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Ifeanyi Okowa and Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice presidential candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, respectively, said there was no transparency in the recently concluded Saturday elections. On Tuesday, they held a joint press conference in Abuja to announce their positions. During a joint press conference, the PDP, the LP, and the African Democratic Congress demanded that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, step down over what they called irregularities in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. BREAKING: INEC suspends Port Harcourt NASS elections Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, the PDP’s vice presidential…

Hundreds of angry protesters stormed the National Collation Centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission keep its promise to implement electronic results transmission. A similar group gathered near the National Defence College, a few meters away from the center, chanting “INEC, keep your promises,” “No IREV, no collation,” and other slogans. During Tuesday’s protest, angry youths expressed their displeasure with the electoral umpire’s refusal to use live feed to electronically transmit election results. Addressing journalists gathered to cover the protest on Emeka Anyaoku street (about a kilometer from the collation…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has been declared the winner of the Ebonyi State election. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) finished second, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finished third. The results were announced on Tuesday at the Ebonyi Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abakaliki, the state capital. Obi is victorious in Anambra, Imo, Delta presidential poll Prof Charles Igwe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria (UNN), announced the final results as the Collation Officer for Ebonyi State. He claimed that Obi received 259738 votes, Tinubu…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted National Assembly elections in Rivers State’s Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. The Commission also advised anyone who is bullying or threatening the State Presidential Election Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Otuoke, Prof. Teddy Adias, to avoid him. Dr. Johnson Sinikiem, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), said the senatorial election in Port Harcourt and the PHALGA II House of Representatives poll had been suspended due to alleged irregularities. Sinikiem stated on Tuesday at the INEC Collation Centre in Port Harcourt that the commission would conduct thorough investigations before deciding on…

Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has been declared the winner of the Saturday, February 25th election in Anambra, Imo, and Delta States. Obi received 584,621 votes in Anambra, his home state, compared to 9,036 votes for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar. Prof Nnenna Oti, the state’s returning officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), declared the results at the INEC collation center in Awka. The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, received 5,111 votes, while the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Abia South National Assembly elections inconclusive. Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi, the Returning Officer for the Abia South National Assembly elections, announced this on Tuesday while speaking to party agents at the collation center in Aba. Ugwuanyi stated that there were 108 polling units that had issues that necessitated a rescheduled election. She did, however, announce the available election results without declaring the winners. According to her, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe of APGA received 49,693 votes in the elections. 2023 polls below expectation, INEC lacks transparency – NDI/IRI She further announced that LP’s Chinedu…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been warned not to thwart the 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving, and provocative letter on the polls. The admonition was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Segun Adeyemi, the Minister’s Special Assistant to the President (Media), made the statement available to the media. What the former president framed as an “appeal for caution and rectification” was, according to Mohammed, a calculated attempt to undermine the electoral process and a deliberate incitement to violence. The minister expressed shock and disbelief…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ifeanyi, the Young Progressives Party’s senatorial candidate, as the winner of the Anambra South senatorial district election held on Saturday, February 25. JUST IN: Court sacks Ifeanyi Ubah as senator Ifeanyi was re-elected after receiving 73,115 votes. He defeated Chris Azubogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who received 45,369 votes. Uzo Obinna, the Labour Party’s candidate, finished third with 28,102 votes.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial District election held on February 25. Sadiku-Ohere defeated Peoples Democratic Party candidate Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to win the hotly contested election. Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, the INEC Returning Officer for Kogi Central Senatorial District, announced the results on Tuesday in Okene. He stated that Sadiku-Ohere received 52,132 votes to Natasha’s 51,763 votes to win the seat, a difference of 369 votes. “Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC has been declared the winner of the election for the Kogi Central Senatorial seat and…

ASen. Adamu Aliero of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Kebbi Central Senatorial District election held on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof. Abbas Yusuf-Bazata, the INEC Returning Officer who announced the results on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, said Aliero defeated Gov. Abubakar Bagudu for the seat. He stated that Aliero received 126,588 votes, defeating Bagudu, the incumbent governor of Kebbi, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who received 92,389 votes. According to the Returning Officer, Abubakar Bello-Tilli of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) received 1,874 votes, while Umar…