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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announce Mr Nuhu Goro, a former Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly as winner of Kagarko Constituency seat for Kaduna State House of Assembly..
INEC Returning Officer, Dr Haruna Aminu of the Ahmadu Bello University who announced the results on Sunday in Kagarko, headquarters of Local Government Area (LGA) said Goro polled 24, 658 votes to defeat Mr Morondia Tanko of the PDP who scored 20,206 votes.
APC wins Okigwe North Federal Constituency rerun in Imo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Okigwe North Federal Constituency in Imo comprising Isiala Mbano/Okigwe/Onuimo Ms Miriam Onuoha has defeated her closet opponent Mr Obinna Onwubualiri in Saturday’s rerun election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Frank Collins of Nnamdi Azikwe University who announced the result said Onuoha scored 23, 690 votes, to defeat Onwubualiri of PDP who scored 10, 010 votes, while Mr Uchenna Ubah of APGA came 3rd with 263 votes.
He further explained that the number of registered voters was 200, 684, number of accredited voters – 38, 244, total no of rejected votes – 815, total number of votes cast was 35, 198, while percentage turnout was 19.06 per cent.
Collins noted that 28 political parties contested for the election adding that the margin of lead between the person that took the first and that of the second position was 13, 680.
He, therefore declared Onuoha of APC as elected.
Recall an Appeal court sitting in Owerri had in 2019 ordered a rerun election for the Okigwe/Onuimo/Isiala Mbano Federal Constituency as well as supplementary elections in 18 polling units of Orlu/Orsu/Oru East Federal Constituency and 12 polling units of Njaba state constituency.
The results of Oru/Orsu/Oru East Federal Constituency and that of Njaba were being awaited.
PDP wins Kiru/Bebeji Federal constituency re-run in Kano state
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Aliyu Datti-Yako as the winner of the re-run election for Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State.
The PDP candidate, Alhaji Aliyu Datti-Yako defeated his closest opponent of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulmuminu-Jibril-Kofa.
Jibril-Kofa was the core-sponsor and the main-supporter of the Yakubu Dogara’s 8th Assembly speakership aspiration that led to his emergence. Speaker Dogara appointed Jibrin-Kofa as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation.
Announcing the result on Sunday, the returning officer of Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Prof. Abdullahi Arabi said, Datti-Yako scored 48,601 against Jibril-Kofa who got 13,587 votes.
Arabi said that, “Aliyu Datti-Yako of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
Datti-Yako was a Commissioner of Local Government during the former Governor and now Sen. Malam Ibrahim Shakarau.
Similarly, the APC candidate for the Tudun Wada/Doguwa Federal Constituency rerun election, and former Majority leader of the House of representatives, Alhaji Alhassan Ado-Doguwa was also declared winner of the election.
Declaring the result, the returning officer for the election, Prof. Auwalu Mansur-Bindawa said the APC candidate got 66, 667 votes, defeating the PDP candidate, Salisu Yushau who scored 6,323 votes.
Election monitoring group adjudges Okigwe North re-run election free, fair
The Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS), a domestic election observer group, has described the just concluded Okigwe North Federal Constituency election in Imo as free, fair and credible.
A statement by its leader, Mr Obinna Nwaka, made on Sunday in Owerri read that the election met the international best practices.
Nwaka said they carefully observed the three electoral processes in line with INEC guidelines, trained and deployed election observers in the three Local Government Areas (LGAs) that made up the Federal Constituency – Onuimo, Okigwe and Isiala Mbano.
He said the team from Abuja, successfully carried out its pre-election activities where electoral stakeholders like INEC and security agencies were engaged in a bid to ascertain the level of preparedness.
He said they worked in synergy to ensure INEC discharged its duties as expected by the electorate.
Nwaka said his team observed low turnout of voters in Okigwe and Onuimo but a high turnout at Isiala Mbano LGA due to the fact that the two leading political party candidates were from the area.
“The CYMS observed that the security agents were civil and worked professionally and were prompt in ensuring that they protected both the sensitive materials, INEC office at Isiala Mbano and ad hoc staff against political thugs, ballot box snatchers and desperate politicians.
“The distribution of election materials, voting and other electoral assignments started earlier than expected, which led to a successful process.
“The youths turnout was quite impressive and their conduct commendable as they supported in ensuring the election was free, fair and conclusive.
“The CYMS did not record any situation of ballot box snatching, mutilation of result, electoral malpractice by INEC or ad hoc staff, vandalisation, vote buying and inducement as the electorate were fully prepared for the election,” he said.
He said the election was between the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Obinna Onwubualiri and Princess Miriam Onuoha of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nwaka said that at the end of collation of votes, Princess Onuoha of APC defeated her closet rival with a total of 23,690 votes against the 9,710 scored by Onwubualiri of PDP making Princess Onuoha the House of Representatives elect for Okigwe North Federal Constituency, as announced by INEC.
Nwaka commended INEC for conducting a peaceful election, the media for an unbiased reportage, the security agencies for securing the lives of electorates and ensuring a conducive environment.
He urged Onuoha to see the victory as the overall victory of the good people of Okigwe north.
CYMS was one of the organisations accredited by INEC to observe the re-run election.