Tag: Votes
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In Nigeria we can’t get accurate count of votes – Jonathan reveals
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Nigerian electoral system cannot get accurate votes during elections in the country. He made the revelation on Tuesday at the YIAGA Africa Reflection Conference on Democratic Elections in West Africa held in Abuja.
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ONDO guber: Aieyedatiwa votes, confesses he’s at advantage
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has voted in the Ondo governorship election. The governor also confessed he is at advantage in the ongoing election. Aiyedatiwa cast his ballot at his Polling Unit 5, Ugbo Ward, 4 Obenla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state at around 8:50 am. After…
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Edo: Many LP members sold their votes, the election was a transaction- Akpata laments
The Labour Party guber candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has stated that his some of his party members sold their votes. He also faulted the outcome of the September 21 poll, saying it was marred by irregularities. Akpata stated this during an interview with a national TV station saying his legal team are compiling…
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Presidential poll petitions: Sticky issue of 25% votes in FCT – By Ehichioya Ezomon
There’s a saying: “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” This appears to summarise section 299 of Nigeria’s amended 1999 Constitution that designates the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, “as if it were one of the States of…
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Kano governorship election results: Again, NNPP overtakes APC leading by 3000 votes
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has returned to the top in Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State. The opposition party, which was in the early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress
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Why Tinubu needs 25% votes in FCT to be president – By Anietie Usen
I am not a lawyer. My first daughter and first son are. But that does not convey to me any scintilla or atom of knowledge of the law and the technicalities thereof. I have two degrees only in political science and have attended many executive leadership courses in Harvard Business School, Oxford Business School,
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The controversy over 25% votes in 2/3 of 36 states AND Abuja – By Enyeribe Anyanwu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed BolaTinubu was in the early hours of March 1, 2023 declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election of February 25, 2023. The declaration sparked widespread controversy and discontent across the length and breadth of the country.
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Presidential election: Atiku wins in Sokoto State with 288,679 votes
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of Saturday’s Presidential election in Sokoto State with 288,679 votes. The State Collation Officer and Vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Kabiru Bala, who presented the results in Sokoto on Tuesday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 285,444 votes.
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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…
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Vote Obi for President, other votes for APGA – Frank Nweke tells electorates
Frank Nweke Jr., the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu, has urged the electorates to vote for Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, on Feb. 25 and cast other votes for APGA candidates. Nweke made the call while addressing the 48th Annual Synod of the Methodist