At last a winner has emerged in the Kogi state governorship election. He is Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced Ododo as the winner at 10:23pm on Sunday. “Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC,…
A Civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to carry out a thourough investigation into allegations of electoral bribery and violence in the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states In a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged INEC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has adjourned the collation of results in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election till Monday noon. So far results from six of the eight local government areas in the state namely Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor have been collated. The remaining local government areas are Brass and Southern…
Following the brouhaha that ensued during the off season governorship election in Kogi state, the independent national electoral commission has said it would conduct fresh election in nine wards where election was suspended in Kogi State. The election suspended in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State was as a result of…
Governor Hope Uzodinma has been declared as the winner of the state governorship election. According to the state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Uzodimma got 540,308, votes while Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party came a distant second with a total…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned collation of results in the governorship election in Bayelsa and Imo state. The Returning Officer for the election Faruk Adamu Kuta announced this late Saturday at the INEC Collation Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He said the collation will now take place by 10:00 am on Sunday…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently addressed issues concerning reports of forged election results emerging from the recent off-cycle Governorship polls in Kogi State, located in North-Central Nigeria. INEC’s senior officials deployed to the state are actively investigating an alarming incident involving the completion of result sheets in certain polling units before the official…
All is now set for this weekend’s off cycle election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Electoral umpire INEC has since begun the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the exercise. The electoral body also distributed life jackets across the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State where the governorship election will be held….
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify Governor Hope Uzodimma and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), 24 hours before the Imo governorship election. This was as a result of the reported involvement of the APC and Governor Uzodimma in producing and circulating a fake video…
INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu says “the Independent National Electoral Commission is not interested in who wins the governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states”. In a statement on Thursday the electoral chief pledged to ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates in the elections. In less than 48 hours,…
