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PDP Loses Plateau Assembly Majority Seat To APC by Today01: 7:49pm On Nov 30, 2015 |
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday declared APC candidate, Mr Eric Dakogol, winner of last Saturday’s bye-election held for the Qua’an Pan north constituency of Plateau State. Until the election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had majority seats in the state House of Assembly with 13 members as against APC’s 11. But with Dakogol’s victory at the poll, PDP has lost its majority position as both parties now have 12 seats each in the 24 member assembly. Qua’an Pan state constituency became vacant, when Mr Godfrey who was elected into the office during the last general election under the platform of the PDP died about two months ago, prompting INEC fill the vacant seat by bye election held on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Two parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, fielded candidates in the keenly contested election conducted in the five wards that makes up the constituency. The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Akkarven Ashakah, who announced the result at the Legislators’ Chamber in Qua’an Pan Local Government Secretariat yesterday, in the presence of National Commissioner, Professor Anthonia Simbini, State REC, Dr Godwin Kwanga, party officials and other stakeholders said that Mr Dakogol of the APC polled 5,409 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Mr Alloy Oliver who scored 4, 771 votes According to the INEC Returning Officer, the results was arrived at after determining the performances of the two candidates in the five wards that make up the constituency which shows that in Doemak/Kolang ward, PDP scored 1, 019 votes while APC polled 1,079 votes. Others include Kwang ward: PDP 955 votes, APC 951 votes; Kwa ward: PDP 1, 063 votes, APC – 1,744 votes; Doemak/Goechim ward: PDP 834 votes, APC 629 votes; and Dokan Kasuwa ward: PDP 900 votes, APC 1, 006 votes. https://www.today.ng/politics/45192/pdp-loses-plateau-assembly-majority-seat-to-apc |
Re: PDP Loses Plateau Assembly Majority Seat To APC by calmbabadee(m): 9:20pm On Nov 30, 2015 |
Hiannnnnn!!! I think we are gradually migrating to a one-party state system. Let the sacking continue |
Re: PDP Loses Plateau Assembly Majority Seat To APC by doctokwus: 9:38pm On Nov 30, 2015 |
Has anyone noticed how close the recent elections have been.From state assemblies to governorship in kogi, all have been won by very close margins,unlike the one sided affairs of the past. Bayelsa too looks like going to be close. This is a positive trend that should boost our democracy and give added credibility to all elections. At this rate I foresee a situation soon when some elections in Nigeria wud be won by less than a 50 margin,further empowering the electorate and making the politicians to campaign for every single vote because that cud soon be d difference btw won and lost elections. |
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