The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, rejected the House of Assembly election in the state on Tuesday, saying it did not reflect the wishes of the citizens of the state. In a statement issued in Akure, the state capital, Isaac Kekemeke, state chairman of the APC, said the results showed that the people…
Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Case Against Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, crossed yet another hurdle as the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed his victory as the duly elected governor of Ekiti in the June 21, 2014 governorship election. The apex court, in an unanimous decision by a seven-man panel led by John Fabiyi, a Supreme Court Justice, upheld…
Saraki Condemns Mass Defection To Winning Party
Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the “indiscriminate defection” of politicians from one party to another. Saraki said this in Ilorin, while addressing journalists. He said the trend if not curtailed could be inimical to the maturing of the nation’s democracy. He wondered…
Oyintiloye Commends Voters’ Determination
The people of Obokun Constituency of Osun State have been praised for their doggedness to exercise their voting rights in the face of stiff confrontations during the last governorship and states House of Assembly elections. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, serving lawmaker and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said his re-election in the April 11 poll…
PDP Supporters Protest in Owerri
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, went on the rampage in Owerri, the state capital on Monday. PDP supporters, who displayed placards demanding that Governor Rochas Okorocha should vacate Government House for their candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, stopped and harassed motorists on Okigwe Road. The…
APC Thanks Lagosians for Victory
The All Progressives Congress, Lagos chapter, said it owed its victory to Lagos residents, who voted immensely for its candidates in the Saturday, April 11 governorship poll in order to further entrench the culture of excellence in the state. In a recent statement, Joe Igbokwe, Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos, said Lagos residents…
Lagos PDP Rejects Outcome Of Governorship Election
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the outcome of governorship election in the state as a “case of stolen mandate.” Reacting to the outcome of the election that threw up Akinwumi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the governor elect, Tajudeen Jaye Agoro, PDP state agent said…
PDP Declared Winner in Rivers
In spite of protests and allegations that elections did not hold in most parts of the state, the PDP has been declared winner of the April 11 governorship election in the Rivers State. The party’s standard-bearer Nyesom Wike was said to have polled 1,029,102 (87 per cent) of the total votes cast, to beat his…
INEC Declares Imo Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governorship election in Imo state inconclusive. The Returning Officer in Imo State, Professor Ibidapo Obe, declared the election inconclusive, due to the number of cancelled votes which stood at 144,715 in relation to the margin of win which is 79,529 by the candidate of the All Progressives…
Ajimobi Wins Oyo Governorship Polls
Abiola Ajimobi, incumbent governor of Oyo State has been declared the winner of the 2015 governorship election in the state. At the end of the collation of election results, Ajimobi who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 327, 310 votes while Rasheed Ladoja of the Accord Party got 254, 520…
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