The All Progressive Congress Candidate for Ibadan North Federal Constituency House of Representatives has been declared the winner of the election.
The returning officer, Dr Adeleke Ayodeji Adewole declared the result of the election on Sunday.
He said that Akinremi scored a total of 21,135 votes to defeat his opponents, PDP’s Lanre Sarumi polled 16, 060 votes while Accord’s candidate, Umar Faruk Arisekola-Alao scored 8,108 votes.
Others are AA 171, ADC 571, APGA 163, APP 90, LP 7,779, NNPP 280, PRP 38 and SDP 91.
Adewole speaking further said that the total votes cast stand at 56,798 of which valid votes stand at 54, 436 and 2,362 votes are rejected.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Oluyole Federal Constituency Election inconclusive. This was announced following recorded violence, destruction of ballot papers in eight polling units.
The Returning Officer who declared the result inconclusive in Idi-Ayunre, headquarters of Oluyole Local Government on Sunday said the difference in the results between the incumbent, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe of the All Progressives Congress and the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbonjubola, was not up to the number of registered voters in the canceled eight polling units. His words: “The APC candidate polled 9, 849 while the APC polled 9, 028 leaving just 821 votes difference whereas the number of PVC collected in the canceled polling units of Oluyole Federal Constituency is more than the difference” He said the total PVCs collected in the Affected 8 Units are 6,537.
The returning officer however failed to mention when the rerun election will be conducted in the affected polling units.
The candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party PDP who contested for House of Representatives seat in Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency, Najimdeen Oyedeji Oyeshina OSHINE has been declared winner.
Also, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Dr. Adebayo Anthony Adepoju (Ìbàràpá Kan) has been declared winner of the member House of Representatives, Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency.
In the meantime, son of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Adeyemi SKIMMEH has returned elected for the House of Representatives for the third term.
The Director of Strategic Communications of PDP Presidential candidate, Chief Dele Momodu has called on Buhari to call Tinubu and his men to order over alleged manipulation of results.
Dele Momodu quoted in a statement made available to newsmen as read in part:
“Our attention has just been drawn to the recklessly dangerous publication unilaterally awarding an impossible victory to the APC Presidential candidate Chief Bola Tinubu. The said newspaper is owned by Tinubu.
“Only yesterday, we all saw how thugs of the APC Chieftains and his allies took over the streets of Lagos burning ballot boxes and documents and generally misbehaving in other to disenfranchise the determined electorates. Despite all of these ugly attempts at stealing victory, the APC suffered its worst cataclysmic loss in most of the polling centers in Lagos. The same happened in Kano. Incapable of ever being sobered by the crushing humiliation in its traditional territories, we woke up this morning to read about the pathetic and illegal lies cooked up by the Tinubu media goons.
“Tinubu remains the only mainstream candidate whose homebase of South West was decimated by opposition parties in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti. Most of the Northern Governors he also expected to help him garner votes in the Northern regions failed spectacularly to deliver the badly needed votes. He failed in the South East and South South.
“The only candidate with the national spread is the PDP Presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. But as a responsible citizen and respected statesman, he will never rush to the media to claim his well deserved victory and glory after a long and torturous journey.
“We hereby call on INEC and the Federal Government to cage these troublesome APC Chieftains. We have all been witnesses to their unruly behaviour as they did everything to bully and blackmail President Muhammadu Buhari in order to chicken out of the currency swap policy. We also witnessed how they practically intimidated the President to the extent of forcing him to publicly display who he voted for in yesterday’s elections. It was quite a bizarre, unfortunate and unprecedented scene to watch. We advise the President to find the courage to call the bluff of these desperate politicians who feel they can buy the whole of Nigeria…
Femi Fani-Kayode has mocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the announcement of the 2023 presidential election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
INEC will commence collation and announcement of results by 12 pm on Sunday and Fani-Kayode is already seeing a victory for Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate.
However, the former minister of aviation did not mention the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, who is currently leading in some states.
He believes that Tinubu will end up in Aso Rock Villa, while Atiku will head to Dubai, United Arab Emirates after the election results have been announced.
“As we wait for the results to be released by @inecnigeria I can tell you that it’s looking good for us. @officialABAT is preparing to go to the Villa whilst @atiku is preparing to go back to Dubai,” he tweeted.
“This time let’s hope he stays there! #NigeriaDecides2023 #presidentialelection2023.”
Hoodlums numbering over 50 have invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre at Ile-Iwe, Orilowo Ejigbo area of Lagos State.
Sounds of sporadic gunshots rented the air as INEC officials and parties agents fled in different directions.
Report said they came in six motorcycles and four commercial buses. The presidential and national assembly elections took place today nationwide.
Thugs attacked two different polling units in two states in Nigeria, stealing at least eight BVAS machines, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu said, hours after voting commenced in many parts of the country.
Mr Yakubu, who briefed journalists in Abuja, said voting continued in the two polling areas as backup BVAS machines were provided.
He also said voting was delayed in a part of Niger State due to an attack by bandits in the area,
Mr Yakubu also acknowledged that there was a late arrival of electoral officials and materials in many polling units across Nigeria.
He said the commission would resolve the problem by ensuring that anyone that was in the queue by 2:30 am would be allowed to vote, no matter how long it takes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned voters that the use of mobile phones or any photographic device inside the voting cubicle to take pictures of the party they cast their votes for would not be allowed.
The National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye, made this known during a news programme on Channels Television.
He said anyone caught will be jailed upon prosecution.
According to him, “No one will be allowed to take his or her phone to the voting cubicle. It is prohibited.
“Officials of the ICPC, EFCC and security agencies will be on hand to monitor and ensure that the law in that respect is not violated.”
Again fresh reports have emerged that the logo of the Labour Party is missing on the ballot papers sent to Ondo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Lagos reporters reports that the development is the second to be reported in barely 24 hours to the Saturday polls.
This platform earlier reported that the Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) had slammed INEC for allegedly omitting the party’s logo on ballot papers for the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections billed for Saturday.
The state LP Chairperson, Dayo Ekong, made this known on Thursday during a news conference in Ikeja, calling on INEC to reschedule the election until the party’s candidates were included on the ballots.
ODUDUWA NEWS reports that INEC, in Lagos State, on Wednesday took delivery of sensitive materials for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for Saturday.
However, Dayo described the error as malicious, stating it is unacceptable because it was a wicked way of disenfranchising Lagos electorates.
This was noticed barely 24 hours to the presidential election scheduled to hold Saturday.
She noted that the error was not a mistake but rather a deliberate, malicious, and intentional act by the electoral umpire.
She said: “This malicious error was found out this morning in Lagos, by me and my team of executive members during the routine inspection of election materials.
“It was at inspection that it was discovered that the Labour Party was not listed for the election for Senate in and House of Representatives in Lagos State. This is unacceptable and a wicked way of disenfranchising Lagos electorates.
“It is unimaginable that for the elections slated for Saturday, Feb. 25, Lagos electorate will only vote for the Labour Party Presidential Candidate as INEC made no provision for the election of Party’s Senate and House of Representatives Candidates.
“We cannot accept this as we do not believe that INEC made a mistake but rather, a deliberate, malicious and intentional act by INEC at disenfranchising our supporters from exercising their civic rights which is unacceptable.”
A group of Intellectual Ibadan Indigenes with voting blocks across the local Government Areas in Oyo South Senatorial District has endorsed Barrister Sharafadeen Alli as their Senatorial Candidate for the 2023 General Election.
This group comprises of innovative youths who are independent of political profits with the sole objective of contributing towards the development of Ibadan.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Mr M.T Adekunle stated that; After much deliberations and analysis of the three leading Senatorial Candidates in Oyo South, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli has the edge as the most experienced, qualified, tested and trusted among the candidates.
Akogun Sharafadeen Alli is a grassroot politician who knows much more about the pressing needs at the grassroot level, He has been contributing towards the development of Ibadan through the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes and as a prominent member of Òmò Ajorosun club.
His interest in youth inclusiveness, sustainable ideas and vast understanding of governance further convinced us of a better and well suited representation.
Barrister Sharafadeen Alli’s human relation and accessibility to all speaks volume of his uniqueness. As a result, we implore the people of Oyo South Senatorial District to vote for a candidate who has the interest of the common man at heart.
Together we shall restore the lost glory of Oyo South Senatorial District.
