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  • Kado
  • Apr, Sun, 2023
Politics

Adamawa 2023: INEC begins collation of governorship supplementary election results

Adamawa 2023: INEC begins collation of governorship supplementary election results

By Ibrahim Kado

Collation

Yola, April 16, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced collation of the governorship supplementary election results held on Saturday.

Speaking at the commencement of the exercise in Yola, Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state Collation Officer, said the results of Demsa and Yola-South Local Government Areas were ready.

Mele urged the local government returning officers and the party agents to abide by the process for successful collation.

Dr Baba Bila, the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba States, announced that each political party would be represented by only one agent.

Bila explained that the collation process required that the local government returning officers must first register with the secretariat, get results verified before presenting to state collation officer loudly.

He called on them to also be patient with the process for a successful collection of the results.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections were held in 69 polling units across 20 local government areas in the state.

Results from Demsa, Yola South, Yola North and Lamurde Local Government Areas have been collated as at press time. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

IMK/BKD/MST

Edited by Auwalu Birnin Kudu/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

  • Kado
  • Mar, Mon, 2023
General news

INEC postpones collation of results in Adamawa

INEC postpones collation of results in Adamawa

Collation

By Ibrahim Kado

Yola, March 20, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of the Governorship election results from Local Government Areas (LGAs) until noon.

Prof. Mohammed Mele, state collation officer and Mr Yakubu Ari, Adamawa resident Electoral Commissioner, REC announced this on Monday after collation of results from 20 out of the 21 LGAs.

He said that the exercise was postponed to enable verifation of the results from Fufore local government area which were snatched.

Shortyly before the shift, two agents of the leading parties in the election, People Democratic Party PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC, urged INEC to ensure justice in collation of the results before declaration.

NAN reports that security agencies were also deployed to major roads in the state capital to ensure security following a protest by some political thugs in the metropolis after the adjournment.

The road leading to INEC office had also been cordoned off from Gate II of the Jimeta modern market to fire service roundabout. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

IMK/SH

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edited by Sadiya Hamza

 

General news

Polls: Collation of governorship results commences in Bauchi 

Polls: Collation of governorship results commences in Bauchi 

 

Collation
By Ahmed Kaigama
Bauchi, March 19, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collation of governorship and House of Assembly elections results in Bauchi State.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collation commenced at 3:30 p.m on Sunday for the governorship and House Assembly election held on Saturday across the 20 Local Government Areas of the state.

 

The local governments include: Bauchi, Bogoro, Toro, Giade, Tafawa Balewa, Dass, Jammare, Shira Katagum, Alkaleri,  Kirfi.

 

Others are: Itas Gadau, Misau Dambam, Gamawa, Ningi, Warji Ganjuwa and Darazo

 

The Returning officer for the governorship election in Bauchi, Prof. Abdulkarim Mohammed and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa, said the collation was very crucial to the electoral process.

 

He said the collation was being carried out in the presence of all political party agents, observers and security agencies.

 

Mohammed urged the audience in the hall to maintain absolute silence during the process.

 

He said the collation would be on a first-come-first serve basis. (NAN)

(www.nannews.ng)

MAK/CEO/BRM

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Edited by Chidi Opara/Bashir Rabe Mani

  • Kado
  • Mar, Sun, 2023
General news

INEC begins collation of results in Adamawa

INEC begins collation of results in Adamawa

Collation

By Ibrahim Kado

Yola, March 19, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of governorship election results from the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa.

Declaring the process open on Sunday, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, called for orderliness for the success of the exercise.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise commenced at about 12:30 p.m. with results from Guyuk Local Government Area.

Other local governments areas whose results had arrived as at the time of filling this report include; Shelleng, Gombi, Jada, Girei, Ganye, Lamurde and Maiha.

Present at the commencement of the collation were the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Afolabi Babatola; Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCD), Bello Sinusi; Comptroller Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ibrahim Maina.

Others were Commandant National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Agboalu Samson and Zonal Controller Federal Fire Service, Modi Andrew. Representatives of EFCC, National Orientation Agency (NOA) and party agents were also presen.

NAN also reports that security personnel were deployed to major roads in the metropolis while Galadima Aminu Way leading to INEC office was blocked to ensure security during the exercise (NAN) (www.nannews.ng )

IMK/ABA/KUA

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Edited by Abubakar Ahmed/Uche Anunne