Election tsunami: Ngige, Adeyemi, Adetunbi, Ningi, others lose senate seats

 WHAT may be described as election tsunami has hit the senate following the recent declaration of the National Assembly election results which took place last Saturday as some Senators regarded as ‘big boys’ like Senators Chris Ngige, Smart Adeyemi, Olubunmi Adetunbi among others lost their bid to come back to the Red Chamber.
Also on the losing list was the Senate Deputy Leader, Abdul Ningi, PDP, Bauchi Central who lost his seat to the All Progressives Congress.
But apart from Senator Ningi, other principal officers like the Senate President, David Mark who is returning to the senate for the fifth times, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Minority Leader, George Akume among others retained their seats.
Senator Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central from the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, lost the seat to a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Uche Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Smart Adeyemi, Kogi West, who is one of the prominent PDP Senators lost his seat to Hon. Dino Melaye, while the PDP candidate from Ekiti North took over Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi of the APC.

HOW UBAH, OBIJACKSON CLASHED OVER ALLEGED RIGGING

At least 5 persons including 2 policemen and the Group Managing Director of NESTOIL PLC, Dr. (Sir) Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi were serious wounded on Sunday in a fight between him and the Director of Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria (TAN), Dr. Ifeanyi Uba.

The Free-For-All Fight began around 3.30pm at the headquarters of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra which is the collation center for Ihiala Federal House of Representative, and lasted for more than 45 minute over an alleged result mutilation.

INEC INSISTS ELECTION HELD IN RIVERS, SAY AMAECHI ERRED TO ASK FOR RESULT SHEET BEFORE ELECTION COMMENCED

PORT HARCOURT: Resident Electoral Commissioner, Rivers state, Dame Gesilia Khan Sunday night said elections held in the 23 local government areas of the state.
In a statement last night she said the agent of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ikwerre local government area, Mr Steve Worgu signed for all documents, including result sheets for Ikwerre local government area, the governor’s local governent.
“The Presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections held In the 23 Local government areas in the Rivers state on March 28, 2015.”, she said.
Continuing, she said at the time governor Chibuike Amaechi demanded for the result sheets in his ward at Ubima, voting had.not started.

Results have not been collated in 23 states – Jega

 

           
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fulted the claim made by Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode the Director, Media and Publicity of PDPPCO of the Peoples Democartic party.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos. in a statemet said our attention has been drawn to the claim made by the Spokesman of the Jonathan Campaign Organization, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, that the PDP is winning the presidential election in 23 states and has scored 64 per cent.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fulted the claim made by Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode the Director, Media and Publicity of PDPPCO of the Peoples Democartic party.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos. in a statemet said our attention has been drawn to the claim made by the Spokesman of the Jonathan Campaign Organization, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, that the PDP is winning the presidential election in 23 states and has scored 64 per cent.

Mashaba: We dominated Eagles

Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba was delighted with his side’s showing in their 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Nelspruit on Sunday An 85th minute scorcher by Russian-based Ahmed Musa – who captained the Super Eagles side on the day – and an added time strike by Mamelodi Sundowns’s Bongani Zungu ensured a share of the spoils in   the friendly international at the Mbombela Stadium.

“I would like to say congratulations to the boys, we played very well. I think our combinations worked well today, we created numerous chances to win the game but didn’t take them, but we played well and well done to the players today,” Mashaba told reporters at the post-match conference
Mashaba.

Thousands call for vote re-run in Rivers state

Thousands of supporters of opposition party on Sunday demonstrated in the southern state of Rivers, calling for the cancellation of elections locally because of alleged irregularities.
The demonstrators from the All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on the local offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state capital, Port Harcourt.
All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters march towards the Independent National Electoral Commission Office in Port Harcourt during a demonstration calling for the cancellation of the Presidential elections in the Rivers State on March 29, 2015. Nigeria's closely fought general election went into a second day after failures in controversial new technology snarled the polling, including for President Goodluck Jonathan.

Dino Melaye Defeats Smart Adeyemi In Senatorial Poll

Little wonder would anyone believe that the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi West Senatorial District, Hon. Dino Melaye, would defeat an incumbent Senator Smart Adeyemi to represent the senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

Ashiwaju.org gathered that Senator Smart Adeyemi, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, came third in the race as the Accord Party, AP, candidate, Hon. Sam Aro, came second.

PROLOGUE: 2015 Presidential Election: After all said and done…

Even in the face of provocation of gargantuan proportions occasioned by the episodic failure of the Smart Card Readers, SCRs, Nigerians persevered, were patient and eventually voted at yesterday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
It was, indeed, the dawn of a new electoral process for a nation that had been reeling under the unbearably crushing weight of a shambolic voting regime.
Yesterday’s elections, which suffered early avoidable hitches – and for which reason voting would have to be done in some polling units today – demonstrated to the whole world that Nigerians were never really the problem in the democratic voyage. Rather, it was proved beyond reasonable doubt, that Nigerians want democracy; that Nigerians want peace; that Nigerians love a process that would lead them to an outcome devoid of rancor.

Buhari beats Jonathan inside Aso Villa

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the elections conducted inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

There are two polling units-Unit 021 and 022-located side-by-side within the premises of the seat of power.

Buhari polled a total of 613 votes in the two polling units while Jonathan scored a total of 595 votes.

At Unit 021, Jonathan beat Buhari to second position with 293 votes while the APC candidate scored 265 votes.

At the second polling booth, Unit 022, Buhari emerged winner with 348 votes while Jonathan polled 302.

APC Candidate Condemns Elections in Aguata LGA Describes It As Sham!

 

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the elections conducted in Aguata Local Government Area, describing it as a sham.

The party accused officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of "systematically" rigging the election held on Saturday.

Speaking its candidate for the Federal House of Representatives seat, Aguata Federal Constituency, Mr. Carl Agbaih said he would not accept the results. 

"What we saw or witnessed yesterday in Aguata was the return to the days of electoral brigandage. Stories of ballot stuffing, intimidation, connivance by INEC officials, ballot box snatching and no proper collation of votes became the order of the day.