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Adamawa Guber Poll: PDP leads as INEC announce results of 17 LGs

Adamawa Guber Poll: PDP leads as INEC announce results of 17 LGs
By Yakubu Uba
Yola, March 10, 2019 (NAN) The candidate of PDP, Alhaji Umaru Fintiri, is leading incumbent Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa as INEC announced the results of 17 out of 21 local government areas in the state.
Fintiri is leading with 308,356 votes, while Bindow has 288,443 votes.
The results announced at the Governorship Collation Centre in Yola before the Returning Officer, Prof. Andrew Haruna, indicated that Fintiri won in Mayo-Belwa, Yola North, Song, Michika, Numan, Guyuk, Jada, Lamurde and Demsa Local Government Areas.
Bindow clinched Shelleng, Yola South, Girei, Mubi North, Mubi South, Maiha, Fufore, Ganye and Maiha Local Government Areas.
The results from remaining four local government areas of the state are being awaited. (NAN)
YMU/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Politics

PDP rejects Katsina State presidential election result

PDP rejects Katsina State presidential election result
By Zubairu Idris
Rejection
Katsina, Feb. 26, 2019(NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the presidential election result from Katsina State over alleged irregularities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and an indigene of the state, polled 1,232,133 votes to beat Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, who scored 303,056 votes in the poll.
Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, the state PDP Chairman, disclosed the party’s position at a news conference on Tuesday in Katsina.
He alleged that there were some election irregularities committed in some local government areas of the state during the poll that were unacceptable to the PDP.
“Like in Kankara Local Government Area, some uncustomised result sheets are used to enter results, even though, they are from INEC, but are not the ones specifically supposed to be used for 2019 elections.
“In other places, there are over voting which we also observed, we are not satisfied with the result, that is why we rejected it and refused to sign.
“We raised objections on these issues during collation, but we are overruled.
“We will also raise these issues in Abuja during the final collation,” he said. (NAN)
ZI/ECN/MST
Edited by Emmanuel Nwoye/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Politics

INEC declares Sankara senator for Jigawa North West

INEC declares Sankara senator for Jigawa North West
By Abdullahi Shugaba
Result
Dutse, Feb. 25, 2019 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared APC’s Danladi Sankara as winner for Jigawa North West senatorial district.
The Retuning Officer for the election, Prof. Usman Haruna of the Federal University Dutse, who announced the result in Gumel on Monday, said that Sankara scored 286,655 votes to defeat his PDP opponent, Alhaji Nasiru Roni, who scored 120,314 votes.
Haruna said that Alhaji Muhammad Alkali candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) scored 29,906 votes.
He stated that the election was conducted in a transparent manner in line with the INEC rules and guidelines.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Sankara had once represented the district on the platform of the PDP.
He later lost to serving Sen. Abdullahi Muhammad of the APC.
Sankara later defected to the APC and secured the ticket to re-contest the position. (NAN)
AIS/CHOM/ MST
Edited by Chioma Ugboma/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Poll result: Collation officer arrested in Plateau for attempting to escape

Poll result: Collation officer arrested in Plateau for attempting to escape

By Thompson Yamput
Arrest
Bokkos (Plateau), Feb. 24, 2019 (NAN) A mild drama unfolded in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday when the Collation Officer, Prof. Musa Izam of University of Jos, attempted to escape declaring results for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections in the area.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Professor of Physics was in the midst of results collation when he took excuse from party agents, INEC officials and observers to go an ease himself.
Mr Michael Abi, the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bokkos Local Government Area, told NAN that little did they know collation of results from the 12 wards of the council had been concluded waiting to be announced when the professor excused himself.
“We however smelt a rat and asked some people to monitor him. And true to our fears and suspicion, the man ran into a waiting vehicle nearby and zoomed off.
“In fact, we had to chase after them as the vehicle sped towards Barikin Ladi Local Government Area en route to Jos and caught up with them around Maikatako near Kuba village in Bokkos.
“Guess who took him away in that car, one of the Special Assistants to Gov. Simon Lalong on Security Matters, whose name I won’t want to mention in the press.
“We brought them back to the collation centre only for the professor of physics to start apologising to everybody in the hall over his actions,’’ Abi narrated.
Mr Jonathan Mawuyau, former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, also apologised on behalf of the don, asking that he should be allowed to continue with compilation of the results for final announcement of winners of the elections in the area.
“We could not believe our eyes when we saw such a strange attitude from a learned and a whole Professor of Physics who works with a reputable institution like the University of Jos,’’ Rep. Solomon Maren lamented over the development.
“In fact, it is like a film that we use to watch. Well, the good thing is that he is back and I think we are ready to conclude the compilation and for the result to be announced to us.
“Nevertheless, all eyes were on the collation officer for him to do the needful without springing another surprise on the results collation and announcement of winner of polls,’’ Maren said. (NAN)
TYC/ECN/MST
Edited by Emmanuel Nwoye/Muhammad Suleiman Tola