The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Auwal Jatau winner of Saturday’s Zaki Federal constituency supplementary election in Bauchi state. According to the returning officer of the election, Professor Ahmed Kutama, Jatau polled 15,405 votes to beat his closet rival, Omar Tata of the All…
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Tambuwal Wins at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday affirmed the election of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of Sokoto state in the March, 2019 governorship election. The apex court dismissed an appeal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Ahmed Sokoto, filed to challenge Tambuwal’s…
Supreme Court Upholds Election of Ganduje
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as duly elected Governor of Kano State. The Five-Member panel, dismissed the appeals and cross appeals filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Abba Yusuf. NAN reports on Nov. 22, the court of appeal in Kaduna reaffirmed Ganduje as the duly elected…
Imo Guber: INEC’s Declaration of Ihedioha Winner Height of Irresponsibility- Oshiomhole
National chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole has said the it was the height of irresponsibility for the Independent National Electoral Commission, ( INEC) to have declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Emeka Ihedioha as governor-elect. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the APC Chairman said the declaration of Ihedioha as the…
Your Inactions Encourage Election Thuggery, Threaten Integrity of Elections, INEC Chairman, Yakubu Tells Head of Security Agencies
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has blamed election thuggery on the failure of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to deal decisively with thugs during elections. Yakubu who spoke on Friday in Abuja at the expanded meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCE) told…
Declare Me Winner of Bayelsa Guber Poll, Diri Tells INEC
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday governorship election in Bayelsa, Senator Douye Diri has declared himself winner of the election. Diri in a press conference on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Army of conniving with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rob him of his…
