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

Hiannnnnn!!!

I think we are gradually migrating to a one-party state system.

Let the sacking continue

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.