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APGA Candidate, Soludo Defeats APC’s Andy Uba, PDP’s Ozigbo In Their Council Area
7Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

APGA Candidate, Soludo Defeats APC’s Andy Uba, PDP’s Ozigbo In Their Council Area

Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has won the highest votes in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria defeated Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three frontrunners in the Anambra governorship election are from Aguata. Soludo had 9,136 votes to defeat the other contenders, The Cable reports. The APC candidate came a distant second after getting 4,773 votes. Ozigbo, the PDP candidate, followed closely after getting 3,798 votes. While announcing the result on Sunday, Alim Ajake, the LGA returning officer, said the election did not hold in some units in four wards. Read Also: Anambra Election: A...
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Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas
7Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas

Charles Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has amassed the highest number of votes in eight local government areas (LGAs) in the Anambra State governorship election. There are 21 LGAs in the state and the APGA candidate, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won in eight LGAs. The council areas are Aguata, Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Enugu Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra East. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the final collation of results will be done on Sunday. Read Also: Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano Results of the eight LGAs: Aguata LGA APC— 4,773 APGA—9,136 PDP— 3,798 Njikoka LGA APC...
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Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano
6Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to declare written results of today’s governorship election in 10 local government areas. The governor spoke on Friday evening through his Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C Don Adinuba. But the APC dismissed his claim as the alarm of a sinking boat. Obiano said, “The Anambra State Government has credible intelligence showing that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has already written results of 10 Local Government Areas as regards the gubernatorial election which will take place tomorrow, November 6, 2021. “The results are those of Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Aguata, Orumba South, Orumba North, Idemili North, Idemili South, Ogbaru,...
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Anambra Election: Security Agents Ready To Deal With Violent Groups, Individuals – National Adviser
26Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Anambra Election: Security Agents Ready To Deal With Violent Groups, Individuals – National Adviser

President Muhammadu Buhari's National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, says the security agencies are going to do everything within their power to ensure that the people of Anambra State undergo the election exercise without any incident. There has been tension that the November 6 election may be affected by the sit-at-home order issued by the pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra. Monguno noted that those with the intention to disrupt the Anambra governorship election must have a rethink. This was made known at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja. Read Also: Nothing Should Stop Anambra Governorship Poll, Ohanaeze Warns He explained tha...
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No Group Or Individuals Must Stop Anambra Election – Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
22Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

No Group Or Individuals Must Stop Anambra Election – Buhari Orders Military Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his Service Chiefs to make sure nothing stops the Anambra State governorship election from holding. The election has been scheduled for November 6. Buhari’s order was confirmed by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, while speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday. This followed a security meeting the service chiefs had with Buhari at the presidential villa. Read Also: Anambra 2021: INEC Insists Election Will Hold As Scheduled “The president has directed that under no circumstances will anything be allowed to stop the elections from taking place successfully. The people have a right to vote and select their leader. “No group or individual will be allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos, leading to murderous activities. ...
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Osinbajo-for-President Campaign Posters Flood Ibadan
16Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Osinbajo-for-President Campaign Posters Flood Ibadan

Campaign posters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have surfaced at some strategic areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The posters, which bear the portrait of the Vice President, have ‘Osinbajo for All 2023’ boldly written on them. Our correspondent observed that the posters were pasted at Dugbe, Mokola and University of Ibadan/Bodija Junction and Iwo Road, among other areas in the ancient metropolis. The VP is being tipped to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who is billed to leave office in 2023.  But Osinbajo has not publicly declared any intention to join the presidential race. A group, Osinbajo For All Volunteer Group, had some months ago, in a statement, said they were sensitising Nigerians to the suitability of the VP for the President posi...
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Electronic Transmission of Result Requires Buhari’s Assent – INEC
13Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Electronic Transmission of Result Requires Buhari’s Assent – INEC

Commenting on the bill passed by the Senate which gave the Independent National Electoral Commission the sole power to determine the procedure for the transmission of election results, INEC insisted that it had “adequate structures and processes” to transmit results of elections in the country electronically. It also said while it had the capacity to transmit the result of the Anambra State governorship election slated for November 6 electronically, the nation’s existing laws only allowed manual collation. The Chief Press Secretary to the commission’s chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi who said this in an interview with The PUNCH, stated that the commission would wait till after the President had assented the amendments by the National Assembly, including electronic transmission of election r...
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INEC Awaits Buhari’s Nod on e-transmission of Results
13Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, Legislature, News, Nigeria

INEC Awaits Buhari’s Nod on e-transmission of Results

The Senate bowed to pressure from the public on Tuesday when it passed a bill that gave the Independent National Electoral Commission the sole power to determine the procedure for the transmission of election results. The red chamber also approved direct primaries as the method to be adopted by all political parties to elect candidates for all elective positions. The amendments were made on Tuesday by the Senate to some clauses of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) bill 2021, passed on July 15, 2021. In its reaction, INEC said that although it had the capacity to transmit elections results electronically, it said it could only adopt the method after President Muhammadu Buhari, had signed amendments to Electoral Act. Also on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party and civ...
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I’m Not Interested in Running for President -Ex INEC Chair Jega
10Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

I’m Not Interested in Running for President -Ex INEC Chair Jega

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says he has no intention to contest for presidency in the 2023 elections. He said this on Saturday at a lecture organised by the Kwara Visioners Network for Rural Development, with the theme ‘Politics, Governance and Leadership Recruitment in 21st Century Democracy,’ in Ilorin, Kwara State. Jega stated that he had not told anyone he was interested in running for the position of Nigeria’s president noting that the speculations were made by the papers. Read Also: 2023: Give Igbos A Chance, We’ll Unite Nigeria – Governor Umahi He said, “I have not told anybody that I have presidential ambition. These are speculations in the newspapers. It is true that I have registered as a member of a political...
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Zoning has Come to Stay, Say Southern APC Chieftains
9Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Zoning has Come to Stay, Say Southern APC Chieftains

Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress in the southern part of the country have said power should shift to the southern part of the country in 2023 for the sake of equity and fairness. They noted that even though zoning is not expressly stated in the constitution, it has become inevitable for peace and justice to reign in the country. This came amid open debate between northern and southern governors over the region that should produce the next president when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), completes his second tenure in 2023. In an interview with one of our correspondents, a party chieftain from the South-East and Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, said zoning of the presidency was a settled matter and does not require fres...
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