Tag: senatorial
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I have no interest in Lagos senatorial seat – Alake
Mr Dele Alake, a former Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, has denied interest in the vacant Lagos East senatorial seat. Senator Adebayo Osinowo who died on June 15 occupied the seat before his death. False news circulated from a magazine that Dele Alake is vying to replace the late senator. Alake described his purported…
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We’ll save N290m for conducting governorship, Kogi West senatorial polls same day – INEC
The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) said it would be saving the country over N290 million for conducting both the Kogi West Senatorial District and the governorship election on Nov. 16. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja, on Tuesday. Yakubu said that…
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APC wins Bauchi South senatorial by-election
Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Lawal Yahaya Gumau has won the Bauchi south senatorial by-election held yesterday across seven local government areas of Bauchi state. While declaring the results, the Returning Officer of the by-election, Professor Ahmed Sarki Fagam announced that the APC candidate polled a total of 119,489 votes out of the total…
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Okorocha joins Imo West senatorial race
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday declared his intention to contest for the Imo West senatorial seat in 2019. The governor said his participation would brighten the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) . Okorocha, who spoke at the Government House in Owerri, at the inauguration of…