units in Ise/Orun Local Government.

    Others were: 166 out of 174 polling units in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government; 109 out of 189 polling units in Ikole; 167 out of the199 in Oye and 108 from the 166 polling units in Moba Local Council.

    Also, 154 results out of the 184 polling units in Ekiti West; 119 out of the 144 polling units in Ido/Osi; 99 out of the 115 polling units in Gbonyin and 93 out of the 94 expected results from Emure Local Government had been uploaded.

  • Why lawmakers voted for, against electronic transmission of election results – Gbajabiamila

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) should work together to conduct credible elections in the country.

    This is according to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who briefed reporters in Abuja on Tuesday.

    “INEC is empowered by our laws and the constitution to conduct elections and NCC has the mandate in terms of technology and capacity and all of that. So they need to work together for us to have credible elections,” he said.

    Gbajabiamila also spoke on the decision of the House to pass the Electoral Amendment Bill, moments after opposition lawmakers walked out of the heated session at the National Assembly chambers in Abuja on Friday.

    The house passed the majority of the 158 clauses of the bill intact including Clause 52 (2), which had led to controversy and debate.

    Clause 52 (2) reads, “Voting at election and transmission of results in this Bill shall be in accordance with the procedure determined by the Commission.”

    The Speaker explained that the capacity of the constituents influenced the voting, noting that the citizens should not blame lawmakers who were in support and others against the electronic voting.

    He added, “Those who voted against electronic transmission believe that their constituents would be disenfranchised and you cannot blame me for that.

    “Because I am not disenfranchised does not mean I should look dispassionately at what the other person is saying and those who voted for it believe that their constituents would not be disenfranchised.”

    While calling on Nigerians to await the recommendation of both INEC and the NCC on the issue, Gbajabiamila maintained that the House voted to allow the electoral body to have the discretion to determine how they want to do it.

  • INEC counters lawmakers: ‘We have capacity for electronic transmission of election results in remote areas’

    INEC counters lawmakers: ‘We have capacity for electronic transmission of election results in remote areas’

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday has said it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country.

    Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week.

    The House was thrown into disarray on Thursday as members debated section 52(2) of the electoral amendment act bill, which deals with electronic transmission.

    Also on Thursday, APC Senators forced through a version of the bill at the Senate that constrained INEC to seek permission from the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Assembly before employing electronic voting in any part of the country.

    According to the lawmakers who opposed to sacrosanct electronic transmission of results, some parts of the country do not have the required network coverage.

    An Executive Commissioner at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Adeleke Adewolu, told lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday that only 50 percent of the country has the 3G coverage required for transmission.

    But speaking on Saturday on a monitored Channels Television programme, INEC’s National Chairman and Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye said the Commission’s position was clear.

    “We have uploaded results from very remote areas, even from areas where you have to use human carriers to access,” he said.

    “So, we have made our own position very clear, that we have the capacity and we have the will to deepen the use of technology in the electoral process.

    “But our powers are given by the constitution and the law, and we will continue to remain within the ambit and confines of the power granted to the commission by the constitution and the law.”

  • PDP reacts to Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of election results

    PDP reacts to Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of election results

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the Senate.

    The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday.

    Ologbondiyan said the PDP and indeed majority of Nigerians were shocked over the decision of the Senate rejecting the demand by Nigerians across board for the electronic transmission of election results without conditionalities.

    The decision, according to him, amounts to undermining Nigeria’s electoral process.

    He alleged that action of APC Senators was an “atrocious assault on the sensibilities of Nigerians, who looked up to the Senate for improvement in our electoral process in a manner that would engender free, fair and credible process”.

    He said “it is outrageous that the APC-led Senate, in the bid to annex the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sought to route a statutorily independent commission to the approval of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) before conducting elections.”

    Ologbondiyan said the action of the Senators was a direct affront and a defilement of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which clearly conferred operational independence to INEC to conduct elections, free from interferences and regulations from any other agency of government.

    “The decision of the APC Senators therefore amounts to a suspension of the 1999 constitution (as amended) which is a recipe for crisis that could derail our democracy and destabilize our nation.”

    Ologbondiyan also described it as preparation for rigging of elections, which must be firmly resisted.

    “Our party, standing with Nigerians, however, commends the PDP Senators as well as other democratically-minded Senators in the chamber for their resilience in voting for unconditional electronic transmission of results.

    “This is in line with the wishes and aspiration of Nigerians for free, fair, clean and credible election.”

    Ologbondiyan said that the PDP, however, noted the efforts being made in the House of Representatives, and urged lawmakers to return to the chamber on Friday and save the nation from an act of machination being pushed in the Senate.

  • 2023: Bauchi Senator kicks against electronic transmission of election results

    Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Sen. Lawal Gumau, on Friday, kicked against moves to amend the Electoral Act to give room for electronic transmission of results ahead of 2023 General Elections.

    Gumau who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja said Nigeria was not ripe for electronic transmission of results .

    Gumau said: “I’m not in support of electronic transmission of result. We are not ready. It is best if we are equipped and ready to secure the website that nobody can hack.

    “If we say for 2023, we are going to do transmit results electronically, is it possible? Everybody knows that it is only the person with the highest number of votes that will get it.

    “So results should be announced at the Polling Units and Collation Centres where applicable.

    “Let us not start what we cannot do,” he said.

    On the outcome of the screening of Ms Lauretta Onochie, a National Commissioner nominee for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Gumau, a member of the Senate Committee on INEC said that let justice be served.

    “If the justice is that we don’t screen her, screen her our. If the justice is allow her to get the position, that is where I support.

    “I like seeing myself fighting for justice whenever there is injustice. I want to be a bridge-builder so that justice must exist.

    “Whether we like it or not, a national commissioner must come from south-south and it is the same President that will appoint him.

    “President Buhari appointed Onochie, we can’t see Onochie as a northerner or as southerner we have to see Onochie as a presidential nominee.

    “In our duties as legislators, we work with the law and not with any member’s sentiment, not with CSO’s sentiments.

    “I’m supporting the law. If the law says Onochie should not go in as INEC commissioner, that is my position.”

    NAN reports that the nomination of Onochie had triggered an outcry from opposition parties, the media and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

    The CSOs had petitioned the Senate Committee on INEC, alleging that Onochie was a card-carrying member of a political party, hence not qualified to be appointed as an INEC national commissioner.

  • Akpabio breaks silence on jailed UNICAL professor who allegedly rigged election in his favour

    Akpabio breaks silence on jailed UNICAL professor who allegedly rigged election in his favour

    The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied claims that convicted Electoral Officer, Prof Peter Ogban rigged election in his favour and that of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    He described the claim as spurious, unfounded and malicious.

    Akpabio said he was rather a victim of the fraudulent manipulation of the election of Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District held on 23rd February 2019.

    The Minister in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Aniete Ekong in Abuja on Saturday also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of twisting the context of the judgement.

    “In their desperation in a continuing campaign of calumny against Senator Akpabio, the INEC in Akwa Ibom State twisted the context of the judgment and maliciously claimed that the election was rigged in favour of Senator Akpabio.

    “Nothing could be further from the truth. The facts of the case put a lie to this assertion. Contrarily, Senator Akpabio was a victim of the fraudulent manipulation of the election of Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District held on 23rd February 2019. He is vindicated that the perpetrators of the electoral fraud are being brought to justice. At last, the chickens are coming home to roost.”

    The statement further said: “It could be recalled that Sen. Godswill Akpabio had approached the National Assembly Election Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the February 23, 2019, Senatorial District elections which held in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District. Amongst those who were sued was the Returning Officer of Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Professor Ogban who alongside the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mike Igini, hijacked the Election Results from the Senatorial District Collation Headquarters, Ikot Ekpene to another Senatorial District at the INEC office in Uyo, where the collated votes of Senator Godswill Akpabio were maliciously and arbitrarily cancelled.

    “In that election, Sen. Godswill Akpabio’s votes totaling about 61,329 scored in his home Local Government Area – Essien Udim Local Government, having been collated, were not announced by Prof. Peter Ogban in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. Rather, Prof Ogban who served as the Senatorial District Returning Officer joined the Resident Electoral Commissioner to Uyo where the votes/ scores of Sen. Akpabio were cancelled in various polling units and collation centers of various Local Government Areas constituting Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District including 61,329 votes of his home local Government.”

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Ogban, a professor of Soil Science at the University of Calabar was sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Akwa Ibom High Court for electoral fraud.
    This was after he was found guilty of fraudulent manipulation of the election results of Akwa Ibom North- West Senatorial District held on Feb. 23, 2019.
  • BREAKING: Trump refuses to concede as world rejoice over Biden’s victory, continues war against election results

    BREAKING: Trump refuses to concede as world rejoice over Biden’s victory, continues war against election results

    Unbothered that several networks and news agencies that declared his defeat in the presidential election, Donald Trump has continued to rage against supposed fraud and election meddling in swing states that he claims cost him his victory – citing the US’s “history of election problems”

    Donald Trump refused to formally concede the US election on Sunday, even as senior Republicans began to distance themselves from him, and as recriminations were reported among aides to a man doomed to go down as an impeached, one-term president.

    This is coming a day after a stream of world leaders have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election.

    Today, Trump continued to tweet his defiance and to attract censure for making baseless claims about voter fraud and his supposed victory.