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Bayelsa poll: Collation adjourned for three hours

Ijeoma OPARA
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Bayelsa poll: Collation adjourned for three hours

COLLATION of results of the governorship election held on Saturday, November 11, in Bayelsa state has been adjourned for about three hours.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer in the state, Farouk Kuta, announced this on Sunday, November 12.

Kuta adjourned the collation to 3.00 p.m. at about 12.10 p.m. after announcing results from three local government areas (LGAs), namely Ogbia, Yenagoa, and Kolokuma/Opokuma.

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Diri polled the highest number of votes in Yenagoa, winning 37,777 out of 54,070 votes cast. APC got 14 534, and LP won 244.

In Kolokuma/Opokuma, PDP polled 18,465, APC won 5,349, and LP secured 22, while in Ogbia LGA, PDP led with 18,435, APC followed with 16,319, and LP polled 57.

Diri, who is seeking a second and final term, won in all the three LGAs.

The process was adjourned as other LGA collation officers were not ready to present results from their areas.

“The information on our desk here is that we don’t have any local government that is ready for presentation. And so I want to plead that we adjourn and reconvene at 3.00 o’clock,” he said.

The ICIR reported that Diri won the election in his polling unit with a landslide, clearing 218 out of 219 votes cast. He also cleared all the votes in nearby polling units, taking all the 150 votes cast in polling unit 003, Ibaba Wari primary school, Sampur community, Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA.

Diri also won the polling unit of the Labour Party candidate in the election Udengs Eradiri.

He polled the majority of votes in the unit, with 130 votes, while Eradiri garnered only eight votes from his polling unit in unit 05, Ward 10, Yenagoa LGA.

Dashboard: 2023 Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa governorship result

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Dashboard: 2023 Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa governorship result

 

#KogiDecides2023: Collation of results to commence at 10 a.m.

Bankole ABE
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#KogiDecides2023: Collation of results to commence at 10 a.m.

THE collation of results for the Kogi state governorship election held on Saturday, November 11, is to commence at 10 a.m. today, Sunday, November 12.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Gabriel Longpet, disclosed this on Sunday morning in Lokoja.

The ICIR reported that elections were held across the 21 local government (LGAs) areas of the state on Saturday.

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Meanwhile, INEC said it had suspended governorship elections in some LGAs in the state over malpractices.

Affected LGAs include Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene.

The commission, via its X handle, on Saturday night, November 11, said it received reports from its officials in Kogi state on incidents of electoral malpractices, particularly the incident of result sheets completed before voting.

“Reports indicate that the incidents occurred in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene local government areas. The most serious incidents occurred in Ogori/Magongo, affecting nine of 10 registration areas,” the statement added.

The commission noted that the electoral processes in other parts of the state continue, noting that it would continue to follow the audit trail of personnel and materials to ascertain those who might have been complicit in undermining the process.

It further assured the electorate in the state that their votes would be protected and their wishes would be respected.

The ICIR reported how YIAGA Africa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dino Melaye, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Muritala Ajaka, raised the alarm over pre-filled and forged results sheet in Ogori/Magongo.

Melaye is one of the 18 candidates cleared by INEC to vie for the governorship seat.

Other leading candidates are Muritala Ajaka (SDP), Ododo Usman Ahmed (APC), and Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The election in Kogi is one of the three off-cycle governorship polls held on Saturday, November 11.

Other states with a similar exercise are Imo and Bayelsa.

INEC declares APC’s Uzodimma winner of Imo State governorship election

Ehime ALEX
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INEC declares APC’s Uzodimma winner of Imo State governorship election

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Imo State governorship poll, which was held on Saturday, November 11.

The incumbent governor was returned elected by the returning officer, Abayomi Fasina, the vice-chancellor of the Federal University in Oye, Ekiti.

Uzodimma pulled 540,308 votes to defeat its major opponents – Sam Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 71,503 votes, and Anthony Nnaji of the Labour Party (LP), who scored 64,081.

The collation of results started at 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, November 12, at the 27 local government areas in the state, and results were uploaded to the INEC IREV portal.

Eighteen political parties jostled for the governorship seat in the election.

Despite the security tension that heralded the poll, the state was the first to declare results as Nigerians currently await Kogi and Bayelsa election results held on the same day.

Some incidences reported during the Imo poll were low voter turnouts in polling units, alleged diversion of electoral materials, late arrival of voting materials, and gunshots that rented the air during the early hours of voting.

The Police had mobilised about 25,565 personnel and patrol vans, even as there was the presence of heavy military personnel and other enforcement agencies for the elections.

Addressing journalists on Saturday, the PDP candidate, Anyanwu, noted that voting materials arrived late in Amaimo Ward in Ikeduru local government area.

He alleged that the gunshots heard in the ward were by security operatives warding off thugs purportedly attempting to scuttle the electoral process.

On his part, the LP candidate, Achonu, said electoral materials were diverted in Owerri North and Orlu over cluster voting.

Achonu, who also lauded INEC’s conduct of the election, also noted that thugs could out-smart INEC’s plans.

The off-cycle elections were held in 10,470 polling units across 649 electoral wards in 56 local government areas in the three states – Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa – according to INEC.

Over 46,000 regular and ad hoc staff were deployed in the three states.

Imo Guber Poll: Uzodimma clears all 27 LGAs

Mustapha USMAN
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Imo Guber Poll: Uzodimma clears all 27 LGAs

THE Imo State governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing governorship election, Hope Uzodimma, has been announced as the winner in each of the 27 local governments of the State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) began collating results from all the state LGAs, at around 02:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 12, and concluded it by 8:30am of the same day.

Meanwhile, the state Returning Officer for the election, Abayomi Fasina, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oye, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, announced an hour break to enable him to compute the final result and declare the winner of the election.

This development was amid the growing controversy surrounding the integrity and credibility of the election as the Labour Party’s agents consistently questioned how the INEC officials arrived at the results.

The ICIR reports how a Labour party’s agent was mobbed by five individuals and was subsequently bundled out of the collation Centre, alongside other colleagues on Sunday.

At the end of the announcement of local government results at 08:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Abayomi Fasina, vice chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, announced that the collation centre would go on an hour break and reconvene to announce the winner formally.

The ICIR reports that although 18 political parties contest the governorship seat, it’s a four man race.

According to INEC, the number of registered voters in the state for the poll was 2,419,922, with 2,318,919 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected.

Live Update: Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa election result

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Live Update: Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa election result

Welcome to #TheICIR live coverage of the 2023 off-cycle elections. Off-cycle elections are being held in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states on Saturday, November 11.

#TheICIR will be bringing you minute-by-minute updates on the governorship elections.

 

Kidnapped INEC official regains freedom

Joshua Ovorumu
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Kidnapped INEC official regains freedom

THE Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa, who was taken hostage on Friday, has regained freedom.

The incident occurred while the officer was en route to the Sagbama Local Government Area’s Registration Area Centre – 06 (Ossioma), where he was assigned.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the SPO was kidnapped by armed individuals.

Wilfred Ifogah, the INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement released to journalists on Saturday.

Ifogah assured the public that the kidnapped officer was in good health following his release. The identity of the kidnapped officer has been kept confidential for security reasons.

Reports indicate that the abduction took place as the officer was preparing to board a boat at Amassoma Jetty, intending to reach his deployment location.

As the details surrounding the event unfold, residents and election stakeholders remain vigilant, emphasizing the need for continued efforts to enhance security protocols during electoral activities.

2023 off-cycle elections at a glance + Result

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Imo election: LP kicks, calls for cancellation of results

Harrison EDEH
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Imo election: LP kicks, calls for cancellation of results

THE Labour Party (LP) candidate in Saturday, November 11 governorship poll in Imo state, Athan Achonu, has called for the cancellation of results in some polling units over alleged irregularities.

Achonu made the call in his hometown, Umulumo, in the Ehime Mbano council area of the state while the election was ongoing.

He said his party agents returned with disturbing reports of ballot snatching and vote buying.

He added that the LP had officially written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for requisite action and called for canceling results from the affected locations.

The Labour Party governorship candidate in the November 11 off-cycle election in Imo state, Athan Achonu

“In parts of Ideato, the process was characterized by ballot box snatching and all manners of irregularities, including intimidation of voters.

“This is unacceptable. We have already written to INEC to take appropriate steps to ensure that fake results are not uploaded,“ he said.

He also decried the “absence of security personnel in certain places around Orlu and Orsu”, while commending the military for turning up to save the situation in some other areas.

Reacting to the development, INEC’s Head of Voter Education, Emmanuella Opara, said the commission was yet to receive an official report on the alleged irregularities.

Low voter turnout mars Imo governorship election

Harrison EDEH
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Low voter turnout mars Imo governorship election

VOTER apathy marred the off-cycle governorship election in Imo state on Saturday, November 11.

Residents attributed the development to earlier threats by some politicians in the state, which forced residents to stay indoors.

The ICIR reported the president of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, raised similar concerns, but he attributed the low turnout to the economic challenges facing many eligible voters.

Low voter turnout at Oji town Primary School in Owerri North LGA in Imo State. The school has three polling units:005,006 and 007.

Apart from low voter turnout, The ICIR observed constant security patrol in Owerri Municipal, Owerri North,  Ikeduru, and Mbaitoli local government areas.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba, who supervised Police deployment and operations in the election, said the Police was keeping constant security check before, during, and after the poll

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He described the alleged threats on voters as a rumour and promised that the Police would investigate the matter.

His words, “Elections in our clime are usually characterised by rumours, deliberate disinformation. Whenever you pick up information around this time, you need to fact-check them thoroughly. You need to find out if the information is correct. And for us, we will investigate these claims.

“So, we have done our part, we have provided security, we have provided a level playing field, we have strike forces on patrol, quick response units, roving round the state. So, we have done what we should do, but going forward, Nigerians should continue to strengthen our voter’s enlightenment and education processes, deepen them, and sustain our democracy.”

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