ASARI DOKUBO RESPONDS TO ELECTION TWEET

 

Former Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo has denied a tweet being circulated where he purportedly said that he is a friend of any government in power. That is not his real twitter handle. What he wrote on Facebook above and the controversial tweet after the cut...

JONATHAN CALLED BUHARI ON PHONE TO CONGRATULATE HIM

The commission will reconvene around 8pm to give us the result for the last state remaining - Borno, but as it stands, it looks like Nigeria now has a new president. Debola Williams and Chude Jideonwo who work with Gen. Buhari claim GEJ has called to congratulate Buhari over the election results..

DELTA AND OTHERS ANNOUNCED, BUHARI STILL LEADING

Presidential election results for Delta state - PDP wins

As announced by Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, VC of Federal University, Otuoke, RO for Delta state
AA - 1,473
ACPN - 916
AD - 735
ADC - 888
APA - 478
APC - 48,910
CPP - 813
HOPE - 166
KOWA - 311
NCP - 670
PDP - 1,211,405
PPN - 393
UDP - 354
UPP - 261
Total valid votes - 1,267,773
Rejected votes - 17,075
Total votes cast - 1,284,848 

Presidential election results for Yobe state - APC wins

As announced by Prof. Abubakar Njodi, VC - University of Maiduguri, collation officer for Yobe
AA - 101
ACPN - 164
AD - 213
ADC - 112
APA - 632
APC - 446,265 (APC wins)
CPP - 329
HOPE - 67
KOWA - 104
NCP - 120
PDP - 25,526
PPN - 101
UDP - 30
UPP - 32
Total valid - 473,796
Rejected votes - 17,971
Total votes cast  - 491,767

Presidential election results for Sokoto state - APC wins

As announced by the Dep VC Usman Danfodio University, collating officer for Sokoto
AA - 249
ACPN - 535
AD - 714
ADC - 762
APA - 3,482
APC - 671,926 (APC wins)
CPP - 1,894
HOPE - 283
KOWA - 475
NCP - 686
PDP - 152,199
PPN - 605
UDP - 269
UPP - 180

Total valid votes - 834,259
Rejected votes - 42,110
Total votes cast - 876,369

Presidential election results for Taraba state - PDP wins

As announced by Prof K. Mohammed, VC Modibbo Adama University of Tech. Yola, RO for Taraba
AA - 962
ACPN - 811
AD - 586
ADC - 320
APA - 1306
APC - 261,326
CPP - 1,033
HOPE - 161
KOWA - 153
NCP - 876
PDP - 310,800 (PDP wins)
PPN - 680
UDP - 224
UPP - 439
Total valid votes - 579,677
Rejected votes - 23,039
Total votes cast - 602,716

MORE RESULTS FROM OTHER STATES

 

Presidential election results for Taraba state - PDP wins

As announced by Prof K. Mohammed, VC Modibbo Adama University of Tech. Yola, RO for Taraba
AA - 962
ACPN - 811
AD - 586
ADC - 320
APA - 1306
APC - 261,326
CPP - 1,033
HOPE - 161
KOWA - 153
NCP - 876
PDP - 310,800 (PDP wins)
PPN - 680
UDP - 224
UPP - 439
Total valid votes - 579,677
Rejected votes - 23,039
Total votes cast - 602,716

Presidential election results for Edo state - PDP wins

As announced by Prof Osasere Orumwense, VC, University of Benin - RO of Edo state
AA - 159
ACPN - 1284
AD - 450
ADC - 512
APA - 709
APC - 208,469
CPP - 325
HOPE -22
KOWA - 175
NCP - 516
PDP, 286,869 (PDP wins)
PPN - 729
UDP - 160
UPP - 72
Total valid votes - 500,451
Rejected votes - 22,334
Total votes - 522,785

Presidential election results for Yobe state - APC wins

As announced by Prof. Abubakar Njodi, VC - University of Maiduguri, collation officer for Yobe
AA - 101
ACPN - 164
AD - 213
ADC - 112
APA - 632
APC - 446,265 (APC wins)
CPP - 329
HOPE - 67
KOWA - 104
NCP - 120
PDP - 25,526
PPN - 101
UDP - 30
UPP - 32
Total valid - 473,796
Rejected votes - 17,971
Total votes cast  - 491,767

MORE RESULTS ON PRESIDENCY FROM VARIOUS STATES

Presidential election results for Yobe state - APC wins

As announced by Prof. Abubakar Njodi, VC - University of Maiduguri, collation officer for Yobe AA - 101 ACPN - 164 AD - 213 ADC - 112 APA - 632 *APC - 446,265 (APC wins)* CPP - 329 HOPE - 67 KOWA - 104 NCP - 120 PDP - 25,526 PPN - 101 UDP - 30 UPP - 32 Total valid - 473,796 Rejected votes - 17,971 Total votes cast - 491,767 31 states declared so far and APC is still leading with 2,894,494 votes. The commission took a 10mins recess. Back in a few minutes

Presidential election results for Bauchi state - APC wins

As announced by Prof. Mohammed Farouk, VC, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe, RO for Bauchi AA - 131 ACPN - 232 AD - 173 ADC - 189 APA - 964 *APC - 931,598 (APC wins)* CPP - 391 HOPE - 46 KOWA - 128 NCP - 207 PDP - 86,085 PPN - 128 UDP - 29 UPP - 37 Total valid votes - 1,020,338 Rejected votes - 19,437 Total votes cast - 1,039,775

Presidential election results for Benue state - APC wins

As announced by Prof Hayward Babale Mafuyai, VC, University of Jos, RO for Benue state AA - 315 ACPN - 1464 AD - 254 ADC - 539 APA - 945 *APC - 373,961 (APC wins)* CPP - 567 HOPE - 115 KOWA - 105 NCP - 683 PDP - 303,737 PPN - 439 UDP - 66 UPP - 74 Total valid votes - 683,264 Rejected votes - 19,867 Total votes cast - 703,131

Presidential election results for Kebbi - APC wins

As announced by Prof Mohammed, Dep VC (Academics) Usman Danfodio University, RO for Kebbi AA -214 ACPN - 361 AD - 450 ADC - 472 APA - 2685 *APC - 567,883 (APC wins)* CPP - 1794 HOPE - 213 KOWA - 448 NCP - 519 PDP - 100,972 PPN - 547 UDP - 207 UPP - 238 Total valid votes - 677,003 Rejected votes - 38,119 Total votes cast - 715,122

Presidential election results for Zamfara state - APC wins

As announced by Prof. A. Abdulzuru, VC of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, RO for Zamfara AA - 125 ACPN - 238 AD - 290 ADC - 294 APA - 1310 *APC - 612,202 (APC wins)* CPP - 655 HOPE - 14 KOWA - 122 NCP - 404 PDP - 144,833 PPN - 374 UDP - 93 UPP - 68 Total valid votes - 761,022 Rejected votes - 19157 Total votes cast - 780,179

PRESIDENCY RESULTS SO FAR

As announced by the Returning officer of Kano state...
APC - 1,903,999
PDP - 215, 779
As announced by Prof. Adeniyi Daramola, VC of FUT, Akure , the Returning Officer for Ekiti state.
APC - 120, 331
PDP - 176, 466 (wins)
Total votes cast: 309, 445
As announced by Prof. Duro Oni, Dep. VC of UNILAG, who is the Returning Officer for Ogun state 
ACPN - 3072
AD - 1927
ADC - 1364
APA - 1930
APC - 308, 290 (APC wins)
CPP- 978
HOPE - 332
KOWA - 432
NCP - 815
PDP - 207, 950
PPN - 4339
UDP - 562
UPP - 597
Total valid votes - 533, 172
Rejected votes - 26, 441
Total votes cast - 559 - 613
As announced by the VC of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Prof. Hilary Edoga who is Returning Officer for Enugu state..
AA - 441
ACPN - 479
AD - 269
ADC - 478
APA - 715
APC - 14, 157
CPP - 237
HOPE - 110
KOWA - 203
NCP - 761
PDP - 553, 003 (PDP wins)
PPN - 407
UDP - 1,623
UPP - 290
Total valid vote cast - 573, 173
Rejected votes - 12,459
Total vote cast - 585, 632
As announced by the VC of University of Abuja, who is the Returning Officer for Kogi state
AA - 700
ACPN - 1,089
AD - 427
ADC - 761
APA - 1,001
APC - 264,851
CPP - 967
HOPE - 144
KOWA - 190
NCP - 399
PDP, 149, 987
PPN - 476
UPD - 180
UPP - 156
Total valid vote - 421, 328
Rejected votes - 17, 959
Total votes cast - 439, 287
As announced by Professor Isaac Asusu, VC of the Federal University, Oye, Ekiti, RO for Osun state
AA:377
AD:1667
ACPN:1731
ADC:937
APA:1306
APC: 383,603
CPP:1029
HOPE:132
KOWA:255
NCP:767
PDP:249,929
PPN:599
UDP:124
UPP:159
Total votes cast - 663,373
Rejected votes: 20,758
Valid votes - 642,615
As announced by Prof. Olusola Oyewole the VC, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
AA - 386
ACPN - 2406
AD - 1,237
ADC - 1,227
APA - 1139
APC - 299,889 (APC wins)
CPP - 1,012
HOPE - 184
KOWA - 223
NCP - 846
PDP - 251,368
PPN - 734
UPD - 184
UPP - 221
Total valid votes - 561, 056
Rejected votes - 21,379
Total votes cast - 582, 435
As announced by Prof. Michael Faborode, former VC of OAU, Ile Ife, the returning officer for FCT
AA - 139
ACPN - 342
AD - 240
ADC - 288
APA - 674
APC - 146, 399
CPP - 347
HOPE - 83
KOWA - 165
NCP - 473
PDP - 157, 195 (PDP wins)
PPN - 269
UDP - 95
UPP - 96
Total valid votes - 306, 805
Rejected votes - 9210
Total votes cast - 316, 015
As announced by Prof Ayobami Salami, the Dep. VC (Academics) of OAU, returning officer for Oyo
AA - 6,331
ACPN - 8,979
AD - 6, 282
ADC - 5,000
APA - 4,468
APC - 528, 620 (APC wins)
CPP - 6, 674
HOPE - 839
KOWA - 1,312
NCP - 1,895
PDP - 303, 376
PPN - 2,842
UDP - 1,069
UPP - 3,665
Total valid votes - 881, 352
Rejected votes - 47, 254
Total votes cast - 928, 606
As announced by Prof. Findadi VC of Federal University, Lokoja, who is RO for Nasarawa state
AA - 40
ACPN - 95
AD - 74
ADC - 105
APA -310
APC - 236, 838
CPP - 131
HOPE - 4
KOWA - 48
NCP - 222
PDP - 273, 460 (PDP wins)
DPN - 164
UPD - 23
UPP - 33
Total votes cast - 511,547
Rejected votes - 10,094
Total votes cast - 521, 641
As announced by Prof James Ayatse VC, Federal University, Katsina, who is the RO of Jigawa state
AA - 394
ACPN - 540
AD - 587
ADC - 375
APA - 2527
APC - 885, 988
CPP - 1,553
HOPE - 337
KOWA - 423
NCP - 548
PDP - 142,904
PPN - 853
UDP - 338
UPP - 197
Total valid votes - 1,037, 564
Rejected votes - 34325
Total votes cast -  1,071,889
As announced by the Returning Officer for Katsina state
AA - 183
ACPN - 402
AD - 283
ADC - 498
APA - 1671
APC - 1,345,441
CPP - 976
HOPE - 47
KOWA - 215
NCP - 330
PDP - 98,937
PPN:254
UDP:117
UPP:72
Total valid votes - 1,449, 426
Rejected votes - 32,288
Total votes cast - 1,481,714
As announced by the returning officer for Kwara state
AA - 248
AD - 520
ACPN - 817
APA -1165
ADC - 438
APA - 1,165
APC - 302,146 (APC wins)
CPP - 910
HOPE - 118
KOWA - 214
NCP - 394
PDP - 132,602
PPN - 325
UDP - 81
UPP - 102
Total valid votes - 440,080
Rejected votes - 21321
Total votes cast - 416,401
As announced by prof. Zuru, the returning officer for  Kaduna state
AA - 218
AD - 273
ACPN - 424
ADC - 546
APA - 1611
APC -1,127,760
CPP - 824
HOPE - 105
KOWA - 176
NCP - 754
PDP - 484,085
PPN - 549
UDP - 79
UPP - 78
Total valid votes - 1,650,201
Rejected votes -32,719
Total votes cast -1,617,482
As announced by Prof Asiabaka, VC of FUTO, who is the returning officer for Anambra state
AA - 547
ACPN - 1,259
AD - 475
ADC - 534
APA - 2303
APC - 17926
CPP - 1279
HOPE - 357
KOWA - 311
NCP - 887
PDP - 660, 762
PPN - 537
UDP - 286
UPP - 1121
Total valid votes - 688584
Rejected votes - 14,825
Total votes cast - 703,409
As announced by the VC of UNN, prof. Chukwuma Ozumba, the collation officer of Abia state
AA - 315
ACPN - 2194
AD - 448
ADC - 569
APA - 2766
APC - 13,394
CPP - 1046
HOPE - 125
KOWA - 173
NCP - 745
PDP - 368,303
PPN - 424
UDP - 213
UPP - 330
Total valid votes -391,045
Rejected votes - 1004
Total votes cast - 401,049
As announced by Prof James Epoke, VC, University of Calabar, the returning officer for Akwa-Ibom
AA - 1,600
ACPN - 443
AD - 474
ADC - 608
APA - 384
APC - 58,411
CPP - 412
HOPE - 192
KOWA - 160
NCP - 381
PDP - 953,304 (PDP wins)
PPN - 327
UDP - 224
UPP -144
Total valid votes -1,017,064
Rejected votes - 11,487
Total votes cast -1,028,551
As announced by Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, former VC of UNILAG, collating officer for Imo state
AA - 533
ACPN - 956
AD - 757
ADC - 1617
APA - 2236
APC - 133,253
CPP - 733
HOPE - 157
KOWA - 158
NCP - 784
PDP - 559,185 (PDP Wins)
PPN - 414
UDP - 264
UPP - 1917
Total valid votes -  702,964
Rejected votes - 28,957
Total votes cast - 731921
As announced by Prof Emmanuel Kocha, VC University of Agriculture, Makurdi, RO for Plateau
AA - 178
ACPN - 391
AD - 279
ADC - 406
APA - 618
APC - 429,140
CPP - 237
HOPE - 56
KOWA - 138
NCP - 693
PDP - 549,615 (PDP wins)
PPN - 554
UPD - 54
UPP - 29
Total valid votes - 982,388
Rejected votes - 18304
Total votes cast- 1,000,692
 

CARD READER FAILURE A NATIONAL EMBARASSMENT

Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the hiccup of Card Reader in accrediting President Goodluck Jonathan at Otuake Ward as a huge national embarrassment.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in Abuja on Saturday.

President Goodluck Jonathan is registered to vote on March 28, 2015 in Otuoke. After weeks of delays over an Islamic insurgency, Nigerians head to the polls on March 28 to elect a president for Africa’s biggest economy.
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The statement added that Govs. Jonah Jang, of Plateau, James Ngilari of Adamawa and Isa Yuguda of Buachi, among others, also experienced similar hiccup.

It then called for thorough explanation from INEC.

It contended that the poor working of the card readers in the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided.

This, it said, added, would have been so if INEC had listened to sound advice from well-meaning individuals, organisations and the PDP regarding the deployment of the machines without proper testing.

The statement added that the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC, hours into the exercise against its earlier guidelines, clearly showed the failure of the system.

“The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier position that as good as the idea of card readers is, it was too virgin to be successfully used in a general election without proper testing.

“This is especially in an environment as ours that is not entirely digitally proficient”, it said.

It expressed concern about the development, given the avowed commitment of the President Jonathan-led PDP administration to hitch-free, fair and credible electoral process.

It, therefore, charged the electoral commission to take urgent steps within the law, to ensure that no willing and qualified voter was disenfranchised.

The statement urged Nigerians to remain calm in the overall interest of the nation.

It frowned at reported cases of accreditation of under-aged persons in some states, especially in the Northern part of the country.

The PDP statement called on INEC to ensure that such unqualified persons were not allowed to vote, but also to prosecute its officials involved in the crime. (NAN)

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PRESIDENT JONATHAN AND BUHARI SIGNS PEACE ACCORD TODAY

Here's a photo of president Jonathan and APC presidential candidate Gen. Buhari at a peace accord signing in Abuja this morning ahead of Saturday's election. The meeting was put together by the national peace committee chaired by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar

JONATHAN WILL RECORD LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN OGUN SAYS ISIAKA

Abeokuta—The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka yesterday predicted landslide victory for President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Ogun people will massively vote for him and other National Assembly members fielded by the PDP.

He, however, disagreed with some opinion polls that predicted victory for the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in Ogun State, saying such polls did not reflect the reality on ground but were manipulated for a pre-determined purpose.

He said many electorate in the state did not see any fortune in Buhari’s presidency and they are determined to vote against it.

He said: “Even as some credible polls gave victory to President Jonathan, the PDP has not relented in its efforts to ensure that Mr. President wins the election convincingly.

“We laughed at the polls that said Buhari will win in Ogun State as the wishful thinking of the sponsors of the polls. But unknown to them, Ogun people are already looking beyond the APC in the state because the party has disappointed them with unfulfilled promises and massive corruption going on in the state.”

Isiaka spoke while fielding questions from journalists at a PDP sensitization rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

He said Ogun people are wiser than to fall for the antics of the APC, noting that the propaganda and sentiments that won them votes in 2011 are no longer tenable.

  SOURCE: VANGUARD

FIRST LADY IN CONTROL OF RIVERS STATE POLICE SAYS ROTIMI AMAECHI

Ahead of the March 28 General elections, Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of breaching the Abuja Peace accord. He accused Mr. President and the PDP of inciting violence in the country.

Amaechi stated this Wednesday when the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and High level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, Dr. Mohamed Ibu Chambas led other top UN Diplomats and delegation on a courtesy visit to the Governor in Port Harcourt.

Amaechi also accused the President wife, Mrs. Patience Jonathan of taking over control of the Police in Rivers State.

According to him, “Members of APC have been crying out loud to the country and the world. In Rivers State, the wife of the President, who is from Rivers State has taken over the control of the Police Force.

On Tuesday night, the Commissioner of Police attempted to arrest a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the reason for doing that is to ensure that APC members don’t come out on election day. And as I speak to you now, the lawmaker has moved into Government House for protection.

More so, we have over 400 APC members in Police detention. The other day, I asked the Police Commissioner and he told me that those arrested were criminals and why should I ask him to release them. Do we only have criminals in APC?”, Amaechi queried.

“What about the period when the APC gubernatorial candidate Dr. Dakuku Peterside led members of the Party to a rally in Okrika. The APC campaign train was shot at, by hoodlums and PDP members.

Now, ask the Commissioner of Police if he carried out any arrest? In that attack it was observed that the PDP killed a Policeman and injured several APC members.

The Commissioner of Police is totally helpless”, Amaechi explained.

Continuing Amaechi said, “In the same vein, on Tuesday, PDP hoodlums went to the House of the Commissioner of Power, Hon. Augustine Nwokocha with Military Uniforms and killed his relations, injured others and further burnt down the house of his Personal Assistant.

All these attacks and impunity can measure that the elections can be free, but, may not be fair”.
“The APC is not running election against PDP all over the states across the country. The APC is running election against the institutions of government. And they include; the Police and the Military.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah is from Rivers State. As I talk to you now, he has deployed Special Military to Opobo/Nkoro local government area where he comes from, and incidentally, the APC guber candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside comes from Opobo.

So, you virtually expect resistance and nobody is concerned about the plight of APC. The APC is threatening to go back to the International Criminal Court (ICC) where the United Nations will witness how President Jonathan and the PDP are using the Police and the Military to trigger violence”, Amaechi said.

Governor Amaechi also condemned and described as totally unacceptable and unconstitutional the conspiracy between President Jonathan and the PDP against the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal Judgments restricting President Jonathan from deploying the Military in the March 28th and April 11, 2015 general elections.

According to him, “Imagine, there are three Judgments passed so far by the Federal High Court in Sokoto, the Federal High Court in Lagos and the Court of Appeal in Lagos restricting the President from deploying soldiers for the general elections.

The constitution of Nigeria says, the President can’t deploy soldiers for elections.”

“It is important that you put this incidents on record. I don’t know why the battle is here, and may be the battle is here in Rivers State because in the past PDP used to score two million votes. And now it appears it will no longer be the same as usual. But that does not mean that lives of innocent people should be lost.

I was there when President Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari signed the Abuja Peace accord. Unfortunately, President Jonathan and the PDP are yet to keep any accord or any alphabet of that accord.

In the case of APC, the Party is keeping to the accord and also restricting our members and supporters from violating the accord.”

I have a friend who tells me that everybody has a fundamental right to air his or her grievances, and that right ends at my nose where my right begins. The PDP has being swinging their rights and it has touched our nose continuously with impunity.

We are believing God-Almighty that APC will win well and go to sleep”, Amaechi noted.

Amaechi equally observed with concern a statement credited to his Deputy Governor, Engineer Tele Ikuru at a PDP function in Port Harcourt saying, “even if it means for the Presidency and PDP to spill blood to win the elections, they should go ahead”, describing the statement as malicious and capable of inciting violence.

“In Nigeria, Politicians use money to buy guns. It is possible that the PDP can even provide military uniforms to hoodlums to carry arms against the APC.

But, the National Executive Council of APC is far from that crude attitude and has resolved that the party must seek ways of minimizing the rising spate of crisis in the country and ensure the PDP do not tamper with the elections but to ensure free and fair elections.

The Propensity for violence is more on the side of the PDP. In APC, we have elites, educated and decent minded followers, and if you ask me, I will urge the United Nations to call President Jonathan to order. I think it is important that you take this report to the United Nations Secretary-General to ask President Jonathan to work within the ambit of the nation’s constitution and ensure peace in the country”, Amaechi said.

Governor Amaechi who also doubles as the Director General of the Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign organisation also described as unacceptable the involvement of Head of Service of the Federation in Partisan Politics when he said, “Directors of Ministries and the Federal Civil Service should go home and make sure they deliver President Jonathan in the general elections”.

Earlier, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and High level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, Dr. Mohamed Ibu Chambas said the delegation was in Nigeria to sensitize and advise Political Parties and candidates for the election to ensure a level playing ground.

“We are focusing on the elections because of the concern of the international community. The focus globally is on Nigeria, especially on the elections. The Presidential Candidates, President Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari have signed a peace accord ahead of the elections. They have advised their followers to do the same process and INEC should also be allowed to conduct a free and fair elections. The UN has organized a workforce to assist INEC conduct credible elections in the country”, Dr. Chambas said.

SOURCE: VANGUARD