Labour Party clears Enugu polls

Labour Party clears Enugu polls

In Enugu State, Labour Party won all the Presidential and National Assembly polls conducted last Saturday, except for Enugu West Senatorial district where Mr Osita Ngwu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was declared the winner for the Senate position.

Enugu East Senatorial district was, however, not conducted due to the death of the LP candidate, Oyibo Chukwu, who was killed two days before the election.

In the Presidential poll, Mr Peter Obi won Enugu State with 428,640 votes, followed by the PDP with 15,749; the APC with 4,772; APGA with 1,548 and NNPP with 1,808.

The Enugu State Collation Officer, Prof Madu Iwe said that the number of registered voters in the state remained at 2,112,793 and accredited voters for the poll were 482,990.

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Ugwuanyi defeated by LP

On the National Assembly results, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the PDP lost Enugu North Senatorial district to Chief Okey Ezea of the LP with Ezea polling 104,492 votes against Governor Ugwuanyi, who gathered 46,948 votes.

Labour Party candidates who won the House of Representatives seats include Prof. Paul Nnamchi for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo federal Constituency; Mr Sam Atu of Enugu North/Enugu South federal Constituency; Mr Dennis Agbo of Udenu/Igboeze north federal Constituency.

Others are Chidi Obetta of Nsukka/Igboeze south federal Constituency; Chijioke Nwodo of Igbo Etiti/Uzo-Uwani federal Constituency; Chijioke Okereke of Oji River/Agwu/Aninri federal Constituency; Mr Sunday Umeha of Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency.

Obasanjo’s statement for polls cancellation provocative, inciting – Osoba

 

Olusegun Osoba

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the electoral process by compelling the INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu to halt collation and announcement of the Presidential elections and call for outright cancellation of some of the already concluded elections has been generating reactions among notable Nigerians.

Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba has described the statement of the Former President  Olusegun Obasanjo calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the electoral process by compelling Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmoud Yakubu to halt collation and announcement of the Presidential elections and call for outright cancellation of same as provocative and inciting.

Olusegun Osoba said this on Tuesday while speaking with TVC News on Tuesday Morning.

He urged Nigerians to maintain peace and order and allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to announce the result.

He also described the Statement as a confirmation of the undemocratic Tendencies of the Former President an his proclivity for mischief.

On the belief by many that the former President acts the way he does to prevent another Yoruba man to reach the same height he has reached, Chief Osoba said,  Obasanjo’s statement is a confirmation of this with many people including a very senior lawyer close to him has suggested an interim Government.

He added that the antics of the former President will not work with President Buhari who is not an interventionist President and will not intervene.

He also said all the attempt to truncate the process through an interim injunction from the Courts will fail.

He said the Political parties and their agents have the results as handed over to them at each polling unit and know the final result adding that what is happening in Abuja is just collation and nothing more.

He also commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, for maintaining calm despite several personal attacks to him in the course of the conduct and ongoing collation of results from all over the country in the Presidential Election.

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PDP candidate calls for release of INEC officials arrested in Imo

 

By Emmanuel Iheaka

The member representing Nwangele/ Nkwerre/ Isu/ Njaba Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ugonna Ozurigbo, has called for the release of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, posted to Njaba Local Government Area of the state for the February 25 election in the constituency.

Briefing journalists, Ozurigbo who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, said the officials were arrested for refusing to compromise.

He said that the arrest was to intimidate them to accept the result of the election to be manipulated.

Ozurigbo, a former deputy speaker of the state house of assembly, submitted that from the results so far announced by the INEC, he won in Nkwerre, Nwangele, and Isu LGAs.

He called on the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman to intervene in the matter by directing the release of the detained INEC officials so that they would finish the collation of results.

Ozurigbo said ” INEC has announced results in three out of the four LGAs that make up the federal constituency. I won in Nkwerre, Nwangele and Isu LGAs. I lead with over 10,000 votes margin.

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2023 Elections: Seven govs that crashed out of Senatorial race

for more update The 2023 general elections held on Saturday with the Presidential and National Assembly elections had a number of sitting state governors jostling for the Senate seat. 

But, out of the 10 governors jostling for senatorial positions, seven have lost.

The governors who have lost so far are Ben Ayade (Cross River), Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Simon Lalong (Plateau), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi.

Meanwhile, Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is awaiting his fate in Saturday’s senatorial election in Sokoto South.

However, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state Niger State and Governor Abubakar Bello, have both secured their seats in the senate.

Umahi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial district, after scoring a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 25,496 votes and Eleje of APGA who scored 11,398 votes.

Bello of the APC polled 100,197 votes to win the Niger North senatorial election against the PDP and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidates who scored 88,158 and 13,886 vote.

Polls: Obi sweeps 18 LGs in Delta

 By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha

ASABA-PRESIDENTIAL candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has won the Saturday’s Presidential election in Delta State after winning in 18 out of the 25 local government areas of the State, leaving seven Local Government Areas for his closest rival and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Mr Peter Obi took Ika South, Aniocha North, Ethiope West, Oshimili North, Ndokwa West, Ukwuani, Aniocha South, Ethiope East, Sapele, Ndokwa East, Oshimili South, Isoko South, Isoko North, Warri South, Okpe, Udu, Aniocha North, Uvwie and Ughelli North, Local Government Areas with 341,866 votes as announced by the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill.

Atiku won in Ika North-East, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North, Burutu. Ughelli South and Warri South-West Local Government Area of the State with 161,600 votes to come second.

In his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Delta state, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, said elections were held in the 5,863 polling units across the state.

Saying that the Commission “must look at the lessons learnt in this election and be better prepared for the next election of March 11”, he thanked security agents and the media for their supportive roles.

Announcing the results in Asaba, the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill, said elections held in the 25 local government areas of the State, adding that Labour Party’s Peter Obi won in 18 Local Government Areas with 341,866 votes.

Georgewill said the PDP won in the remaining seven Local Government Areas with a total votes of 161,600, saying that the APC scored 90,183.

Meanwhile, the Returning Officer in Isoko South Local Government Area, Dr Jerry Osubor, said election was not held in Enwhe ward, following reported attack on INEC officials while they were on their way to conduct elections.

Similarly, returning officer in Warri South-West, Mr Sambo Anderson, said election in two wards of the local government area were cancelled due to bypass of the BVAs.

Breakdown of the Presidential Results:

Ika South
APC – 3290
LP – 17868
PDP – 7485

Aniocha North
APC – 1146
LP – 11678
PDP – 3783

Ethiope West
APC – 3850
LP – 10199
PDP – 5463

Oshimili North
APC – 1688
LP – 14929
PDP – 4796

Ika North-East
APC – 1902
LP – 8980
PDP – 16696

Bomadi
APC – 2,421
LP – 3,134
PDP – 4,429

Ndokwa West
APC – 3,840
LP – 12,889
PDP- 8,760

Warri North
APC – 1,379
LP – 2,417
PDP – 3,411

Aniocha South
APC – 1,686
LP – 14,208
PDP – 4,672

Ethiope East
APC – 6,314
LP – 10,808
PDP – 7,854

Ukwuani
APC – 2,946
LP – 11,239
PDP – 6013

Ndokwa East
APC – 3,752
LP – 7,756
PDP – 5,996

Patani
APC – 2,270
LP – 2,700
PDP – 3,346

Burutu
APC – 4,605
LP – 5,745
PDP – 7,147

Sapele
APC – 4,099
LP – 17,408
PDP – 6,168

Oshimili South
APC – 894
LP – 40,085
PDP – 2,790

OKPE LGA

APC – 4,773
LP – 10,754
NNPP – 41
PDP – 8,326

UVWIE LGA
APC – 3,033
LP – 36,302
NNPP – 229
PDP – 3,375

UGHELLI NORTH LGA

APC – 11,196
LP – 22,589
NNPP – 198
PDP – 9,241

UGHELLI SOUTH LGA

APC – 8,877
LP – 9,790
NNPP – 93
PDP – 10,244

Warri South
Labour Party 13289
PDP 7653
APC 1234

UDU LGA

APC – 4,937
LP – 18,579
NNPP – 120
PDP – 4,836

Isoko South

APC 4,451
LP 18,166
PDP 7,039

Warri South-West

APC 2,857
LP 2,591
PDP 3,183

Isoko North
Labour Party 17765.
PDP 8254
APC 2734

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Elections: LP wins Amuwo Odofin Reps seat; APC, PDP lose

Elections: LP wins Amuwo Odofin Reps seat; APC, PDP lose Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 

Amuwo-Odofin federal constituency seat, George Adegeye has been declared winner. Abayomi Okanlawon, the returning officer for the election, announced that Adegeye got 46,702 votes ahead of Lanre Sanusi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 12,946 votes.

Oghene Ego, the incumbent legislator and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came third after polling 5, 752 votes.

Adegeye, in his acceptance letter, said he would uphold his promises, adding that the constituency would have a “people-focused representation again”.

“I don’t make empty promises, but we all should be assured that I will not betray the people’s trust as overwhelmingly demonstrated through the ballot box on February 25, 2023. The victory is for the good people of Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency,” he said.

This comes after Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party (LP) was also declared the winner of the Eti-Osa federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives.

Attah won with 24,075 votes to beat Banky W of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 18,666 votes, while Babjide Obanikoro of the All Progressive Congress (APC) secured the third spot with 16,901 votes.

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(NEWS) Ban on Open Grazing: Police Reveal Those Behind Threats to Attack Delta State

• Delta state police command has reacted to an ultimatum issued by a group over the ban on open grazing in Southern Nigeria
• Bright Edafe, the spokesperson for the command, disclosed some measures being put in place to safeguard residents of the state
• The police suggested that the threats by the faceless group were intended to cause  among residents of the state The Delta state police command has said miscreants intent on creating panic were behind the threats to attack Asaba and Agbor over the ban on open grazing in Southern Nigeria.

• The command in a statement through its spokesperson, Bright Edafe, dismissed the threat by the group and assured residents of the state of their safety, Vanguard reported.

  

  The Delta State Police Command said any threat to peace will be dealt with. Photo: Nigeria Police Force Delta State Command The police said:

  “The command under the watch of CP Ari Muhammed Ali is ever committed in its responsibly of providing security for all Deltans urging members of the public to ignore the said publication which must have been pasted by miscreants with the aim of creating panic in the state.'' 

  Measures to combat the threat

  The police said that measures have been put in place to forestall any such attack, adding that undercover police operatives have been deployed across the state for the purpose of gathering intelligence Meanwhile, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned that there would be grave consequences should the threat of attack by an anonymous Fulani jihadist group be carried out in Delta state.

  Ken Robinson, the group's spokesman, made this known in an interview with The Punch newspaper on Monday, June 14.

  He warned that the Niger Delta region would respond appropriately if the threat by the unknown Fulani jihadists was carried out.

  PANDEF, MEND react as group threatens Nigerian governor over ban on open grazing

  In another news, the Nigerian Senate on Monday, June 14, revealed why a bill seeking to ban open grazing in Nigeria was rejected by the upper chamber.

  The Punch reported that Dr. Ajibola Basiru, the spokesperson for the Senate, explained that the anti-grazing bill was not consistent with the powers of the National Assembly.

  Going by the provisions of the Land Use Act, Basiru said the federal parliament could not legislate on land use matters because it remained the preserve of the state governments.