The results were cancelled over thuggery and BVAS malfunction that characterised Saturday's elections.
Good journalism costs a lot of money. We have reported that to the REC, ” he said. The Collation Officer for Umala Local Government Area, L.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had on Saturday, cancelled the voting process in seven polling units of Kogi East, following attacks ...
He further posited that there was no election in the Dekina area of the district. “Until the APC achieved their transient end, they intimidated PDP agents, threatened them with deaths of even family members and destruction of anything they own and were forced to sign some of the results at gun and matchete points, in the presence of some INEC officials. We shall name and shame the unpatriotic officials who as it stands have collected bribes that should be regarded as their gratuities or retirement (or (sack) benefits as they are not fit to protect either the common or public good. An INEC official in Ankpa who was not part of the arrangement from above naively stood his grounds and almost paid the ultimate prize. “A good number of voters were denied their rights to vote because some of the BVAS machines showed that they had been accredited. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had on Saturday, cancelled the voting process in seven polling units of Kogi East, following attacks by thugs.
Meanwhile, the election continues today in nine polling units of the Ajaokuta Local government area of the state. The election could not hold in those areas ...
Electorates in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State have accused the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet of an alleged.
The current REC is not competent and should be removed”. “We are observing foul play now. They first said the BVAS is not working, later they gave excuses of inks, and many more. He wants to rig this election. “They deliberately chose to frustrate us. It was further gathered that during the conduct of the presidential election on Saturday, INEC officials failed to bring election materials for the national assembly election to three polling units in Ganaja.
Dr Hale Longpet, Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), sounded the warning while reacting to the disruption in some local government areas.
“The issues initially were only in the Kogi East and Central but I can’t tell exactly where and where in the state have been affected until the results are brought by the electoral officers. He spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. However, Longpet said: “You know the electoral Law says that where there is a disruption to the process, the result will be cancelled, the very particular units’ results will be cancelled.
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party was killed during Saturday's elections in Kogi State, SaharaReporters has gathered. The deceased was killed in ...
“Result from the local government was written on a sheet of paper by the thugs that kidnapped them. The deceased was killed in Okene, Okene Local Government Area of the state by political thugs suspected to be members of the All Progressives Congress. One PDP agent was also murdered in Okene,” the source said.
Dr Hale Longpet, Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), sounded the warning while reacting to the crises that erupted in some Local Government Areas while ...
He disclosed that he went out with heads of the security operatives in the state in a motorcade to monitor the elections starting from Adankolo to Crucial, through to Kabawa and Falele. “You know the electoral Law says that where there are disruption to the process, the result will be cancelled, the very particular units’ results will be cancelled. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened to cancel election results of crises ridden areas during the presidential and NASS election in Kogi.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25.
“Engineer Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC having scored the highest votes in the election for the Kogi Central senatorial seat is hereby declared winner, and is therefore returned elected,” Ajayi said. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25 election for Kogi Central Senatorial District. Rotimi Ajayi, the INEC Returning Officer for Kogi Central Senatorial District, announced the result on Tuesday in Okene.
The Kogi PDP agent for the presidential election, Capt. Joe Agada (rtd.), announced the party's decision on Monday shortly after the Collation Officer for ...
Michael Ogirma, submitted the results to the State Collation Officer, Prof. Joe Agada (rtd.), announced the party’s decision on Monday shortly after the Collation Officer for Dekina LGA, Prof. The Kogi PDP agent for the presidential election, Capt.
Ohere polled 52,132 votes to defeat his closest rival, Natasha Akpoti-Oduaghan of PDP who got 51,763 votes. By Demola Salami. Updated February 28, 2023 ...
Announcing the results in Okene, Professor Ajayi who appreciated the contestants for their cooperation, said the election was contested in five LGAs of the central senatorial district, namely Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori-Magongo, Okene and Okehi. Kogi Central senatorial election was keenly contested as Akpoti-Uduaghan won in four out of the five local government areas (LGAs) that form the senatorial district. The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s Kogi Central senatorial election Sadiku Abubakar Ohere has been declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress as winner of the February 25 election for ...
“Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC having scored the highest votes in the election for the Kogi Central Senatorial seat is hereby declared winner, and is therefore returned elected,” Ajayi said. The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress as winner of the February 25 election for Kogi Central Senatorial District. Sadiku-Ohere beat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to emerge winner of the keenly contested election.
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the House of Representatives Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ...
Akpoti-Uduaghan was defeated by Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the just concluded national assembly election. Rotimi Ajayi, INEC ...
[accused](https://www.thecable.ng/security-measure-voters-trapped-kogi-government-akpoti-clash-over-road-excavation-amid-polls/amp) the Kogi government of trying to disenfranchise voters in the state. “Engineer Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC having scored the highest votes in the election for the Kogi central senatorial seat is hereby declared winner, and is therefore returned elected,” Ajayi said. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has lost her bid to represent Kogi central senatorial district in the national assembly.
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sunday Karimi, has won Kogi West senatorial election.
The Collation Officer, Dr. Karimi’s victory has halted the dominance of the seat by Kabba-Bunu-Ijumu Federal Constituency 16 years after Adeyemi took the baton from ex-Senator Tunde Ogbeha. Adeyemi and Dino Melaye from Kabba-Bunu-Ijumu axis shared 16 years apiece; three terms and one term, respectively, from 2007 to 2023.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho as the ...