The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has delivered her polling unit for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Alimoso Federal Constituency, reports thegazellenews.com. Orelope-Adefulire won all the three categories of elections for her party’s candidates in the election of Saturday, 25 February, 2023. In the Presidential Election, APC’s candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored 99 votes to beat the Labour Party Candidate, Peter Obi to second place with 59 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar scored nine votes. In the Senatorial Election, APC Candidate, Dr Idiat Oluranti…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos West Senatorial District Candidate, Dr. Idiat Adebule, on Saturday, 25 February, 2023 delivered her Polling Unit 029, Iba, Ojo, Lagos State Fire the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Adebule who was earlier declared winner in the unit for her senatorial election, also ensured that she won the unit for the party’s House of Representatives’ Candidate and Asiwaju Tinubu. In the senatorial election, she polled 127 votes leaving the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Adewale, in a distant second with 66 votes. In the House of Representatives, the APC got…
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won election in Ekiti State, reports rhegazellenews.com. According to the results declared for each local government in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officers, the APC Candidate won in all the 16 local government of the state. After the result of the 16 local governments were collated and summed up, Tinubu polled a total of 201,486 votes to beat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to a distant second. Atiku polled 89,554 while the Labour Party Candidate, Peter Obi…
At 10:15am, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrived at Eiyekole Ward E3 on Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, to cast his vote. The Governor, who drove himself to his polling unit, was in company of his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and members of his immediate family. Sanwo-Olu joined a queue of voters at the unit and waited to take his turn for accreditation on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Some 15 minutes later, Sanwo-Olu cast his ballots, hailing the peaceful conduct of voters and security agencies at his polling area. The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa for being in possession of a N100,000. Governor Samuel Ortom made the disclosure to newsmen shortly after voting in his Gbajimba home town in Guma Local Government Area (LGA). According to Ortom, Tyokyaa was apprehended by the anti-graft agency who found the cash in his possession. “I received report from the DG of our campaign that he had been arrested this morning by EFCC for having N100,000 on him. What is that? Are…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, after casting his vote on Saturday, 25 February, 2023, expressed confidence that the Presidential Candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the election. Lawan said the amendment of the Electoral Act by the ninth National Assembly which gave the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) sufficient latitude to introduce more technology in the electoral process made the 2023 polls very significant. Speaking to journalists after he voted at his Katuzu ward polling unit in his home town, Gashua in Yobe State, Lawan said: “Today’s elections are very significant…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A man named Akayama was gunned down at Anyigba, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday, 25 February, 2023. Akayama was killed by thugs who invaded the town to cart away electoral materials at about 11am on Saturday. The thugs took over the town, shooting sporadically and carting away electoral materials from different polling units. The deceased who the locals claimed to be a graduate of Economics from the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba was shot dead at a polling unit in Iji-Anyigba. The thugs were said to have chased away voters from polling…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidential Candidate of of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has said that he is confident of victory at Saturday, 25 February, 2023, election. Kwankwaso said the huge turnout of his home supporters without much presence of security at his Tandu 1 Polling Unit was an indication that Kano people are lovers of peace and they want him to be President of the country. The NNPP Presidential Candidate, who voted around 11:40am, arrived at the secondary school where his polling unit is located, he initially went to a different polling unit as there are about six polling…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President of the Senate and All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan has voted at the Katuzu primary school polling unit in his country home, Gashu’a, headquarters of Bade local Government Area of Yobe State. Lawan cast his ballots at about 11:01am and commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), for putting machinery in place to ensure successful elections. In a related development, the State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has also cast his ballots at Bulturam Yerimari, polling unit 004, in Buni-Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Shortly after…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr Idiat Adebule, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the logistics surrounding electoral process. She said the voting process has not been smooth and short of the people’s expectations. Adebule, who arrived early at the Polling Unit 029 at Iba, was surprised that the INEC officials did not turn up until 10:40am. She appealed to the aggrieved electorate who have been at the centre as early as 7:30am to be patient. According to the former Lagos State Deputy Governor, the late arrival of the…