Femi Gbajabiamila emerges Speaker of 9th House Representatives

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZC26WcRKk2w/XP_RFwQ3UJI/AAAAAAAAmkM/lE17qSBe61oZ18iomkDWkuY0QmjoovEAQCLcBGAs/s1600/gbaja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZC26WcRKk2w/XP_RFwQ3UJI/AAAAAAAAmkM/lE17qSBe61oZ18iomkDWkuY0QmjoovEAQCLcBGAs/s400/gbaja.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Members of the House of Representatives have elected Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker, House of Representatives of the 9th assembly.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="MsoNormal"> The choice candidate of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 281 votes to defeat Mohammed Bago, still of the APC, who had 76 votes, on Tuesday. <o:p></o:p>A total of 358 House of Representatives members cast their votes on the floor of the House, with one vote rendered invalid.<br> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br> </div></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Femi Gbajabiamila emerges Speaker of 9th House Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives have elected Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker, House of Representatives of the 9th assembly. ...

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Ahmed Idris elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker, House of Reps

<img height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Wase-e1560274990977.jpg?resize=700%2C525&ssl=1" width="400"><br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase from Plateau State has been elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br> </div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Ahmed Idris elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker, House of Reps

Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase from Plateau State has been elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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It wasn’t a win or lose contest… I challenged Omo-Agege to make a statement -Ekweremadu

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rnKnJ9Xy2KY/XP_N7g03KoI/AAAAAAAAmkE/ycyS0JmHr4I1NpRvK_04tDhDKa0cYvEaACLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="601" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rnKnJ9Xy2KY/XP_N7g03KoI/AAAAAAAAmkE/ycyS0JmHr4I1NpRvK_04tDhDKa0cYvEaACLcBGAs/s640/Capture.PNG" width="640"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Ike Ekweremadu, senator representing Enugu west, says he ran for office of deputy senate president to make a statement.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Speaking with journalists after losing the contest for the office of deputy senate president to Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator said he only made up his mind to run this morning.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Omo-Agege polled 68 votes to defeat the former deputy senate president who polled 37 votes.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> “We need to exonerate ourselves. It was not a contest to win or lose, I wanted to make a statement,” he said.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides It wasn’t a win or lose contest… I challenged Omo-Agege to make a statement -Ekweremadu

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Nigeria’s Rep. members elect new Speaker, Deputy

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eYggm0mMZw/XP-3Ad11SdI/AAAAAAAAmjo/e1jt-BPlMGEgNJ_PMpXaNURJOEV-ckJ2gCLcBGAs/s1600/reps.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="621" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eYggm0mMZw/XP-3Ad11SdI/AAAAAAAAmjo/e1jt-BPlMGEgNJ_PMpXaNURJOEV-ckJ2gCLcBGAs/s640/reps.PNG" width="640"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> All is now set for members-elect of the 9th House of Representatives to elect presiding officers to pilot their affairs for the next four years.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> A total of 360 members are expected to cast their votes for their most preferred candidate.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The race for the speakership would be a straight fight between former house leader Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos, APC) and Umar Bago (Niger, APC).<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> There is however another aspirant, John Dyegh (Benue, APC) who has vowed not to step down from the race.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Nigeria’s Rep. members elect new Speaker, Deputy

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How PDP member-elect disobeyed party, nominated Gbajabiamila for speaker House of Reps

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jqGeDaeBOnE/XP_Jt2YzdZI/AAAAAAAAmj8/zx78escGDokKwOcTFfa0DalNisx1o2c2wCLcBGAs/s1600/gbaja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jqGeDaeBOnE/XP_Jt2YzdZI/AAAAAAAAmj8/zx78escGDokKwOcTFfa0DalNisx1o2c2wCLcBGAs/s400/gbaja.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Member-elect for Onitcha North/Onitcha South federal constituency of Anambra State under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Lynda Chuba Ikpeazu, at the floor of the House of Representatives, seconded the nomination of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the 9th House.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> This was brazenly in total disagreement with the decision of her party, the PDP, which had in the early hours of Tuesday, concluded on the aspiration of Hon. Umar Bago.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> At the ongoing inauguration of the 9th National Assembly, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) elected to represent Bebeji/Kiru federal constituency, Hon. Jubril Abdulmumini, had nominated Gbajabiamila as Speaker.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Also nominated for the speakership position is Hon. Bago, representing Chanchagi federal constituency of Niger State.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Politics How PDP member-elect disobeyed party, nominated Gbajabiamila for speaker House of Reps

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Ovie Omo-Agege emerge as Deputy Senate President

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSElvDDptfI/XP-gblq74uI/AAAAAAAAmjI/SmEhpIW8M1A812XugEmoASEefSYjPXHCwCLcBGAs/s1600/Omo-agege.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="670" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSElvDDptfI/XP-gblq74uI/AAAAAAAAmjI/SmEhpIW8M1A812XugEmoASEefSYjPXHCwCLcBGAs/s400/Omo-agege.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span><span style="text-align: justify;">Senator Ovie Omo-Agege</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; text-align: justify;">has been elected as the deputy senate president of the ninth National Assembly.</span><br> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated his closest opponent Ike Ekweremadu a former Deputy Senate President and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #212121;"><span style="background-color: white;">Omo-Agege polled 68 votes while his main contender, Ike Ekweremadu had just 37 votes</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; text-align: justify;"></span></div> <span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span> <span style="text-align: justify;">A total of 106 votes were cast. One vote was voided.</span><br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p><br> <br> </div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Ovie Omo-Agege emerge as Deputy Senate President

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege   has been elected as the deputy senate president of the ninth National Assembly. The Senator representing Delt...

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Ahmed Lawan emerges Senate President of 9th National Assembly

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hJ-YppsK1Zo/XP-NNkk_ZAI/AAAAAAAAmic/nO6jZKOF2GgXvPp71ZHqdwE0G1GMVclVQCLcBGAs/s1600/lawan2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="588" height="237" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hJ-YppsK1Zo/XP-NNkk_ZAI/AAAAAAAAmic/nO6jZKOF2GgXvPp71ZHqdwE0G1GMVclVQCLcBGAs/s400/lawan2.PNG" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Senator representing Yobe North constituency, Ahmed Lawan, has won the leadership position of the ninth National Assembly.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Lawan polled 79 votes to beat his closest rival, Ali Ndume, who garnered 28 votes.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Election of Senate President was held at the first session of the Senate on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> After a secret ballot voting, the clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced Mr Lawan’s victory to the cheers of Senators and others in the chamber.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div> </div></div></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Ahmed Lawan emerges Senate President of 9th National Assembly

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Court judgment: We’ll do the needful on Okorocha’s Certificate of Return – INEC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="412" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-08wMm0A2ks4/XPrOZdA5-yI/AAAAAAADRjY/qAY-bVBFh5c-JqZ2jODRQhWfEoHpvfxYgCLcBGAs/s400/INEC-boss-Mahmood-Yakubu-e1455137335241.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Friday said it will do the needful regarding the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which ordered it to issue a Certificate of Return to the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District.<br> <br> Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voters Education Committee, INEC, in a statement, said the commission had been drawn to the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by the Hon. Justice Okon Abang, directing the Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to Okorocha.<br> <br> He said the commission was also aware of and had been served with the order of a High Court of Imo State, presided over by Hon. Justice Njemanze, directing the Commission not to issue a Certificate of Return to any of the candidates who contested the Imo West Senatorial District election.<br>

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INEC declares PDP winner of Zamfara elections

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g323DYuFwWE/XOltvjuCLdI/AAAAAAAAl8Y/LwwQ1ST9YdYsyF5RmHjTnAUW5hehuv-GwCLcBGAs/s1600/mahmoud%2Byakubu.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g323DYuFwWE/XOltvjuCLdI/AAAAAAAAl8Y/LwwQ1ST9YdYsyF5RmHjTnAUW5hehuv-GwCLcBGAs/s400/mahmoud%2Byakubu.PNG" width="400"></a></div> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Zamfara state governorship election. <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> He also said the party won all but one of the elective positions in the state. Kabiru Hassan of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) won the election in Maru south state constituency.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Yakubu said this followed the supreme court decision sacking all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state election.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div> </div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides INEC declares PDP winner of Zamfara elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Zamf...

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62 Nigerian women won elections in 2019 - INEC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="860" height="466" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8r2LDaP6kZ4/XNyqQDIGxOI/AAAAAAADRBQ/oM2PbyETN04xAgV1GN6RDLohj5tLrnc9ACLcBGAs/s640/inec%2Bchairman%2Byak.jpg" width="640"></div> <br> The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said only 62 women out of the 2,970 who contested for different political offices in the 2019 general elections were elected.<br> <br> The commission expressed disappointment over the low participation of Nigerian women in politics, describing it as a constraint on growth and poverty reduction.<br> <br> The chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, represented by the Head (Gender Division), Blessing Obidiegwu, raised the concern while delivering his goodwill message at the annual convention of the Nigerian League of Women Voters in Abuja.<br> <br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides 62 Nigerian women won elections in 2019 - INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said only 62 women out of the 2,970 who contested for different political offi...

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Atiku to INEC: I got my figures from your server

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="344" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-byEMSgx4L84/XLgfWE9Nz9I/AAAAAAADQn8/GDuIg-2DEMAEE6KpaU4n4kW0fMf7oqRzgCLcBGAs/s640/atiku%2Bj.jpg" width="640"></div> <br> <br> The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has defended his claim that he got the results of the February 23 presidential election as tendered in his petition from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<br> <br> Atiku was responding to INEC’s reply to the PDP candidate petition to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), in which he claimed the poll’s figures he submitted with his petition were authentic.<br> <br> The electoral umpire declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the Akll Progressives Congress (INEC) as the winner of the February 23 election, having polled 15,191,847 votes Atiku’s 11,262,978.<br> <br> In his 139-page petition before the PEPT, Atiku stated that from the data in INEC’s server, the true, actual and correct results showed that he (Atiku) secured a total of 18,356,732 votes to against Buhari’s 16,741,430 votes.<br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Atiku to INEC: I got my figures from your server

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has defended his claim that he got the results of the February ...

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Atiku invites Microsoft, IBM experts as witnesses to show he defeated Buhari by 1.6 million votes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIEfrd5Wlrs/XLbFHnUbbWI/AAAAAAADQkc/xjB1ib98ZZUivVcs025zzFam7_CafpKbACLcBGAs/s1600/Buhari-atiku%2B..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" height="372" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIEfrd5Wlrs/XLbFHnUbbWI/AAAAAAADQkc/xjB1ib98ZZUivVcs025zzFam7_CafpKbACLcBGAs/s640/Buhari-atiku%2B..png" width="640"></a></div> <br> <br> The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, is set to call Microsoft, IBM and Oracle experts to authenticate his claim that the servers belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission showed that he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari by over 1.6 million votes.<br> <br> Atiku also identified the server where the results are kept as INEC_PRES_RSLT_SRV2019 and its unique Mac address as 94-57-A5-DC-64-B9 with Microsoft Product ID 00252-70000-0000-AA535.<br> <br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Atiku invites Microsoft, IBM experts as witnesses to show he defeated Buhari by 1.6 million votes

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2019 Elections: Aggrieved politicians file 736 petitions at tribunal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zMEiBXXDarI/XKZ0KNykxtI/AAAAAAADQVI/beFcFf-xUrEyEGb33rTdKIIckixh29BmgCLcBGAs/s400/Atiku%2Bshuts%2Bup.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> <br> Aggrieved politicians have so far filed a total of 736 petitions before the various election tribunals established over outcomes of the last general elections.<br> <br> A breakdown of the number, made public on Thursday by the election petitions coordinating office at the Court of Appeal, revealed that four petitions have so far been filed in respect of the presidential election.<br> <br> The office, headed by Mrs. Rabi Abdulazeez, also revealed that 43 petitions have so far been filed in relation to the governorship elections.<br> <br>

Nigeria Decides Politics 2019 Elections: Aggrieved politicians file 736 petitions at tribunal

Aggrieved politicians have so far filed a total of 736 petitions before the various election tribunals established over outcomes of the ...

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Wike wins Rivers governorship election, dedicates victory to election violence victims

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="600" height="230" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcAsCepQ_hw/XKWqYlgze4I/AAAAAAADQUQ/JpmsKArTfKwHObq_-id6pp1-DFpRV_cIQCLcBGAs/s400/Chief-Nyesom-Wike.-Supervising-Minister-of-Educationjpg.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday declared the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, winner of the governorship election in the state.<br> <br> The Returning Officer for the election, Teddy Adias, who made the declaration at the head office of INEC in Port Harcourt, said, Wike, who was the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, polled 886,264 votes, while his African Alliance Congress counterpart, Biokpomabo Awara, garnered 173,859 votes.<br> <br> Awara was supported by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the All Progressives Congress did not field any candidate during the election.<br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Wike wins Rivers governorship election, dedicates victory to election violence victims

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday declared the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, winner of the governorship el...

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BREAKING: Rivers Guber: INEC suspends collation of results

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-70wTPidhMNI/XKOqfEF3KRI/AAAAAAAAjfg/GbTbGBjhDRAGi6Mnk_npgbfnr5lH_BblQCLcBGAs/s1600/Inec2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="613" height="227" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-70wTPidhMNI/XKOqfEF3KRI/AAAAAAAAjfg/GbTbGBjhDRAGi6Mnk_npgbfnr5lH_BblQCLcBGAs/s400/Inec2.PNG" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, suspended the collation of results for the Rivers State governorship election.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, announced this at the collation centre in Port Harcourt, the state capital.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> According to Effanga, the electoral body will continue with the exercise at 10am on Wednesday.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The announcement followed the collation of results from 15 Local Government Areas of the state.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides BREAKING: Rivers Guber: INEC suspends collation of results

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Rivers Guber: Wike leads in 8 of 10 LGAs announced

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wOed93G8SSs/XKNyv9k9RQI/AAAAAAAAjek/OFTuuMzdccwQkkMtJEhGsj1k6eN5nVy7ACLcBGAs/s1600/wike3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="625" height="222" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wOed93G8SSs/XKNyv9k9RQI/AAAAAAAAjek/OFTuuMzdccwQkkMtJEhGsj1k6eN5nVy7ACLcBGAs/s400/wike3.PNG" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Independent National Electoral Commission in Rivers State has begun the collation of results of the suspended Governorship and House of Assembly elections results in the state.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Electoral and Returning Officers for the seventeen Local Government Areas where elections have been concluded are all at the INEC Secretariat in Port Harcourt.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Rivers State Police command also made good its promise to cordon off GRA Junction up to the INEC premises with armoured vehicles. This includes Water Lines Junction.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> National Commissioner in charge of Bayelsa, Rivers and Edo ,May Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC REC in Rivers State, Obo Effangha, INEC REC in Ebonyi and INEC REC in Niger state, Sam Ebu, the DSS and Assistant Director, Abdulkadir, and Commissioner of Police CP Usman Belel, are among top officials overseeing the collation exercise.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div>

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Amaechi loses LGA to Wike as INEC resumes collation of Rivers results

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SY7KaTaxQ8Y/XKNQW9D7W5I/AAAAAAAAjdc/KSOVlUIVvd86r1jvkrgwI56ngeIHDSN7ACLcBGAs/s1600/rotimi%2Bamaechi2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SY7KaTaxQ8Y/XKNQW9D7W5I/AAAAAAAAjdc/KSOVlUIVvd86r1jvkrgwI56ngeIHDSN7ACLcBGAs/s320/rotimi%2Bamaechi2.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed collation of results for the governorship poll in Rivers state.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> On March 10, INEC had suspended all electoral processes in the state as a result of violence and widespread disruption of collation of results.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The commission later announced that the results of 17 local government areas were intact, and it rescheduled collation for April 2 to April 5. INEC had also scheduled supplementary election in the remaining six local government areas for April 13.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> So far, results from about three local government areas have been announced at the collation centre in Port Harcourt.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Amaechi loses LGA to Wike as INEC resumes collation of Rivers results

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INEC declares PDP’s Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship election

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ih6PgR2UT4/XJ3KcADhN6I/AAAAAAADQK8/9XXQMT86cmAOMHoZdi6ULZGQFKjqoyX_wCLcBGAs/s1600/PDP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ih6PgR2UT4/XJ3KcADhN6I/AAAAAAADQK8/9XXQMT86cmAOMHoZdi6ULZGQFKjqoyX_wCLcBGAs/s320/PDP.jpg" width="317"></a></div> <br> <br> The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Fintiri, has been declared winner of the Adamawa State governorship election.<br> <br> The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Andrew Haruna, declared the result on Friday morning in Yola after the supplementary election in 44 polling units across 14 local government areas of the state.<br> <br> Haruna said Fintiri polled 376,552 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress who got 336,386 votes.<br> <br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides INEC declares PDP’s Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship election

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INEC suspends Certificates of Return issuance to Zamfara Gov, Assembly polls winners

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YUlk3fJ_2_Q/XJp-CZ29U7I/AAAAAAADQFQ/LJY7xjtXhrEGQlkgfxMA-S4OBd56uhUOQCLcBGAs/s1600/Prof.-Mahmood-Yakubu-copy-504x315%2Binec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="504" height="250" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YUlk3fJ_2_Q/XJp-CZ29U7I/AAAAAAADQFQ/LJY7xjtXhrEGQlkgfxMA-S4OBd56uhUOQCLcBGAs/s400/Prof.-Mahmood-Yakubu-copy-504x315%2Binec.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the issuance of Certificates of Return to winners of the last governorship and House of Assembly elections in Zamfara State.<br> <br> On its verified Facebook page, INEC said, it was just served the court orders cancelling the primaries conducted by the Zamfara All Progressives Congress.<br> <br> The court order was issued by the Court of Appeal in Sokoto State on Monday.<br> <br>

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Three Nigerian governors win supplementary polls

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="510" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4CKo1uvlwQ/XJhv46e4oGI/AAAAAAADQBo/zBicw-7FRQAaqNl9y9ftSaMQQlJWT0hCgCLcBGAs/s400/ballot%2Binec.jpg" width="400"></div> <b><br></b> <b><br></b> <b>Samuel Ortom (Benue), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) have retained their seats after the collation of Saturday’s supplementary polls.</b><br> <br> But their challengers – Emmanuel Jime (Benue), Jeremiah Useni (Plateau), Aliyu Sokoto (Sokoto) and Abba Yusuf (Kano), have rejected the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the close of the second ballot yesterday.<br> <br> They plan to seek judicial redress.<br> <br> Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 434,473 to defeat his All Progressives Congress (APC) challenger Jime, who scored 345,155; incumbent Plateau helmsman and APC candidate Lalong beat his PDP challenger Useni and Tambuwal of the PDP scored 512, 002 to beat APC’s Sokoto, who polled 511,660.<br>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Three Nigerian governors win supplementary polls

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