Tinubu congratulates Uzodimma, Diri, Ododo

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victories in the 11 November governorship elections in their states. The president also commended the electorate in the three states for their participation in the electoral process, affirming the resilience … [Read more…]

At a joint press conference, LP, PDP guber candidates issue INEC 7-day ultimatum to cancel Imo election

The Imo Governorship candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and of the Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu, on Monday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, seven days to cancel the last Saturday’s Imo governorship election. The duo of Senator Achonu and Anyanwu, gave this ultimatum … [Read more…]

BREAKING NEWS: INEC announces PDP’s Gov Douye Diri Winner of Bayelsa Guber

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. THE INEC returning officer, Farouk Adamu, made the declaration on Monday afternoon. Mr Adamu said Mr Diri scored a total of 175,196 votes to emerge the winner while … [Read more…]

JUST-IN] Bayelsa Decides: Following commotion at collation center, INEC adjourns again, as Gov Diri maintains lead with over 56,000 votes

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has adjourned the collation of results of the Bayelsa governorship election by one hour following commotion at the collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital. The commotion started when party agents disagreed on the result from Brass Local Government Area, which was adopted at the collation centre Monday morning. … [Read more…]

Imo Decides: Clarify Status Of Locations With No Elections But Having Election Results – Yiaga Africa To INEC

A group, Yiaga Africa, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the status of locations where elections did not hold, including the upload of results from polling units where elections did not hold. It said reports from observers in Imo State indicate elections did not take place in 12 percent of … [Read more…]

Bayelsa Decides: INEC adjourns collation of results in Bayelsa, to resume today

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bayelsa State has adjourned the announcements of the remaining two local government areas results to noon, today. The outstanding local government areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs. The Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Bayelsa State, Mr Wilfred Ifogah who announced the adjournment after the session … [Read more…]

Kogi Decides: APC’s Ododo declared winner by INEC, as SDP’s Ajaka rejects the result

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Usman Ododo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election. Mr Ododo scored a total of 446,237 votes and is “hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” state returning officer Johnson Urama announced at the INEC collation centre in … [Read more…]

Imo Decides: At Thanksgiving Service, Uzodinma Thanks Supporters on His Reelection

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has thanked supporters following his re-election. Uzodimma became the Imo governor in 2020 after the Supreme Court nullified Emeka Ihedioha’s victory. But on Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the Imo governorship election after he cleared all … [Read more…]

Bayelsa Guber: VP Shettima Says Niger Delta Will Witness Monumental Development Under the Tinubu Administration

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment towards the overall development of the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country. Shettima, who represented Tinubu at the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial rally in Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s election noted that Bayelsa State, like every … [Read more…]

See Full List of 40 polling units published by INEC where elections won’t hold in Imo

Ahead of the Saturday, November 11, governorship election in Imo, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said there will be no election in the polling units with no registered voters. The commission also published detailed information on 40 polling units where elections will not take place on Saturday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the … [Read more…]

Imo Guber: At INEC Stakeholders’ Meeting, PDP, LP Insist on Redeployment of INEC REC, Stage Walkout

In Imo State on Tuesday, the governorship candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Senators Samuel Anyanwu and Athan Achonu, respectively, staged a walkout at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by INEC to press home their demand for the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral (REC), Professor Sylva Agu. The stakeholders’ meeting was … [Read more…]