AMAECHI DESCRIBES RIVERS ELECTIONS AS “SHAM”

Rivers State Governor and Director-General of Buhari Campaign Organization, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state as a sham.
Amaechi made his position clear while fielding questions from journalists after casting his vote at Ward 8, Unit 14, Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State.
He said the elections witnessed thuggery and ballot box snatching in most parts of the state.
Referring to the election, the governor said: “I think it is a sham. You noticed what happened in Omagwa, what happened was that somebody called me and said they were been attacked at a particular polling booth and I went there, the thugs were overwhelming until another group of soldiers came before they ran away.

Unofficial Lagos Governorsrship Election Results---- NB: Field Results Collated By Ashiwaju.org, But Yet To Be Annouced By INEC

 

Egbeda / Alimosho LG ward 2 unit 048. Governorship: pdp=118, apc=234, House of A$$embly: pdp=114, apc=231

– Ligali Ayorinde Unit 021. House of A$$embly: APC = 173, PDP = 41; Governorship: APC = 172, PDP = 45

– Amuwo Odofin, Lagos: PU056(M-Z) House of A$$embly: APC-30, PDP-53, APGA-2; Gov: APC-27, PDP-56,void-2

– Amuwo Odofin, Lagos: PU074. House of A$$embly: APC-40, PDP-81; Gov: APC-49, PDP-80

– Adeolu b/stop Abeokuta express way 2, Agege LGA

APGA Sweeps Anambra State Assembly Polls, Records 100% Victory----- Sponsored

 

The April 11, 2015 House of Assembly Election in Anambra State has exposed the love of Ndi Anambra for their dynamic and working governor, Chief Willie Obiano who has expanded the frontiers of excellence in the “Light of the Nation” in just one year in office.

Chief Obiano and his party, All Progressives Grand Alliance recorded a historic victory by winning all the State Constituencies announced.

The results released so far show that APGA won all the 10 State Constituencies in Anambra North Senatorial Zone covering Ayamelum (1), Oyi (1), Anambra  East (1), Anambra West (1), Onitsha North (2), Onitsha South(2) and Ogbaru (2).

In Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, APGA won, with huge margin, Awka North (1), Awka South (2), Njikoka (2) and Dunukofia (1). APGA also won in Anaocha Consituency II while results for Idemili North and Idemili South and Anaocha Consituteny I are yet to be released.

PHOTONEWS: Full Photo Script of Ambode's Election

IGBO APPEAL TO LAGOS GOVT, POLICE TO PROTECT THEM AFTER ELECTIONS

The Igbo in Lagos have appealed to Lagos State government and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, to put security measures in place to ensure the protection of their lives and property after the general elections.
The appeal came just as they demanded an apology from Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos over his comment that the Igbo would perish in the Lagos lagoon, in seven days, if they did not vote for his choice governorship candidate in yesterday’s elections.
The Chairman, Ohaneze Ndigbo in Amuwo Odofin local government area, Chief Akalika Emmanuel, explained that the call for the protection of life and property became necessary to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

AMBODE SHOOTS AHEAD IN LAGOS

Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progres¬sives Congress, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode shot into early lead with the results an¬nounced at polling stations in some lo¬cal government areas after voting yester¬day.
Ambode took a nar¬row lead over the Peoples Democratic Party’s can¬didate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
The results announced in 1,754 polling units as at the time of filing this report stood at APC – 148,563, PDP – 109,900.

PDP DEFECTORS WON’T BE MINISTERS IN MY GOVT-BUHARI

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nothing to fear over mass defection of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to the party.
"I have no fears of PDP defectors," he said in an interview in his Daura residence on Saturday.

Buhari said the PDP chieftains will have very little influence in the APC government.
He said APC has all the capacity to manage the large numbers of PDP defectors.
"The people who are defecting will only have influence in their constituencies. Since their constituencies are now controlled by the APC their influence is therefore limited," he said.
Though the president-elect said only the party can handle the issue of defections, he said the PDP bigwigs will be wise enough not to jostle for positions in the new government.
"I hope the people that are defecting will accept the fact that they are joining the people who succeeded. So, I don't think they will just come and say they want to be ministers next month simply because they were ministers before," he said.

APC DENOUNCES DEFECTIONS, SAYS PDP POLITICIANS SHOULD STAY IN THEIR PARTY

John Oyegun, the national chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), said on Saturday that the gale of defections by politicians was not good for Nigeria’s political development.
Mr. Oyegun, who spoke to newsmen in Benin shortly after casting his vote, advised those defecting to the winning party to rather form a formidable opposition to enrich the nation’s democracy.
“Many opposition party members have defected to APC just because they lost out, that is not good for political development.
“One would have advised that opposition members should stay where they are, and form a formidable opposition party.” Mr. Oyegun said.

BUHARI ON POLLS: I WILL PROSECUTE ELECTORAL OFFENDERS

Nigeria’s president-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has said that electoral offenders must not go unpunished.
To mete out punishment on such people, he said he would encourage the setting up of a special court to first prosecute them.
He said that although he had not fully read the report of Justice Mohammed Uwais Committee’s Report on Electoral Reforms, he intended to to so and extract recommendations that could help the system.
He added that he would seek the cooperation of the National Assembly for a comprehensive overhaul of the system.
The late President Umaru Musa Yar”Adua had set up the committee, later known as Uwais Committee, in 2008, to reform the Nigeria’s electoral system.

AMBODE: YOUTHS THREATEN TO RAZE AKIOLU’S PALACE

Some youths in Isale-Eko area of Lagos Island, on Saturday threatened to burn down the palace of Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, if the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwumi Ambode, loses the governorship election.
Some of the youths who gathered outside the Iga Idungaran palace of the monarch said the statement credited to Oba Akiolu where he threatened Igbos in the state with death if they voted against Ambode may have swayed votes in favour of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje.
One of the youths, named Wasiu, said the only saving grace for Oba Akiolu is for Ambode to emerge victorious at the end of the exercise.