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It is always good to have a number of opposition in any state House of Assembly. I dont know why we put more attention on the Federal govt than state. If we devote more attention similar to that on the FGN to the local and state government, we would be able to extract better performance from them.

Btw any info on Kano House of Assembly?

Good! Let the legal fireworks begin. I trust Olanipekun and his crack team, they will make Atiku downcast a 2nd time.

BREAKING: Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to inspect electoral materials

https://punchng.com/breaking-tribunal-grants-buhari-apc-access-to-inspect-electoral-materials/



The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday granted access to President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, to inspect the materials used for the conduct of the February 23 presidential election.


In their separate ex parte applications for the order of inspection, Buhari and his party had said they needed to be granted access to the materials to enable them to defend themselves in any petition which the runner-up in the poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Peoples Democratic Party, had vowed to file.


Buhari and APC had emerged victorious in the election, which its outcome Atiku and PDP had vowed to challenge at the tribunal.

The Justice Abdu Aboki-led tribunal had earlier on March 6 granted similar order to PDP and Atiku permitting them to inspect the electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the election to enable them to file their petition against the outcome of the poll.

Buhari and the APC, through their lawyers, moved their separate ex parte motions before the three-man bench on Thursday.

The tribunal in their rulings made the order permitting them to carry out the inspection of the electoral materials and obtain the certified through copies of the documents from INEC.

https://punchng.com/breaking-tribunal-grants-buhari-apc-access-to-inspect-electoral-materials/

rusher14:
You need an education.

Seun, please make some threads in pidgin English for readers such as this.

The comments on this thread is highly embarrassing. To think many youths on the street are this deficient in simple comprehension is mind boggling.

Esseite:
Is the court not supposed to uphold such order being an election between different parties?

Why must Buhari grant access before such orders are being taken in a democracy and a supposed independent judiciary?

How can someone be glorying in ignorance?

MarianaTrench:
Is it NNPC that will operate is successfully?!

You are obviously not informed about Shell and the oil wells in Ogoni.

rusher14:
With the references, it's all good.

Which ones? I dont get.

The only issue I have with the above document is the Chief of Staff issuing an instruction on behalf of the president, without the president's little note/signature to show concurrence.

ZombieNation:
This is what Chavez did in Venezuela.

NNPC that can not manage a refinery or even to import fuel is who this goat wants to hand the highly intricate and efficiency driven oil drilling operation.


Once they loot all the money for drilling, let me see where they will get money to maintain operations.

Did you read the memo? Has Shell been able to successfuly operate the Ogoni oil wells??

rusher14:
Stop misrepresenting a simple issue.

What is wrong with you lot?

For smooth re-entry the memo says. Don't mind them, always on the lookout for a scandal that will never happen.

ozo13:
Abeg who won the majority in kano state Assembly

Good question, I have been wondering as well.

OkaNaUbe:
Élerán do go market o.

transfer of aggression?

Jestin:
I see PDP chasing out APC in 2023 if Mr inclusive will fair enough to allow free election in areas where rerun will take place .....OP na me me FTC

Story

Out of the 24 seats in the Bayelsa House of Assembly, results of 21 have been declared; with the PDP winning 17, while the APC claimed four.

APC gradually infiltrating the SS. It's surprising that APC also has a senator from Bayelsa.

APC wins 39 out of 40 seats in Lagos Assembly

The APC won 39 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly in the election that was held on Saturday.

The election in the Ibeju I Constituency was, however, declared inconclusive by INEC.

APC solidifying its hold on Lagos, despite all the noise.

Ninth House of Reps: APC has 211 members, PDP 111


https://punchng.com/ninth-house-of-reps-apc-has-211-members-pdp-111/

March 13, 2019
Dayo Ojerinde, James Abraham and Samuel Nkemaklem

The Peoples Democratic Party has won 111 seats in the House of Representatives, compared to a majority of 211 seats clinched by the All Progressives Congress.

According to the list of the ninth House of Representatives members-elect on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All Progressives Grand Alliance will have six members; the Action Democratic Congress, three; the Action Alliance, two and the Peoples Redemption Party, two members.

The African Democratic Party, the Allied Peoples Movement and the Social Democratic Party won a seat each.

APC wins 15 Plateau Assembly seats, PDP, 8

In Plateau State, INEC said that it would conduct a run-off in Langtang South Constituency after a winner could not emerge during last Saturday’s poll.

But the commission said the APC won in 15 constituencies, while the PDP secured eight seats.

It was observed that the winner for the Langtang South Constituency was not included in the list released by INEC.

When contacted, INEC Head of Voter Education in the state, Mr Osaretin Imahiyereobo, explained that there were problems with the results for the Lantang South.

He added that the commission would conduct a run-off in the Langtang South.

The INEC official also disclosed that a bye-election would soon be conducted to replace the winner for Pengana Constituency in Bassa Council Area of the state, Mr Ezekiel Afou, who died shortly after he was declared winner of last Saturday’s poll on the platform of the APC.

APC wins 39 out of 40 seats in Lagos Assembly

The APC won 39 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly in the election that was held on Saturday.

The election in the Ibeju I Constituency was, however, declared inconclusive by INEC.


The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa and Oluyinka Ogundimu won their re-election in Agege I and Agege II respectively on the platform of the APC.


Lukman Olumoh and Fatai Oluwa won in Ajeromi-Ifelodun I and II respectively, while Adebisi Yusuf and Joseph Kehinde won in Alimosho I and II.

Other APC members who won their constituencies elections are Mojisola Alli (Amuwo-Odofin 1); Rauf Age-Suleman (Amuwo-Odofin II); Lasbat Maranda (Apapa I); Wahab Olumuyiwa (Apapa II); Ibrahim Layode (Badagry I); David Setonji (Badagry II); Bolanle Agunbiade (Ikorodu I) and Nurudeen Solaja (Ikorodu II).

The Special Adviser to the state Governor on Food Security, Mr Babatunde Sanni, also won in the Kosofe I Constituency while Braimoh Olatunde won the Kosofe II Constituency.

In Lagos Island I and II, Olatunji Wasiu and Suleman Olanrewaju won in the constituencies respectively, while Ibrahim Owolabi and Moshood Oshun won the Lagos Mainland I and II state constituencies respectively.

Other winners are Nureni Akinsanya (Mishun I); Olawale Olawale (Mushin II); Victor Akande (Ojo I); Olatunji Tijani (Ojo II); Hakeem Sokunle (Oshodi/Isolo I); Emeka Idimogun (Oshodi/Isolo II); Emmanuel Olowo (Shomolu I) and Lateef Abiru (Shomolu II).

A Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot won his re-election bid in Surulere State Constituency I, while Mosunmola Sangodara won in Surulere II constituency.

In a related development, out of the 24 House of Representatives seats in Lagos, the APC won 20, the PDP won three constituencies while election in Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency was suspended on court orders.

The APC won in Agege, Ifako/Ijaiye, Alimosho, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Eti-Osa, Apapa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Lagos Island I and II, Lagos Mainland I and II, Ojo, Mushin I and II, Oshodi/Isolo I and II, Shomolu, Kosofe and Surulere I Federal constituencies.

The PDP won in Surulere II, Ojo and Amuwo-Odofin federal constituencies.

NEC to conduct runoff in three Bayelsa constituencies

Meanwhile, INEC on Tuesday said that it would conduct a run-off in the three constituencies in Bayelsa State, where elections were declared inconclusive.

INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Wilfred Ifogah, who announced this in Yenagoa, listed the constituencies as Ogbia Constituency 11, Brass 1 and Southern-Ijaw IV.

Out of the 24 seats in the Bayelsa House of Assembly, results of 21 have been declared; with the PDP winning 17, while the APC claimed four.

Ifogah explained that the reason for declaring result of three constituencies inconclusive was due to failure to follow INEC’s guidelines for the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

He said that the commission would inform stakeholders of the new date to conduct the election.

In a related development, the people of Basambiri, in Nembe Local Government Area have debunked a statement credited to the Bayelsa State Government that elections did not take place in the community.

Speaking to newsmen who went to monitor the election on Saturday, the Youth President of the community, Iruo Theo, the woman leader of the APC, Emmanuel Favour and Chief Agent Belele, said the election went on smoothly in the area.


Belele, who is the Deputy Chief of the community, said those who did not come for the elections on Saturday were those that had their hands soiled in the killing of an APC member during the presidential election.

He said contrary to the claims by the PDP members that the APC sympathisers chased them away from the community, he said it was the PDP thugs that killed an APC member.

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https://punchng.com/ninth-house-of-reps-apc-has-211-members-pdp-111/

slivertongue:
I see the tribunal calling for a rerun but nwosu will still lose as power wud have been structured to emeka's advantage, again IMO people are tired of the antics of rohas

It's a straight forward case, it may even be decided before May 29th.

Wow.

If this is true, the courts will waste no time in upturning the election.

nameo:
I thought was was about 50000 votes with most of it in Tafawa Balewa LG

The entire Tafawa Balewa LGA of about 140,000 registered voters was cancelled in addition to about 40,000 other registered voters elsewhere.

nameo:
PDP will win all these states, judging from either the margin or places where the rerun will be conducted.

The only state APC can rig is Sokoto where the margin is very small and APC actually has a chance to win.

Overall, this was a very good outing for PDP. Relative to 2015, they only lost 1 state amd will gain 5-6 states.

In Bauchi cancelled polling units has 180,000 registered voters.

Margin of win as of now in Bauchi is just 4,000 plus.

Excaperx:
Kano
Sokoto
Bauchi
Benue
Adamawa
River.

9+6=15

APC will win Sokoto and Bauchi.

OkaNaUbe:
Hypocrisy is when a Hellish Governor takes a fellow Muslim as deputy in a State where Christians between 40-60% of the total population.

Islamisation/jihad in full swing in Kaduna already.

Una wahala too much. This is a democracy, let the other 90 plus political parties choose a combination that suits them.

The masses are then free to vote for any pair that appeals to them most among the multitudes of political parties.

From the nonsense you wrote above, it is obvious you are a bitter and hate-filled person.

Pascopele:
Returning officers working with INEC are lecturers and you wonder why our educational system is crumbling?

"INEC Chairman fought gallantly..." Your enemies are in your midst...

1. Plateau - inconclusive, (PDP leading).
APC Leading
2. Adamawa - inconclusive, (PDP leading).
3. Sokoto - inconclusive, (PDP leading).
4. Bauchi - inconclusive, (PDP leading).
5. Rivers - suspended (PDP won).

Why the inaccurate information na??

APC is leading in Plateau with a very comfortable margin.

The incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) polled 583,255 while his opponent, Jeremiah Useni, polled 538,326.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/319381-plateau-state-election-declared-inconclusive.html

PDP would have won this one, if not for the proactive moves of the APC to wriggle itself out of the legal conundrum.

garfield1:
If this is true then i have been vindicated

If this is correct, the run off will have to be between AA and PDP.

seunmsg:
Election will be conducted again all over the state but this time, the contest will be strictly between the two leading candidates. The winner of the contest will be declared governor.

Is it the simple majority rule that will apply in the case of a run off, or the 2/3 requirement will still be applied?

seunmsg:
Election will be conducted again all over the state but this time, the contest will be strictly between the two leading candidates. The winner of the contest will be declared governor.

This is it.

ican2020:
the worst election since 1999

What of 2007 elections? Maurice Iwu's record cannot be broken by anyone. Iwu's INEC that will be announcing results in Abuja, while collation were still going on?

In some places, people are still waiting for INEC materials but results were already announced in Abuja.

Just a margin of 6,000 votes. APC still has chance of clinching this.

APC social media influencers wants Ganduje out, but still wants APC to win Kano.

Edodefender:
Shut up guy, gandollar won more lga, it's about the margin

He is talking about the 2nd requirement, before declaring someone winner.

The person must have 25% of the votes in 2/3 local governments in the state, Which is 18 LGAs in Imo state.

NB
I dont know the voting figures over there, just clarifying the position of the law.