PDP, APC accused each other over Lagos poll results delay

The agent of the Peoples Democratic Party for the presidential election collation in Lagos State, Mr. Wahab Owokoniran, and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, on Monday morning hotly disagreed during the collation exercise at the Independent National Electoral Commission Lagos office.
The quarrel began immediately the Collation Officer for Lagos State, Prof. Isaac Adewole, announced the suspension of the collation of the presidential poll till 8am.
Before Adewole suspended the collation of the result at 1.48am, electoral officers of four local government areas had submitted the results of their respective council areas, while the results for the remaining 16 local government areas had yet to be returned to the INEC office.
But immediately after Adewole, who is the Vice Chancellor,  University of Ibadan, announced the suspension of the collation of the result, Owokoniran flared up and protested the decision, asking the state collation officer to explain the rationale behind the shift.
Owokoniran raised issues concerning non-arrival of the result of the election that was conducted on Saturday.
He said the result ought to have been brought to the INEC office.
According to him, result of many polling units, where PDP won, were manipulated in favour of APC.
Owokoniran also alleged that election did not take place in no fewer than 30 polling units in Epe Local Government Area of the state and yet result was declared for them.
“In some local government areas, election had been concluded two days ago. What could have delayed the collation? I suspect there are some discrepancies somewhere.
“We will not accept any result different from the one we have,” he said.
Owokoniran, however, submitted two petitions to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Akin Orebiyi, questioning the electoral body’s collation process.
But Afikuyomi dismissed the claim, saying only INEC had the authority to announce the result of any election.
He asked Owokoniran to speak by facts, rather than making issues that could generate controversy.
Describing himself as one of those who framed the Electoral Act, Afikuyomi said, “Before we begin to make allegations about results being tampered with, without any substantial evidence or a single shred of fact, I think we must speak to facts and records.
“For instance, with regard to the result for Apapa Local Government Area, I have issues, but I will wait for us to get there. I think we watch the way we make claims because it can have serious implications.”

Buhari won in Late Agagu ward

The All Progressives Congress has posted a surprise victory at the Iju-Odo/Iju-Oke/Erekiti Ward, in Okitipupa Local Government, the traditional place of the late former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu.
Reports from the ward collation centre show that in the presidential poll, PDP scored 1,006 votes while APC polled 1,127 votes.
For the Senate, the PDP polled 1,103 votes while the APC recorded 1,113 votes.
The APC topped the House of Reps contest, scoring 1,088 to beat close rival PDP, which polled 1,086 votes.

Sambo defeats APC in his polling unit

Vice President Namadi Sambo, after several defeats at his polling unit by opposition party, trounced the All Progressives Congress at his new polling unit in the Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
In the 2011 general elections, Sambo was roundly defeated in his polling unit, ward and local government.
However, in the Saturday’s polls, the Returning Officer, Olorufemi Raphael, while announcing the result at the Kabala Doki Ward 5, Police College polling unit 11, said  PDP polled 105 votes, APC 20 votes, NCP 01, and while  APA 01.
The Vice President had earlier, on the eve of the Saturday’s election, relocated his polling unit from Link/Camp Road to swimming pool road by  the Kaduna Police College fence.
The result of the wards and the Kaduna North LGA were still being awaiting as of the time of filing this result.
This will determine the overall victory of the PDP in the area.

Major Shakeup: PDP Top Shots Lost to Opposition in their Polling Unit

The leader of the PDP in Lagos State, Bode George, failed to deliver victory to President Goodluck Jonathan as he lost in his polling unit 001 on Evans/Adu Street, Lagos Island, where the APC got 109 votes and PDP scored 108 votes. The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, also lost in his unit 009, ward 3 in Apapa, where the APC scored 129 votes while the PDP got 60 votes.
Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, delivered his Kafi/Sunday Adigun unit 047 located in Alausa to his party, the All Progressives Congress, which won by 180 votes to Peoples Democratic Party’s 55 votes. The Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola, also delivered his ward G3 located at the State Senior School, Itolo, Surulere, to the APC, which won by 317 votes to PDP’s 135. The governorship candidate of the APC in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, won in his unit in Epe, where the party polled 95 to PDP’s 75.
Senator Gbenga Ashafa’s ward at Bogije Ward F, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos Senate: APC – 406 PDP – 236 Reps: APC – 386 PDP – 228 Presidential: APC – 385 PDP – 250

Election Collation almost mar with violence in Osun

Femi, Osun: The collation of election result was almost marred on Saturday as corps members had to resort to use their telephone light to collate results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Punch correspondent, who observed the collation of result at Salvation Army Middle School discovered that there was no electricity supply to the school as at 11:30 pm when the collation was ongoing. Some of the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission complained that they were not taken care of, saying they had not eaten anything since morning. Some of the corps members threatened to beat Channels Television crew – Bose Sodiq and Oloyede Oyegbenle. They also threatened to smash the camera of the TV station for daring to record them while collating the result in the dark. It took the intervention of some other journalists before the irate corps members were pacified.

Source: The Punch

Tinubu’s in-law, Fayose win at polling units

In Ekiti state, on the eve of election APC leaders in the state were attacked in their various house. So also Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, led the Peoples Democratic Party to massive victory in his polling unit at St. David Primary School, Afao Ekiti.

The results indicated that PDP polled 189 to APC 24 in the presidential election. For the Senate, PDP again won by 181 votes to APC’s 25 while it is PDP 185 to APC 21 in the House of Representatives election.

Serving member of the House of Representatives and candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II, Oyetunde Ojo, also recorded victory in his polling unit.

Ojo, who is married to Folashade, the daughter of the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, won in Ward 004 unit 004 in Erinjiyan.

Presidential election: APC 71, PDP 45; Senate: APC 73, PDP 41 and Rep: APC 80, PDP 32.

The State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Taiwo Olatubosun, also ensured victory for the party in his ward in Igbimo Ekiti with the following result:

Presidential election: APC 115, PDP 73; Senate: APC 114, PDP 74 and Rep: APC 106, PDP 75.

Buhari thrashes Jonathan in Aso Villa Poll Station

Buhari thrashes Jonathan inside Aso Rock:
Unit 22: PDP 302, APC 348. Unit 21: PDP 293, APC 265. Total: PDP 595, APC 613.