The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday reversed its earlier declaration that the Kogi-Central senatorial rerun election was inconclusive.

The electoral commission, which on Sunday, declared the election as inconclusive, said on Monday, that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Ahmed Ogembe, won the election.

INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, on Monday, at Okene, the headquarters of the senatorial district, said the presiding officers in charge of the areas that were initially cancelled, had copies of the results that were said to have been destroyed by hoodlums during the election. He stated that INEC officials later used the copies with the presiding officers to compute the final results, leading to the emergence of Ogembe as the winner.

He stated that Ogembe got 46,503 votes to beat the candidate of the Peoples Progressive Alliance, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi, who scored a total of 32,169 votes while the Social Democratic Party candidate, Dr. Wokili Moses, got 10,064 votes to come third.

Ajayi said all the valid votes cast were 89,214 while 1,368 votes were rejected. He declared Ogembe the winner of the election.

It will be recalled that the Returning Officer of INEC, Mr. Salihu James, had said on Sunday that Ogembe scored 45,468 votes while Abatemi scored 31,163 votes and Wakili got 9,962 votes. James had announced the cancellation of the results of Otutu ward. He also announced the cancellation of the results in two polling units at Upogoro in Okene and Inozomi wards.

He subsequently declared the rerun inconclusive following the cancellation of results in some areas over alleged electoral malpractices.

Meanwhile, Ogembe has assured the people of the district of his commitment to develop the district. He said he would lobby the Federal Government towards revamping the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, which he said had been abandoned since the past 30 years.

Speaking with journalists at the INEC office in Okene, Ogembe, who is the incumbent Chairman of Okene Local Government Council, said he knew the basic needs of his constituency and would attend to them.

He commended the people of Kogi-Central and INEC for what he described as a free and fair election, saying his victory reflected a popular choice.

www.punchng.com/kogi-inec-makes-a-u-turn-declares-pdp-winner/

U-nec

Where is APC in all these?

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We already know, when PDP wins INEC will employ every technique possible to deny them. When it becomes glaring they can't change it, they will declare PDP as winner. People are wiser now and hardship introduced by APC has taught us to watch every step keenly.

Is like APC did not participate.what happened?

OK we meet in court

Just because it's PDP... People wouldn't talk much...

I NEC Sha, when they see opposition gaining ground they declare election Inconclusive

No wahala, God dey, PDP on the match again

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PDP!

On the rise once again. The zombie syndrome has begun to wash off gradually.

They had to wait till Ajala leave the country before making the u-turn. Good things happen when Ajala ain't around

I will be back after reading




Upogoro that is where i originated from, that is where my parents where born, a very peaceful valley

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I wonder if APC would haff won the number of electoral seats they obtained if na this kain INEC conduct election..

ENDTIME INEC

Ok

better late than never

Keneking:
OK we meet in court

Shataap dere.

Apc is now a pariah party. Most people that were voodooed into voting for them in the last elections are obviously now contrite and doing everything possible to right their wrongs.


PDP has risen again!


Bye Bye to Apc!

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Who?

searchcorp:
Where is APC in all these?

They can't be in all the states

PDP will rise again because the central isn't ready to give Nigerians what they promise us during campaign... 9 months now nothing to show that Nigeria have a govt and you expect people to come out and still vote the same party....

2019 will be very interesting.

Hmmmm

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Na wa

inec is in a confuse state

Even Nigeria is inconclusive. useless INEC useless APC

Alryt

Abatemi already filing a case..... lolx

The fact that inec disqualified Apc in that election shows that inec is independent. This can never happen in the last administration, those calling buhari a dictator should continue