General voter apathy characterized the governorship and State House of Assembly elections across Lagos. At Polling Unit 009, at INEC office in Yaba, there were 1, 842 registered voters, but only 137 voted. Aside from this, individuals who made plans to make heavy sales of their goods, particularly, consumables at polling units across the country…
2019: Ogun ADC holds primaries Wednesday
The Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC is set to begin the primaries for various elective positions at the federal and state levels on Wednesday across the 236 wards in the state. In a statement signed by Gbolade Osinowo, the state’s chairman, party’s primary election will begin with the governorship and house…
All Set For Governorship Election in Rivers State
All is now set for the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State. Election materials were moved from INEC headquarters on Aba Road to various centres yesterday, where they will be further taken to the polling centres this morning, April 11, 2015. Although sporadic gunshots shattered the quite of the night leading to the polls,…
INEC Shifts Date for Submission of Candidate List
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has moved the deadline for the submission of political parties’ candidates list for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from December 25 to December 26, 2014. This was disclosed by Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, on Thursday evening in Abuja. He said “the commission…
Akala Gets Labour Governorship Ticket
Adebayo Alao-Akala, former Governor of Oyo State has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Oyo State. Akala got the ticket after all the five governorship aspirants of the party stepped down for him at the party’s congress. Akala, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had expressed dissatisfaction over the…
Table of Governorship Candidates
States Governorship Candidates Party Governorship Candidates Party Abia State Nyere Anyim APC Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PDP Adamawa State Umaru Jibrila Bindow APC Mallam Nuhu Ribadu PDP Akwa Ibom State Mr. Umana Okon Umana APC Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP Anambra State NILL APC NILL PDP Bauchi State Barrister Mohammed Abubakar APC Awwal Jatau PDP Bayelsa…
Delay Mars Lagos PDP Governorship Primary
Against the expectation of party members, delegates, media and observers of the December 8 governorship primary of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the process was delayed for over five hours behind schedule. Although the party could not give reasons for the delay in the commencement of the process of electing…
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