2019 General Election!! Senate And House Of Reps Results As Announced By State INEC Offices

2019 General Election!! Senate And House Of Reps Results As Announced By State INEC Offices

As curled from thisday online newspaper…

Kaduna Deputy Governor Loses Senatorial Election to PDP

2:39pm

Sen. Danjuma La’ah (PDP-Kaduna South) has won the just concluded general election for the Kaduna South Senatorial District.

Mr Suleiman
Yashim, INEC Returning Officer who announced the result on Monday in
Kafanchan said Sen. Danjuma La’ah of the PDP scored a total 268,923 to
defeat Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala Bantex of the APC, who scored
133,287 votes.

News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that other runner-up candidates included, Rijo
Shekari of the SDP who scored 9,609 votes, Benedict Kura of ADC who
scored 2,741 with eight others.

Other results are being awaited at the Collation centre, INEC officer said. (NAN)Dankwambo Loses Senatorial Bid as APC Wins Gombe North 2:21pm

By  Segun Awofadeji in Gombe

Gombe State Governor and former PDP
presidential aspirant, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, suffered a great
political blow as he lost his bid to represent Gombe North in Satuday’s
election.

Governor
Dankwambo was beaten by Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali, who polled 152,551
votes against Governor Dankwambo’s 88,016 votes in Saturday’s National
Assembly election.

The
result was announced in Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area around
2:35am on Monday by the Returning Officer, Professor Umar Gurama, of the
Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State.

Even
though Governor Dankwambo won his Hassan Manzo polling unit with 325
votes as against Alkali’s 212 votes, it was however not enough to secure
the two-term governor a senatorial seat.

Governor
Dankwambo started smelling his defeat Saturday evening when he couldn’t
deliver his party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in his
Hassan Manzo ward. Atiku polled 80 votes against Buhari’s 457 votes.

With
this defeat, it is becoming doubtful if Governor Dankwambo, who is also
Atiku Abubakar’s campaign coordinator for the Northeast could spearhead
his party, the PDP, into victory in the governorship election expected
in two weeks time.

APC
on the other hand is celebrating the defeat, which they said was a
clear indication that the PDP was now dead and buried in Gombe State
according to its State Publicity Secretary, Naomi Joel Awak.

PDP Senatorial Candidate Leads in 5 FCT Area Councils

 1:55pm

The senatorial candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sen.
Philip Aduda has won five out of the six Area Councils in the territory.

The revelation was made at separate
presentations by council Collation Officers in Abuja while submitting
results from various councils to the Returning Officer, Prof. Sani Saka
of the University of Maiduguri.

The Bwari Area Council Collation
Officer, Prof. Simon Kawe of the Federal University Abuja while making
his presentation said that the area had a total of 230,269 registered
voters.

He said that the total number of
accredited voter was 84,541 and that the total valid vote cast was
77,700 as 2,697 votes were rejected.

Aduda of the PDP scored 51,797 votes to
beat the closest contestant and candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) Mr Jisalo Zephania who got 22,775 votes.

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Mr Johnson Somadina scored 749 votes.

Also, the Kuje Area Council Collation
Officer, Prof. Tony Onyishi of the Federal University Abuja in his
presentation said that the total number of voters in the area was
122,051 and that accredited voters were 44,562.

He said that the total votes cast was
42,604 and that the total valid votes were 41,407 while a total of 1,197
votes were rejected.

He said that Aduda of the PDP scored
25,190 votes to defeat all the other contestants while Zephaniah of the
APC scored 15,441 to emerged second position in the contest.

Earlier on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, the
Collation Officer in Abaji Area Council, reported that Aduda got 11,290
votes to beat Zephania who got 11,276 votes.

In Kwali Area Council, the Collation
Officer reporter that the PDP candidate got 17,642 to beat the APC
candidate who got 14,899 votes.

Also in Gwagwalada Area Council, Aduda
of the PDP was reported to have beaten Zephaniah having scored 29,567 to
defeat the APC candidate who got 22,318 votes.

At the time of filing this report, result from the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) was yet to be presented (NAN)

APC Wins Bauchi Central Senatorial District Election

1:50pm

From Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

The
Bauchi Central senatorial district election has been won by the
candidate of the All Progressives Congress Haliru Jika, who polled
66,024 votes.

His closest rival, Alhaji Bappah Aliyu of Peoples Redemption Party polled a total of 57,069 votes.

The Returning Officer, Prof Usman Enafaty announced the result on Monday.

Tinubu’s Wife  Retains Lagos Central Senatorial Seat

1:48pm

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Sen. Oluremi Tinubu winner of
February 23 election in Lagos Central Senatorial District.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Oyeyemi
Oyedola of the University of Lagos, said Mrs Tinubu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC)  polled 131,735.

She defeated Onitiri David of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 89,107 votes.

“l, Professor Oyeyemi Elijah Oyedola,
hereby certify that as the retuning officer, Lagos Central Senatorial
District with the election held on 23 of February, 2019 that the
election was contested among 14 candidates.

“I declare that Tinubu Oluremi Shade of
the APC has satisfied the requirements of law and scoring the highest
number of votes, hereby declared the winner and returned elected having
polled 131,735 votes,” he said.

The INEC Electoral Officer in Lagos
Island, Mr Sodiq Abubakar, lauded the security agents for their support
towards ensuring free, fair and credible election.

Abubakar said that no causality was recorded during the period of the election and urged the stakeholders to keep it up.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the election was conducted in five local government areas namely;,
Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Apapa, Surulere and Mainland. (NAN)

Ex-Gov Nnamani wins Enugu East Senatorial Election

12:02pm

By Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu

A former Governor of Enugu state and the
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, for Enugu East senatorial
zone has been declared as the winner of last Saturday’s National
Assembly election.

Nnamani
scored a total of 128,843 votes to defeat his closest rival, Lawrence
Ezeh, who garnered 14,225 vote while Uchenna Agbo of APGA came third
with 1,586 votes.

While announcing the results, the
Senatorial Election returning officer, Professor Michael Okolie,  said 
Senator Nnamani scored the highest numbers of votes cast and is hereby
declared  winner of the election.Ajimobi Loses Senatorial Bid to PDP

11:59am

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan

The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate for Oyo South Senatorial
District, Dr. Muhammed Kola Balogun, has defeated Governor Abiola
Ajimobi to clinch the senatorial seat.

Balogun
defeated Ajimobi who contested under the platform of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), in the National Assembly election held on
Saturday.

Ajimobi
whose second term in office will lapse on May 29, 2019 had earlier
represented the district between 2003 and 2007 under the platform of
Alliance for Democracy (AD).

The
election result was declared at the Agodi gate, headquarters of Ibadan
North Local Government Area, which served as the collation centre for
the district.

Professor Wole Akinsola, a former Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, declared the results Monday morning.

Akinsola
declared that Balogun, a former Commissioner for Commerce and
Cooperatives in the state scored a total of 105,720 votes to defeat
Ajimobi who secured 92,218.

He
announced that the incumbent Senator, Mr. Soji Akanbi of ADC scored
49,437 while ADP candidate, Dr. Fola Akinosun got 13,149 votes.

INEC Declares Ogun East Senatorial Election Results Inconclusive 

11:56am 

Femi Ogbonnikan in Abeokuta

The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the
results of the Ogun East senatorial district election inconclusive.
The Returning Officer for the district, Prof. Chris Nwoka, noted that at
the conclusion of the collation of results from the nine local
government areas that make up the zone, the APC had a total of 84,929
votes, while the PDP polled 82,457 votes.
Nwoka was about to declare the APC senatorial candidate, Senator
Mustapha Olalekan, the winner over his closest rival, Sosanwo Ayoola of
the PDP, when crisis broke out in the hall.
It was discovered that results were cancelled in Ward 10, Ajebandele, in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state.
The total number of voters in the ward exceeded the difference between the two leading parties.

Ifeanyi Ubah Wins Anambra South Senate Seat, Floors Andy Uba, Chris Uba

11:51am

By David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

The candidate of the Young Progressive
Party, YPP in the Saturday’s National Assembly elections, Dr. Patrick
Ifeanyi Ubah, has emerged winner of Anambra South Senatorial seat.

Dr. Ubah who polled 87,081 votes
defeated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All
Progressive Congress, APC, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chiefs
Chris Ubah, Andy Ubah and Nicholas Ukachukwu, who polled 52,462, 13,245
and 51,269 votes, respectively.

Speaking to Newsmen shortly after the
results were announced at the secretariat of Nnewi North Local
government, by Professor M.N Umenweke of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Senator Ubah dedicated his victory to the people of
the senatorial zone as he pledged his best for the task ahead.

Ubah left APGA for YPP after the leaders
of the party disqualified him for the primary election of the party to
pave way for the wife of the late leader of the party, Amb Bianca
Ojukwu, who also showed interest in the seat.

Ubah also made history by contesting on a
relatively unknown party to sack an incumbent senator, Andy Uba of APC
who also doubled as the state chairman of  President  Buhari campaign
council in  Anambra.

Gaya, Jibrin Retain Senatorial Seats in Kano

11:24am

Two incumbent Senators from Kano state have retained their seats
following their victory in the Saturday’s National Assembly elections.

The two Senators are: Sen. Barau Jibril-Maliya representing Kano
North Senatorial district and Sen. Kabiru Gaya, who is representing Kano
South Senatorial district.

Announcing the results of National Assembly elections, the returning
officer for Kano North Senatorial district, Prof. Ali Tijjani-Abdullahi
said on Monday that the APC senatorial candidate, Barau Jibril-Maliya
scored 286,419 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Alhaji Ahmed
Garba-Bichi, who polled 155, 638 votes.

Similarly, the returning officer for Kano South Senatorial district,
Prof. Ibrahim Barde of the Bayero University Kano declared the All
Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Kabiru Gaya as the winner of the
election in the Kano South Senatorial seat.

Barde said Gaya secured 319,004 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Alhaji Abdullahi Sani-Rogo who got 217,520 votes.

Meanwhile, the collation of results for the Kano Central Senatorial zone is ongoing at the collation Centre. (NAN)Mimiko Loses Senatorial Poll to PDP

11:08am

James Sowole in Akure

A former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, lost the Ondo Central Senatorial District Election.

Mimiko, who contested the senatorial election on the
platform of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), came third in the election
won by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Ayo
Akinyelure.

Akinyelure, in the results released by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Collation Centre in Akure,
scored 67,994 votes.

Mimiko scored 56,628 votes to become second runners up
behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Tayo
Alasoadura, who scored 58,092 votes.

Saraki Concedes Defeat, Congratulates Winner

10:58am

• Says ‘we’ve steered affairs of Kwarans to where we’re able to, let others take over from here’

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Senate
President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for
Kwara central senatorial district, Dr. Bukola Saraki,  Monday conceded
defeat and congratulated the All Progressives Congress(APC) senatorial
candidate,  Dr. Yahaya Oloriegbe, who won the senatorial election.

The APC candidate, Dr. Oloriegbe,  polled a total of 123,808 votes to defeat  Dr. Saraki that polled the 68,994 votes.

In
a statement issued in Ilorin signed by the Director General of the PDP
campaign council in the state, Professor Sulaiyman Abubakar, however
decribed “the outcome of the polls as painful one  but old empires
disappear so the new ones may emerge and hopefully reemerge again”.

The
statement said, “At this level, we have steered the affair of Kwarans
to where we were able to, let others take over from here. This is indeed
the message our people are passing across in this symbolic moment.

“I have no regret whatsoever. I have served my state and my country to the best of my ability”.

The
statement added, “I, therefore, thank all Saraki lovers across Kwara
state and our nation at large for their unwavering support.

“This
is certainly not the end. I will always do everything in my capacity to
better the lot of Kwarans. Once again, congratulations to Dr. Yahaya
Oloriegbe for his victory at the poll”.

APC Wins Two Senatorial Seats in Kano

10:08 AM

By Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Kano North and South Senatorial Seats of Kano State.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Works
and APC candidate, Senator Kabiru Gaya, beat Abdullahi Sani Togo of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win Kano South Senatorial ticket.

Gaya polled 319,004 to defeat the PDP candidate who scored 217,520.

In Kano North Senatorial, Senator Barau
Jibrin of APC won with 286,419 votes to beat the PDP candidate Ahmed
Garba Bichi who pulled 155,638 votes.

Meanwhile, the result of Kano Central
Senatorial election is being awaited as collation is still ongoing as at
the time of filing the report.

Oduah Wins Anambra North Senatorial District Polls 9:03am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared
former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah winner of the Anambra
North Senatorial District.

Declaring the result on Monday in Onitsha, the Returning Officer,
Prof. Hugh Maduka, said Oduah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
polled 113,989 votes to defeat 20 other candidates.

He said Mr Emmanuel Chinedu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA) came second with 59,937 votes while Mr Nelson Onubogu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) emerged third with 11,995 votes.

The Returning Officer said Mr Chinedu Ekwealor of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came fourth with 1,024 votes.

He noted that the election went fine except in some areas were ballot boxes and votes were burnt by hoodlums.

“The election went fine but there were skirmishes especially the one
documented in Oyi Local Government Area where votes were burnt,” he
said.

Reacting to her victory, Oduah said her re-election for second tenure was prove of God’s love for her and her people.

The Senator, who promised to sustain her quality representation at
the Red Chambers, said “it is a duty to further improve the livelihood
of the people of my senatorial district.”

She commended INEC on the conduct of the poll, but called for an improvement in the voting process.

“The process is evolving and I believe that sometimes in the near
future, we are going to perfect the electoral process, especially where
we can all vote from wherever we are.

“That will be the ultimate for INEC,” Oduah said. (NAN)

Amosun Wins Ogun Central Seat, Defeats Oseni-Gomez 

8:09 AM Feb 24,2019

Femi Ogbonnikan In Abeokuta

The Ogun State
Governor, Sen Ibikunle Amosun, has won the Ogun Central Senatorial seat.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate defeated the candidate of
the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mrs Titi Oseni-Gomez by 37,101
votes.

While announcing
the results, Prof Idris Akanbi, the Returning officer for Ogun Central
district, disclosed that, Amosun polled 88,110 votes, while Oseni-Gomez
won 37,101 votes. Ogun Central Senatorial district is made up of six
local government areas.

The Ogun Central Senatorial Collation was held at Centenary Hall, Ake, Abeokuta.

Below are the results from the local governments in Ogun Central as announced by INEC

(1) ABEOKUTA SOUTH LG

APC – 20,663
PDP – 8,264
APM – 584
ADC – 10,592
ADP – 24

(2) ABEOKUTA NORTH LG

APC- 18,385,
PDP- 4, 118,
APM- 2,496,
ADC – 7544,
ADP – 923.

(3) EWEKORO LG

APC – 8,133,
PDP, 3,671,
APM – 1,325,
ADC – 3,106

(4) ODEDA LG

APC -8, 217,
PDP – 3,563,
APM – 1,365,
ADC – 3,726

(5) OBAFEMI OWODE LG

APC – 13,712
PDP – 6,691
APM – 1,392
ADC – 4,242
ADP – 923

(6) IFO LG

APC – 19,000
PDP – 6,929
APM – 2,974
ADC – 5,986
ADP – 980

TOTAL SCORES:
APC – 88,110
PDP – 33, 276
APM – 10,039
ADC – 37,101
ADP – 6,510

Melaye Defeats Adeyemi in Kogi West

10:59pm

Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West senatorial district at the
National Assembly is leading Senator Smart Adeyemi according to the
result from INEC office in Lokoja. Out of seven local government
councils, Melaye won six local government councils.

Melaye is contesting under the platform of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) while Senator Adeyemi is contesting under the platform of
the All Progressive Congress (APC). Both of them are from Ijumu local
government council. While Senator Smart Adeyemi is from Iyara in Ijumu,
Senator Dino Melaye is from Ayetoro-Gbede also in Ijumu local government
council.

In Kabba-Bunu LGA, Senator Smart Adeyemi of APC scored 8971 while
Melaye of PDP scored 14756. In Kogi local government council, PDP scored
11024 while APC scored 15639; in Ijumu, PDP scored 11749 while APC
8517. In Lokoja local government, PDP scored 24576 while APC 18800. In
Yagba West, PDP scored 8942 while APC scored 6799. Also, in Mopa, scored
PDP 5112 while APC scored 3668.

In Yagba East, PDP scored 8638 while APC 5077. Adeyemi scored a total votes of 67, 471 while Senator Melaye scored 84, 797.

Igbinedion’s Daughter Loses House of Resp Seat to APC

10:45

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

Mr Dennis Idahosa, candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared winner of the Ovia
Federal Constituency in Edo State.

Idahosa, a former Commissioner in Edo,
polled a total of 28,509 to defeat the incumbent Ms Omosede Igbinedion,
daughter of Chief Gabriel Igbinedion who scored 23, 345 votes.

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) returning officer, Prof. Victor Igbinedion of the
University of Benin, announced the final result at Iguobazuwa,
headquarters of Ovia South West Local Government Area.

He said “Having polled the highest
number of votes cast, Idahosa of the APC has certified all electoral
conditions, and is returned elected as the winner of the Ovia Federal
Constituency seat elections conducted on Saturday”.

In his address after he was declared
winner, Idahosa who dedicated the victory to God, noted that it was the
“voice of the people against bad representation.”

He further said that the people of the
constituency had clearly shown, with their votes, that the mandate to
liberate the federal constituency is sacrosanct.

Idahosa stressed that never again would one single individual decideswho and what becomes what in the constituency.

While promising to entrench good representation, he promised to remain magnanimous in victory.

“It is in this light that I enjoin all
the good people of Ovia, both those who supported me and those who
worked against me, my opponents and the APC aspirants, who I contested
the party’s ticket with, to work with me for the betterment of the
constituency.

“This election was not all about Dennis
Idahosa, but the people, who have yearned for a better and effective
representation this past years,” he stated.

The APC candidate won 18 of the 23 wards in the constituency, while the PDP candidate won five.

Further breakdown of the result showed
that the APC candidate won in 9 of the 13 wards available in Ovia North
East Local Government Area, and 9 in the 10 in Ovia South West Local
Government.

Similarly, his opponent, Omosede
Igbinedion of the PDP, won four and one wards in Ovia North East and
Ovia South West Local Government Areas respectively.

APC Wins Osun Central

9:51PM

Yinka Kolawole Osogbo

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola
Bashiru, has been declared winner of Osun Central Senatorial election.

Bashiru was declared winner by the Returning Officer, Titilayo
Adelaje, a professor at Obafemi Awolowo University on Sunday night.

The APC candidate had 132,821 votes against his arch rival, Ganiyu
Olaoluwa of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, who polled 106,779 votes.

Mr Bashiru served as the Comissoner for Regional Integration in the
first term of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola and later served as
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the second tenure of
the same government.

See Osun Central Senatorial Election Results below:
Boluwaduro LG
APC – 5,428
PDP – 4,702

Ifedayo LG
APC – 4,524
PDP – 3,767

Ifelodun LG
APC – 15,637
PDP – 13,004

Ila LG
APC – 11,197
PDP – 8,766

Irepodun LG
APC – 10,474
PDP – 12,272

Orolu LG
APC – 8,883
PDP – 7,725

Olorunda LG
APC – 20,037
PDP – 15,393

Odo Otin LG
APC – 12,559
PDP – 11,614

Boripe LG
APC – 13, 439
PDP – 8, 183

Osogbo LG
APC – 30,643

PDP – 28,466
Total Votes for APC – 132,821
Total Votes for PDP – 106,779Senator Kaita Reelected as APC Wins Katsina North

9:34PM

By Nseobong Okon-Ekong

Result of the National Assembly
elections for Katsina North senatorial district and Daura/Sandamu/Mai
Adua Federal Constituency have been announced by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer,  Prof. Ojonigu Friday. 
 Ojonigu declared Senator Babba Ahmed
Kaita of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Katsina North
senatorial elections with 339438 votes. Kaita who is being returned for
another term defeated his closest opponent of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Alhaji Mani Nassarawa who scored 127529 votes, while the
candidate of the Accord Party, Hon. Lawal Nalado polled 14152 votes.

The Returning Officer said total number of registered voters in the
district was 946538, while accredited voters stood at 503798. Valid
votes cast at the election was 469127. The number of rejected votes was
12478. In all total votes cast was 481605.

In a related development, the INEC Returning Officer for
Daura/Sandamu/Mai Adua Federal Constituency, Dr. Babangida Umar also
declared Fatiu Mohammed of the APC as winner of the federal house of
representatives election in the constituency.

He declared that Mohammed scored 94730 votes to defeat the PDP candidate Usman Tela who scored 25114 votes.

According to him, total votes cast in the election was 123179. Number of rejected votes stood at 8329.

APC Wins Kwara South Senatorial Election

9:20PM

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Mr. Lola Ashiru, was on Sunday night declared the winner
of the Kwara South Senatorial District election held on Saturday.

The Returning Officer for the election,
Prof. Sylvia Malom, while declaring the result at the Irepodun Local
Government Secretariat in Omu-Aran, said Ashiru polled 89, 704 to emerge
winner.

Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim, the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who was Ashiru’s closest rival in the
election, polled 45, 176 votes.

Malomo said Ashiru having scored the highest number of votes in the election was declared winner and returned elected.

PDP Wins Oredo Federal Constituency

9:13PM

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

Omoregie Ogbeide Ihama of the PDP has been declared winner of Oredo Federal Constituency seat of Edo State..

He polled 32,895 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Hon. Tony Osaigbovo Iyoha, who scored 23,352 votes.‎

Announcing the results, the Returning
Officer, Prof. Elizabeth Omotunde Ogbechukwu said “Ogbeide-Ihama, having
met all requirements, is hereby declare him winner of the election”.

Saraki Loses Senate Seat

9:00PM

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Senate President Bukola Saraki has lost
Kwara Central Senatorial Seat to the candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Dr. Yahaya Oloriegbe.

In the latest result announced by the
INEC collation officer on Sunday night, Saraki polled 30,075 votes
against Oloriegbe’s 51,531 votes in Ilorin West local government area,
the last of the four local government results announced.

The APC candidate defeated the Senate President in all the four local governments in Kwara Central senatorial district.

In Ilorin South Local Government, Oloriegbe polled 26,331 votes while Saraki polled 13,031votes.

In Asa local government area, APC scored 15,932 votes while PDP got 11,252.

The election result for Ilorin East
local government council declared by the INEC collation officer,
Professor Mufutau Ijaya, showed that APC polled 30,014 votes while PDP
got 14,654 votes.

APC Wins Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos

8:49PM

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the
winner of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections in
Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State.

Dr. Musa Obalola, the INEC Returning
Officer for the Feb. 23 House of Representatives poll for Ikorodu
Federal Constituency, declared the result on Sunday at INEC’s collation
centre in Ikorodu at 6:22pm on Sunday.

According to him, Mr Babajimi Benson of
APC, who represents the constituency in the House of Representatives, is
returned as the winner.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, with the result, Benson has won for the second term.

According to Obalola, the APC candidate
polled 42,563 votes to beat his closest rival, Mrs Omotolani Popoola of
the PDP, who got 19, 825 votes.

He added that AD got 180 votes, ADC, 360
votes and CAP, 11, out of the 66, 875 total votes cast in the federal
constituency election.

In the same vein, Dr Prof. Abidemi
Akindele, the INEC Collation Officer, who announced the result of the
senatorial poll in the federal constituency, declared that APC candidate
won with 42,770 votes against PDP’s candidate, who got 20,382 votes.

He said that AD got 204 votes and DPP, 147 votes, out of 66,768 votes cast.

Mr Bayo Osinowo is the APC Candidate,
while Mrs Abiodun Oyefusi is the PDP Candidate for Lagos East Senatorial
District, which Ikorodu Federal Constituency is part of.

The Collation Officer for the
presidential poll, Prof. Ilupeju Akanbi, announced that the APC defeated
PDP by polling 40, 719 votes against PDP’s 21,252 in the president
poll.

Akanbi also announced that AAC scored 410 and PCP, 375 votes out of the 63, 658 total votes cast in the election. (NAN)

Saraki Loses Another Local Govt to APC

8:45PM

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Kwara
Central Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Saturday’s National Assembly elections, Dr. Yahaya Oloriegbe, has
defeated Senate President Bukola Saraki, Peoples Democratic Party
senatorial candidate,  in Ilorin South Local Government area of the
state.

Dr. Oloriegbe polled 26,331 votes while Dr. Saraki polled 13,031votes.

The
INEC collation officer of Ilorin South LGA, Professor Rauf Kamil,
disclosed this while presenting the outcome of the polls in the local
government  at the state headquarters of INEC in Ilorin on Sunday night.

With
the latest result, Saraki has lost three local government areas  to
APC, out of the four local governments in his senatorial district,
putting his bid to return to the senate in jeopardy.

INEC had earlier announced the in Asa and Ilorin East local government areas.

In Asa local government area, APC scored 15,932 votes while PDP got 11,252.

The
result announced by the Local Government Collation Officer, Professor
Emmanuel Sanya, at the state headquarters of INEC, also showed that
Accord Party scored 18 votes, AA 74, ACPN 25, ADC 33, ADP 55 ANRP 33 and
ANP 20.

The
election result for Ilorin East local government council declared by
the INEC collation officer, Professor Mufutau Ijaya, showed that APC
polled 30,014 votes while PDP got 14,654 votes.

PDP Wins in Four LGs in Enugu

7:30PM

By Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu

The presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won in all
the four councils so far declared by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) in Enugu.

The Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azimiwe
University, Awka and the State Collation Officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku,
collated the results as they were declared by the Council Collation
Officers.

Enugu South LGA:

PDP polled 25,631
APC 2350

Aninri LGA:

PDP – 19,062.
APC- 1,462.

Ezeagu LGA:

PDP – 15,526.
APC – 3,103.

Enugu North LGA:

PDP – 24,921.
APC – 825.

Ondo: Boroffice Emerges Third Term Senator

6:50PM

James Sowole in Akure

For the second time since the beginning
of Fourth Republic, Ondo State Sunday produced a third term senator in
the person of Prof. Ajayi Boroffice.

The first person that was elected for a
third term was Senator Gbenga Oguniya, who was in the Upper Chamber of
the National Assembly from 1999 to 2011 when he represented Ondo
Central.

Boroffice has been in the Senate since 2011 when he was elected on the platform of Labour Party (LP).

He however defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) before the end of his first term in office.

The third term senator, who contested on
the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated other
contestants by wise merging.

In the results announced by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the senatorial
collation centre, Owo, Boroffice scored 53,199 votes to defeat Dr Tunji
Abayomi of the Action Alliance (AA), who scored 43,100 votes, while the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Segun Alonge, scored 34,490
votes.

In Akoko North East/Akoko North West
Federal Constituency, the APC candidate Olubunmi Tunji Ojo defeated the
incumbent, Stephen Olemija, who left APC when he lost the primary to
contest under the platform of AA.

Ojo scored 20,988 votes to defeat AA and PDP candidates who scored 10,979 and 12,969 respectively.

In the Akoko South West/Akoko South East
Federal Constituency, Mr Ade Adeogun of APC scored 19,047 to beat AA
and PDP candidates who scored 14,914 and 12,907 respectively.

The results were announced at the respective collation centres by INEC.

In the results announced by INEC for the
Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency, Mr Ikengboju Gboluga of the PDP
scored 31,042 votes to defeat Hon. Albert Akintoye who scored 19,875.

Kaduna Dep Gov Loses in LG in Senatorial Poll

6:16PM

John Shiklam in Kaduna

The collation of the presidential and
National Assembly elections which held Saturday in Kaduna is still
ongoing in the 23 local government areas of the state.

Only the senatorial result in Kaura
Local Government Area in the Southern Kaduna senatorial zone was
officially announced on Sunday.

Announcing the senatorial result for the
local government, the INEC Returning Officer, Luka K. Maude, said that
the Kaduna Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala Bantex of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) lost to the incumbent senator and candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Danjuma La’ah.

According to the result, the PDP scored 29,356, while the APC polled 9,071 votes.

Both Bantex and La’ah are from the same Kaura Local Government Area.

Results from the seven other local
government areas that make up the southern senatorial zone were being
awaited before a winner is finally declared.

The result announced on Sunday by the
INEC Returning Officer, Luka K. Maude, showed that the PDP scored
29,356, while the APC polled 9,071.

Other results from the seven other councils that make up the senatorial zone were still being collated.

They include Kachia, Kagarko,Zango, Jaba, Jama’a, Sanga and Kauru.

Also in Kaduna Central and Kaduna North
senatorial zones, results of the presidential and National Assembly
elections were being collated in the various local governments.

In Kaduna Central Senatorial zone,
results of all the elections were still being collated as at 4:00pm when
THISDAY visited the Kaduna North office of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) at Majajin Gari, Kaduna.

Speaking in an interview, the Electoral
Officer, Habiba Garba Abubakar, said the the collation will take some
time to conclude because three election results were being collated.

“We are doing three things at the same
time. We are collating the results for the Senate, the President and
House of Representatives.

“For the president, every local
government is doing the collation at this time. At the end of the day,
we will take it to the state headquarters of INEC, then from there they
will do the collation from all the local governments and take the
results to Abuja,” she explained.

APC Clears All Senate, Reps Seats in Ekiti

(5:41PM)
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)
candidates as winners of the three senatorial and six House of
Representatives seats in Ekiti State in Saturday’s National Assembly
elections.

In the results declared by INEC, Prince
Dayo Adeyeye of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared
winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial District.

A former House of Representatives member
and All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Ekiti
Central for the Saturday National Assembly elections, Hon. Opeyemi
Bamidele, has won the senatorial seat in the state.

Bamidele, who was in the lower chambers
of the National Assembly between 2011 and 2015, scored a total of 94,279
to trounce the PDP candidate, Mr Obafemi Adewale, who polled a total of
48,707 votes.

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Laide Lawal, announced the results in the early hours of Sunday in Ikere.

While the winner scored 77,621 votes,
the opposition PDP and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi,
polled a total of 53,741 votes.

Apart from the APC and PDP, the other
parties that participated in the election were Democratic Alliance (DA),
Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), NAC and
others.

Similarly, the INEC Returning Officer,
Prof. Sunday Abayomi Fasina, declared the Senator Adetunmbi of the APC
the winner of the Ekiti North Senatorial District poll.

Adetunmbi polled 60,689 votes to defeat the incumbent Senator Duro Faseyi of the PDP who recorded 49,209 votes.

However, the candidates of the APC in
both Ekiti South constituency 1 and Ekiti North constituency II, Hon.
Yemi Adaramodu and Olarewaju Ibrahim, were declared the winners with a
wide margin of victory respectively.

Adaramodu of the APC emerged with a
total number of 41,864 as against the candidature of the PDP, Mr. Segun
Adekola, who polled 24,707.

The APC candidate in Ekiti North
constituency II, Olarewaju Ibrahim, polled 29,388 votes against his PDP
opponent, Mr. Olusola Omotoso, who garnered 23,684 votes.

Hon. Sola Fatoba and Mrs Wumi Ogunlola,
APC candidates for the House of Representatives seats in Ekiti Central
Federal constituencies 1 and 2 respectively, also won in the contests.

The candidate of APC in Ekiti North federal constituency 1, Mr Peter Owolabi defeated the incumbent, Kehinde Agboola of the PDP.

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Governor, Dr
Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday hailed the election results declared which
favoured all the National Assembly candidates of his party.

Fayemi spoke at the Government House
Chapel, Ado-Ekiti, where he worshiped along with Prince Dayo Adeyeye
(senator-elect for Ekiti Central District) and Hon. Sola Fatoba
(member-elect, House of Representatives Ekiti Central 1) and Prof. Dupe
Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of the state.

He, however, sympathised with families
of victims of election violence as reported in some parts of the
country, while urging Nigerians to always seek for peace at all time.

The governor also urged winners in the
election to be humble and focused on service delivery. He advised them
to see their victory as a product of God’s grace and not as a result of
their power or might.

“We have every reason to thank God for
the peaceful conduct of the election in Ekiti State. Two weeks ago, the
congregation here raised prayer points concerning the peaceful conduct
of the election in our state. And God indeed answered our prayers.

“The elections held in a peaceful
atmosphere in Ekiti. We pray for the repose of the lives lost during the
election in some parts of the country and pray that peace will reign
supreme in the country,” he said.

APC Wins Two Federal Constituencies in Osun

(5:33PM)

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), has declared Mr Amobi Yunusa Akintola, the All
Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Iwo/Ayedire Olaoluwa federal
constituency winner of Saturday’s National Assembly election.

The returning officer, Prof Rufus
Adesoji Adedoyin, from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife declared
Amobi winner having polled the highest number votes.

Amobi according to Prof Adedoyin, polled
29,229 votes as against the PDP candidate, Mr Mudasir Lukman, who came
second with a total vote of 21,608.

Adiat Olaposi of ADP came third. He polled 17,624.

Also APC’s Fakeye emerged winner of Ila/Ifedayo/Boluwaduro Federal Constituency in the election.

INEC returning officer, Prof Paul
Ogunjiyagbe, returned Fakeye as winner having scored highest votes of
20,371 to defeat his opponent, Hon Clement Akanni, who polled 17,247
votes.

Okrika Results Missing, Military, Thugs Allegedly Chase Materials at Collation Centres

(5:14PM)

Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt

The results of elections in Okrika Local
Government Area of Rivers State have been hijacked by unknown persons,
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said.

This is as the commission confirmed that
its staff, Mrs. Mary Efeturi, who was allegedly held hostage by the
Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi, using the military at the
Ikwerre Local Government Area Collation Centre, has returned to the
commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt but without the collated
results.

The Director of Voter Education and
Publicity of INEC in Rivers State, Chief Edwin Enabor, told THISDAY on
telephone that results from Okrika were no more expected at the
commission as they were no more certain of the location of the materials
and officials.

“Technically speaking, Okrika has no results. The commission may have to hold fresh elections in that area,” he said.

He also confirmed that Efeturi was back in the office and writing her report on her travails.

“She is back in her office now and
writing her report on her experience. She did not come back with the
result as that was taken away by the military that detained her. The
commission will make appropriate response after studying her report,” he
said.

THISDAY can confirm that as at 3pm only results from five local government areas have reached the commission.

Reports from the local government areas
indicate that thugs, sometimes aided by the military, were going round
the collation centres, to wrest the materials from INEC officials.

Indeed, an INEC official, who handled
the results from Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, said she was molested
by thugs who wanted to snatch the materials and results of the
presidential elections from her.

She said she was rescued by policemen
who brought her and the materials to the commission’s headquarters with
results of the presidential election.

APC Wins Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency

(4:54 PM)

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has declared Comrade Peter Akpatason of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency
polls held Saturday.

He scored a total of 27,097 votes to defeat his closest rival, Oladele Bankole-Balogun, of the PDP who scored 16,053 votes.

Akoko-Edo Federal constituency is home
to prominent personalities like Senator Domingo Obende, Chief of Staff
to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, Speaker, Edo State House
of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, Elder Ayo Olowojoba and Hon. Segun
Oseh, amongst others.

See details of results of Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency below:

APC                PDP

1. 1722         1654

2.  2345         1782

3.  2073         1372

4.  2962         2041

5.  2144           1722

6.  1823            912

7.  2864          1460

8.  2741         1493

9.  6469         2212

10.  1951       1405

Total:

APC           PDP

27,097      16,053

APC Wins in Kano, Yobe LGs

(4:30pm)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Kano State has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the
Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections in Madobi Local
Government Area of the state.

Madobi is the local government area of Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial zone.

Dr Sani Umar, the returning officer for the local government, made the announcement on Sunday at Madobi.

He said that the APC presidential
candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, secured 26,110 to defeat the PDP
presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar who got 13,113 votes.

Similarly, Prof. Mansir Umar-Bindawa,
the returning officer who announced the National Assembly election
results, said the APC candidate for Kano Central senatorial candidate
secured 22,731, while the PDP senatorial candidate got 15,524 votes in
the local government.

According to Umar-Bindawa, the APC House
of Representatives candidate defeated his PDP counterpart with 22,100
votes as against 15,925 votes.
Similarly, INEC has declared the APC presidential candidate as winner of Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.

The INEC returning officer, Dr Mohammed
Murtala, who announced the result, said Buhari scored 19,984 to defeat
Atiku of the PDP who polled 7,732 votes.
Murtala also announced APC as winner of the Kano North Senatorial zone
with 16,794 votes as against PDP’s 10,746 and PRP’s 397 votes.
The returning officer for the presidential election in Garin Malam Local
Government Area, Prof. Dahiru Sani-Shuaibu, said APC scored 23,810
against PDP’s 4,861 votes.
Dr Umar Abbas, the returning officer for the Senate in Garin Malam Local
Government, said APC’s senatorial candidate for Kano South Senatorial
zone scored 18,412, while the PDP candidate scored 8,548 votes.
Abbas also declared APC House of Representatives’ candidate winner after
polling 18,029 to defeat PDP’s candidate who scored 8,262 votes.

In Yobe State, the APC scored 12,227
votes against PDP’s 325 votes in the presidential election in Gujba
Local Government Area of the state.

Dr Madu Gadaka, the Collation Officer of
the local government, while presenting the election results on Sunday,
said a total of 13,526 votes were cast, out of which APC garnered 12,227
and PDP scored 325, while 635 votes were rejected.

Prof. Abubakar Gundiri, presidential
collation officer in Yobe, asked agents of the parties if their records
tally with the submission made by the local government collation
officer.

Dr Zaji Bunu, APC agent and Dr Abdu
Bulama of PDP, both agreed with the figures submitted as true copy of
the election results. (NAN)

PDP Wins N’Assembly Poll in Awgu LGA of Enugu State

(4:12 PM)

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the National Assembly polls in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Announcing the result in Awgu on Sunday, the INEC Returning Officer
in the council, Prof. Emmanuel Eze, disclosed that the PDP polled 18,879
votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 2,710 for Enugu
West senatorial seat.

For the House of Representatives, Eze said the PDP polled 18,958
followed by the APC with 2,817 votes and the All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA), 1,335 votes.

The returning officer said that valid votes cast were 23,607 out of the total 24,442 registered voters with 840 void votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the senatorial contest
was between the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu of the PDP and
Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu
Buhari on Justice Reform for the APC.

The PDP two-term lawmaker Toby Okechukwu is contesting with an ace
broadcaster Obiora Ilo of the African Independent Television (AIT) for
the APC for Awgu/Aninri/Oji River federal constituency. (NAN)

APC Wins 2 Senate, 5 Reps Seats  in Ekiti

2:45PM

•  Senate minority leader olujinmi loses seat
•  Fayemi  hails  victory

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC)  has declared the All Progressives Congress(APC) as
winner of two out of the three  senate seats and five out of the six
House of Representatives seats in the Saturday’s National Assembly
elections.

In the results declared so far, Prince
Dayo Adeyeye of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared
winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial District.

However, results of  Senatorial election
in Ekiti Central has not been declared, where  Hon Opeyemi Bamidele of
the APC slugged it out with his counterpart in the PDP, Mr Obafemi
Adewale.

Result of election in Ekiti South
federal constituency II, involving Hon Femi Bamisile of the APC and the
present occupant, Hon Akin Awodumila of the PDP, has not been officially
declared by INEC.

INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Laide Lawal announced the results in the early hours of Sunday in Ikere.

While the winner scored 77,621 votes,
the opposition People’s Democratic Party and Senate Minority Leader, 
Senator . Biodun Olujimi polled a total of 53,741 votes

Apart from the APC and PDP, the other
parties that participated in the election were Democratic Alliance (DA),
Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN), NAC and
others

Similarly, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Sunday Abayomi
Fasina declared the Sen. Adetunmbi of the APC the winner of the Ekiti
North Senatorial District
poll.

Sen. Adetunmbi polled 60,689 votes to defeat the incumbent Senator Duro Faseyi of the PDP who recorded 49,209 votes.

However, the candidates of the All
Progressives in both Ekiti South constituency 1 and Ekiti North
constituency II, Hon. Yemi Adaramodu and Olarewaju Ibrahim were declared
the winner with a wide margin of victory respectively.

Hon. Yemi Adaramodu of the APC emerged
with a total number of 41864 as against the candidature of the Peoples’
Democratic Party, Mr. Segun Adekola who polled 24, 707.

While All Progressives Congress
candidates in  Ekiti North constituency II, Olarewaju Ibrahim polled
29,388 votes against the PDP flagbearer , Arch Olusola Omotoso who
garnered 23,684 votes.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi
on Sunday , hails election results declared , which favoured all the
National Assembly candidates of the party.

Governor Fayemi spoke at the Government
House Chapel, Ado-Ekiti , where he worshiped along with Prince Dayo
Adeyeye (Senator-Elect for Ekiti Central District) and  Hon Sola Fatoba
(member –Elect, House of Representatives Ekiti Central 1) and Prof Dupe
Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of the state.

He, however , sympathised with families
of victims of election violence as reported in some parts of the
country, while urging Nigerians to always seek for peace at all time,

Governor Fayemi also urged winners in
the election to be humble and focus on service delivery. He advised them
to see their victory as a product of God’s grace and not as a result of
their power or might.

“We have every reason to thank God for
the peaceful conduct of the election in Ekiti State. Two weeks ago, the
congregation here raised prayer points concerning the peaceful conduct
of the election in our state. And God indeed answered our prayers.

“The elections held in a peaceful
atmosphere in Ekiti. We pray for the repose of the lives lost during the
election in some parts of the country and pray that peace will reign
supreme in the country”.

Source:- Thisdaylive