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

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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

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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

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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>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Rivers Guber: Wike leads in 8 of 10 LGAs announced

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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

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Fintiri, has been declared winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. Th...

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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>

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

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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

Samuel Ortom (Benue), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) have retained their seats after the collat...

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INEC declares APC’s Ganduje winner of Kano Governorship Election

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="660" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F5OInCRbbg4/XJhtRL5OIDI/AAAAAAADQBQ/Zbrhecl6wHQ_6zJVo-U0_0LEqept3kLKQCLcBGAs/s400/Governor%2BAbdullahi%2BGanduje%2B%2Bkano%2Bgov.jpg" width="400"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br> <b>The Returning Officer for the Kano Governorship Election, Prof. Bello Shehu, has declared incumbent Governor Abdullahi Ganduje winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state.</b><br> <br> He said Ganduje polled 1,033,695 to defeat Abba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 1,024,713.<br> <br> The APC candidate who was behind before the Rerun won with 8,982 votes.<br> <br> With the development, Ganduje has won re-election for another four years in office.<br> <br> INEC’s Returning Officer, Bello Shehu declared that Ganduje, having polled the majority of votes had been declared re-elected.<br>

Nigeria Decides INEC declares APC’s Ganduje winner of Kano Governorship Election

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BREAKING: Samuel Ortom of PDP declared winner of Benue governorship election

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-21C4s94li9I/XJelRPzY-JI/AAAAAAAAjOE/0itm6YGc6WofScLkfYQCOnX_qg6oA7g4ACLcBGAs/s1600/ortom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="266" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-21C4s94li9I/XJelRPzY-JI/AAAAAAAAjOE/0itm6YGc6WofScLkfYQCOnX_qg6oA7g4ACLcBGAs/s400/ortom.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of the Benue State governorship election.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Ortom was declared winner on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after the supplementary election held in some polling units across the state.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Politics BREAKING: Samuel Ortom of PDP declared winner of Benue governorship election

Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of the Benue State governorship election. Ort...

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PDP’s Bala Mohammed wins Bauchi supplementary poll

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E5oZpC4Wh9U/XJd7SuETUsI/AAAAAAAAjMo/xS8y5fAa_gEt5Glky850r4uNwi4BYVTQACLcBGAs/s1600/Bala%2Bmohammed.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="598" height="232" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E5oZpC4Wh9U/XJd7SuETUsI/AAAAAAAAjMo/xS8y5fAa_gEt5Glky850r4uNwi4BYVTQACLcBGAs/s400/Bala%2Bmohammed.PNG" width="400"></a></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;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State, Bala Muhammed, has celebrated his victory as the “governor-elect in waiting”.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Muhammed, a former senator and FCT minister, was on Sunday declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to have won the highest number of votes in the just concluded supplementary governorship election.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> He polled over 6, 376 votes to beat the incumbent Bauchi state governor, Muhammed Abubakar of the APC, who polled 5, 117 votes.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The results of the supplementary election held in 36 polling units consolidated the leading margin of the PDP candidate who was earlier leading with 2,059 votes before INEC cancelled the entire votes from Tafawa Balewa local government over alleged mutilation of result sheet.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> </div>

Latest News in Nigeria Nigeria Decides Politics PDP’s Bala Mohammed wins Bauchi supplementary poll

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Sokoto guber: INEC announces Tambuwal of PDP winner of governorship election

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4UHTPLnPSQo/XJdrSwO7JpI/AAAAAAAAjMM/XlHLVAySOi82DZLqKRnEzuycF88xJzDhACLcBGAs/s1600/Tambuwal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4UHTPLnPSQo/XJdrSwO7JpI/AAAAAAAAjMM/XlHLVAySOi82DZLqKRnEzuycF88xJzDhACLcBGAs/s640/Tambuwal.jpg" width="640"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has been declared winner of the governorship election in the state.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Tambuwal won with a slim margin, after collation of results from 22 Local Governments Areas (LGAs), where supplementary election took place on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Fatima Mukhtar, Returning Officer for the election, announced this at the INEC collation center in the state in the state on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Governor Tambuwal polled 512,002 votes to defeat Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who came close behind with 511,661, losing to his erstwhile principal with just 341votes.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></div>

Nigeria Decides Politics Sokoto guber: INEC announces Tambuwal of PDP winner of governorship election

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has been declared winner of the governorship...

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PDP leading with over 1000 votes in Bauchi supplementary poll

<br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <img height="285" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-elections-800x600-800x570-e1551259574417.jpg?resize=700%2C499&ssl=1" width="400"></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The Bauchi state gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Bala Mohammed, has increased the margin of his lead in the governorship election.<o:p></o:p></div> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Mohammed garnered 6,376 votes in the just concluded re-run election, as against 5,117 votes scored by  incumbent governor Mohammed Abdullahi of the All Progressives Party (APC).<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Result of the re-run was announced in Bauchi on Sunday by the governorship election Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Kyari, Vice Chancellor of Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Kyari however said he was not in a position to make any pronoumement regarding the overall winner of the governorship election in the state due to the suit before a  Federal High Court, Abuja over the collation of results in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Nigeria Decides Politics PDP leading with over 1000 votes in Bauchi supplementary poll

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INEC’s Returning Officer Comfort Tuleun shot on Gboko-Makurdi road — Benue REC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-li8lPNicLtk/XJdBvFB_7GI/AAAAAAADQAg/MVFHD8z2jIYnTbyBCLAf9_VBxFDCy2rqwCLcBGAs/s1600/gun%2Bkill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="713" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-li8lPNicLtk/XJdBvFB_7GI/AAAAAAADQAg/MVFHD8z2jIYnTbyBCLAf9_VBxFDCy2rqwCLcBGAs/s640/gun%2Bkill.jpg" width="640"></a></div> <br> INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Benue, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has confirmed the attack on the commission’s convoy on Gboko-Makurdi Road by unknown gunmen on Saturday night.<br> <br> Yilwatda told journalists in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Makurdi, that the Returning Officer for the governorship supplementary polls in Gboko, Prof. Comfort Tuleun, was hit by a bullet during the attack.<br> <br> “At about 8:30pm today (Saturday), an attack was launched on a convoy of INEC personnel returning to Makurdi Collation Centre from Gboko LGA after the close of the governorship and state Assembly supplementary polls by unknown gunmen.<br>

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INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Benue, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has confirmed the attack on the commission’s convoy on Gboko-Makurd...

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Bauchi supplementary polls: Results announcement finally begins

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="698" height="192" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sxYUMR3HjT8/XJdBKZhBJRI/AAAAAAADQAY/q6s4BWfoLOAa9F1cZKqdFfb2NN7WwYKEACLcBGAs/s400/bauchi%2Bmap.gif" width="400"></div> <br> After over 18 hours of waiting for the commencement of the announcement of the result of Saturday’s governorship supplementary election in Bauchi State, the process has commenced.<br> <br> Supplementary elections were held in 36 Polling Units in 29 Wards across 15 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday.<br> <br> The delay, according to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who addressed journalists at about 1am on Sunday, said the delay was because the State Returning Officer, Prof. Kyari Mohammed, had yet to arrive the state.<br>

Nigeria Decides Bauchi supplementary polls: Results announcement finally begins

After over 18 hours of waiting for the commencement of the announcement of the result of Saturday’s governorship supplementary election ...

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SOKOTO: PDP leading as INEC adjourns collation till 9am

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dyNKnUFkR0M/XJcOc9i596I/AAAAAAADP_w/CHV98l8-Ri4RarfBPVREyr-aM2re1mWKgCLcBGAs/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/-dyNKnUFkR0M/XJcOc9i596I/AAAAAAADP_w/CHV98l8-Ri4RarfBPVREyr-aM2re1mWKgCLcBGAs/s320/PDP.jpg" width="317"></a></div> <br> Fatima Mukhtar, returning officer for the Sokoto state governorship election, has adjourned the collation of results in Sokoto state till 9am.<br> <br> Mukhtar made the announcement after a brief discussion with Amina Zakari, INEC national commissioner in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.<br> <br> She said the adjournment was as a result of the non-arrival of results from Kebbe local government areas (LGAS) of the state.<br> <br> But the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agents and supporters at collation center kicked against the decision of the commission, describing it as a plot to rig the election.<br> <br>

Nigeria Decides Politics SOKOTO: PDP leading as INEC adjourns collation till 9am

Fatima Mukhtar, returning officer for the Sokoto state governorship election, has adjourned the collation of results in Sokoto state til...

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INEC declares APC’s Lalong winner of Plateau governorship election

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="306" height="215" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LgXI0t7qgvQ/XJcNPCbINdI/AAAAAAADP_o/SV71rxO8YVEEAHtkD4AeaZLfur4z-JbbQCLcBGAs/s400/Simon%2BLalong%252C%2Bplateau%2Bgov.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress has won the Plateau State governorship election, following the supplementary poll held on Saturday.<br> <br> Lalong was declared the winner by the Returning Officer in the state, Prof Richard Kimbir, after scoring 595,582 votes to defeat 23 other candidates, including the Peoples Democratic Party standard-bearer, Jeremiah Useni, who garnered 546,813.<br> <br> Kimbir stated that a total of 1,159,954 valid votes were recorded while 16,188 were rejected, saying 1,176,142 was the total number of votes cast.<br> <br> The results for the nine LGAs that took part in the supplementary poll, including Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Kanam, Langtang South, Mangu, Pankshin and Shendam, showed that Lalong scored 12,327 new votes, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jeremiah Useni, earned 8,487. There was no cancellation of results recorded.<br>

Nigeria Decides Politics INEC declares APC’s Lalong winner of Plateau governorship election

Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress has won the Plateau State governorship election, following the supplementary poll ...

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APC wins Kwali chairmanship supplementary election in FCT

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EWiZqdZC5vg/XJcLSWQDEMI/AAAAAAADP_Y/LiqzoyT0BdYT_Om0EpAR9og_snM9soImgCLcBGAs/s400/APC-LOGO-17.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Danladi Chiya, winner of the supplementary poll for Kwali Area Council, FCT,.<br> <br> Prof. Simon Kawe, the INEC Returning Officer who announced the result, said Chiya scored the highest votes of 14,245, to defeat his closest rival, Mr Ibrahim Daniel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 14, 189.<br> <br>

Nigeria Decides APC wins Kwali chairmanship supplementary election in FCT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr D...

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