Tag: Governorship Election
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Ogboru denies receiving N3bn for governorship election, warns APC faceless group
*Says Ogboru, Uduaghan, Omo-Agege relationship intact Against the rumour making the round that over N3 billion naira was released for the governorship election of the candidate of the Delta state All Progress Congress, APC, the Media Director of the Delta APC Campaign Organization, Mr. Zik Zulu Okafor, has warned in a strong term APC faceless…
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INEC declares Plateau governorship polls inclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship elections in Plateau inclusive. Prof. Richard Kimbir, the Returning Officer for the election in the state announced this on Monday in Jos, after collating results from the 17 local government areas of the state. Kimbir, who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture,…
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PDP hints on boycotting governorship election in Jigawa
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it may not participate in the March 9 governorship election in Jigawa State unless the state’s police commissioner, Bala Senchi is redeployed. The party alleged rigging, vote buying and police intimidation in the state during the presidential and National Assembly elections. Mustapha Lamido, a defeated…
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Guber candidates, Agbaje, Sanwo-Olu ring in 2019 in unity [Photos]
Governorship candidates, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rang in 2019 in unity attending New Year’s Day mass together in Lagos state. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the two Lagos state governorship candidates attended the 2019 New Year’s Day mass held at the Holy Cross Cathedral,…
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Ebonyi: 2 women, 31 others battle Umahi for governorship seat
Two women, Perpetual Ogbuekwu and Grace Uduma-Eze, and thirty-one other gubernatorial candidates will slug it out with incumbent Governor David Umahi in the 2019 governorship election in Ebonyi state. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this according to notices published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) at its Head office in Abakaliki, capital of the State. While…
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Why we lost Ekiti governorship election – SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), one of the contending political parties at the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State has explained why it lost in the contest. This was revealed in an interview on Sunday by a former Minister of Education and chieftain of the party, Prof Tunde Adeniran. The former PDP national chairmanship…
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PDP rejects Ekiti governorship election results
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election results as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC had declared Dr Kayode Fayemi, a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the election with 197,459 votes. According to the result…