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Imo 2023: Inec Official Result Declaration

The IMO Returning Officer is About Now Announcing the Election Result for Imo Governorship Election


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHYOYm-kUE

fergie001:
@yiagaafrica

What kind of backwardness is this.

I'm speechless

This charades is very shameful

Ajaka Cast His votes

ADC: LEKE ABEJIDE

Abejide is a serving House of Representatives member elected on the platform of the (ADC). He represents the Yagba Federal Constituency.

He was reelected on February 25, 2023, for a second term.

Abejide is running for the Kogi governorship seat on the ADC platform.

He is one of the three candidates from the Kogi West Senatorial District.

Like others, the Kogi election promises to be interesting, given the heavyweights vying for the exalted seat.

LP Candidate: ATHAN ACHONU

Mr Achonu is a successful businessman, but his participation in politics has been limited. The 64-year-old came to the limelight in 2015 when he was elected into the Nigerian Senate under the PDP platform to represent Imo North District.

But his election was voided a few months later by a Court of Appeal in Imo State which ordered a rerun won by Ben Uwajumogu of the APC.

The businessman had been inactive in politics since then until he defected to the LP and emerged as the party’s governorship candidate in April.

Mr Achonu is mainly relying on the support from Obidients, supporters of LP presidential candidate Peter Obi, to unseat Mr Uzodinma.

PDP Candidate: SAMUEL ANYANWU

Mr Anyanwu, the PDP candidate in the election, is considered a strong contender in the poll. A former PDP national secretary, the candidate is believed to have the required political networks and experience to match Mr Uzodinma’s political strength.

Although the politician lost the PDP governorship primary election in 2019, some residents consider him a better alternative to wrestle power from Mr Uzodinma.

Mr Anyanwu will be looking to climb to the state’s seat of power based on the goodwill of residents of Owerri Zone where he hails from and had represented in the Senate from 2015 to 2019.

Again, as a major contender for the position from Owerri Zone, the former senator may enjoy the sympathy of people who believe that the zone has been marginalised in the power-sharing formula in the state since the return of democratic rule in 1999.

There is clamour among the people of Owerri Zone that Mr Anyanwu deserves to be governor to compensate for the abrupt ouster of the former governor of the state, Mr Ihedioha, who hails from the zone.

More so, the PDP candidate’s promise to tackle the insecurity in the state appears to have resonated with many residents of the state who are desperate to see the end of the insecurity in the state.

However, the PDP candidate may find himself in the crossfire of a crisis ravaging the party in the South-east and the party’s waning influence in region and state by extension.

The PDP recorded three consecutive losses in the 2015, 2019 and 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria.

The Labour Party (LP)’s unprecedented dominance in the South-east during the 2023 general election was a signal that the PDP’s control of the region was over.

Lastly, Mr Anyanwu’s cold war with Mr Ihedioha has punctured his acceptance by some people of the state particularly residents of Owerri Zone who believe that the PDP candidate was behind the withdrawal of the former governor from the party’s primary.

APC Candidate: HOPE UZODINMA

Mr Uzodinma will hope to leverage his power of incumbency to ward off threats posed by his opponents. He also has the financial strength to mobilise support for his victory.
As a sitting governor, he is believed to be in control of political structures in the 27 local government areas of the state which could be used to his advantage in mobilising support for his reelection bid.

Also, Mr Uzodinma’s female deputy, Chinyere Ekomaro, may help him garner women’s votes. Women account for over 50 per cent of the total eligible voters in the state.

Mrs Ekomaro hails from Umunoha, a community in Mbaitoli, which is the local government area in the state with the highest number of PVCs (152,371) collected ahead of Saturday’s poll.

The deputy governorship candidate is married to a man from Ikeduru Local Government Area, where Mr Anyanwu, the PDP candidate, also hails from.

Voters Details

Today Saturday 11 November marks the D-Day when all the candidates contesting in the election will test their popularity.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 17 candidates on the platforms of different political parties are seeking to govern Imo, however, only four are viewed as the major contenders for the seat.

Hope Uzodinma, the incumbent governor and flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking a second term, making him the candidate to beat.

Others are Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP), and Lincoln Ogunewe of the Action Alliance (AA).

Uzodinma hails from Imo West (Orlu zone) senatorial district which has 12 LGAs while Anyanwu and Ogunewe are from Ikeduru and Ezinihitte-Mbaise LGAs, respectively — both in Imo East (Owerri zone) senatorial district which has nine LGAs. Achonu, the candidate of LP, is from Ehime-Mbano LGA in Imo North (Okigwe zone) with six LGAs.

LP Candidate: ENGR Udengs Eradiri

Born in 1976, Eradiri’s foray into the murky waters of politics began in 2011 when he unsuccessfully contested for the Kolokuma/Okpokuma Yenagoa federal constituency seat under LP.

Since then, he has served in various other political capacities. Between 2018 and 2019, he was commissioner for youth development and from 2019 to 2020, he was commissioner for environment.

It is posited that the youth’s support for him may swing the pendulum in his favour.

An engineer, he is a former president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide, commissioner, and special adviser on youth matters in the NDDC.

He will also be capitalising on the popularity of Peter Obi, the LP’s presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, to cause an upset.

While political analysts opine that the Bayelsa governorship election is a two-horse contest, the performance of the LP in the 2023 elections underscores why the party should not be underestimated.

In 2021, he assumed the role of special assistant on youths and sports to the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He continued in this capacity to then-acting managing director of NDDC from 2022 until January 2023 when the board was eventually constituted.

Backers of the LP candidate, who is a former president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), believe that he may secure victory by leveraging the goodwill the party currently enjoys among sections of the electorate — especially the youth.

Eradiri has never won an elective seat in the state or national elections. He will struggle to compete with Diri and Sylva who have well-established political networks across the state and country.

PDP Candidate: DUOYE DIRI

Diri, a former senator, House of Representatives member, and Commissioner for Youth and Sports in the state, became governor following a court judgment that disqualified the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state, David Lyon.

The 2019 election in Bayelsa was between Diri of the PDP and Lyon of the APC.

Lyon won with 352,552 votes, defeating Diri of the PDP with 143,172 votes.

However, a day before his swearing-in, the Supreme Court sacked him as governor-elect because his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, had issues with the certificate he submitted to INEC.

Diri enjoys the support of the PDP members in the state, having won the party’s ticket through consensus in April 2023. He got 305 votes in the primary election. A total of 315 delegates were accredited to vote in the poll.

In September, a significant endorsement reverberated through the corridors of Bayelsa’s political environment when the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bayelsa chapter, threw its weight behind Diri’s reelection bid. The backing implies that most Christian leaders across the state will be exhorting their congregants to rally behind Diri when they cast their votes on November 11.

In a state where Christianity is considered the dominant religion, the endorsement could smooth over the governor’s reelection bid.

Diri’s potential performance was captured in a poll conducted by CellHub, a data mining group, and its consortium of data analysts and development experts.

The survey, which included 2,100 respondents from all 105 wards of the state, indicated strong support for Diri’s reelection, with 48 percent favouring his second term bid. However, 34 percent of respondents remained undecided, while 18 percent expressed support for Timipre Sylva, the APC candidate.

Diri’s effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructural accomplishments, calm demeanour, and easy-going nature as factors that have endeared him to the majority of voters.

The survey said that 34% of undecided voters could play a pivotal role in shaping the election outcome, as their support may swing in favour of the candidate who can effectively mobilise their voting strength.

The high percentage of multidimensionally poor people in Bayelsa, as reported by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), even though the state receives 13 percent oil derivation, could affect the governor’s reelection.

The data reveals that a large portion of the state’s population is living in multidimensional poverty, indicating that Diri’s government has not been able to address the economic and social challenges faced by the people. If effectively “weaponised” by the opposition, this could hurt the governor’s chances at the polls.

Indeed, this forms the core of Eradiri’s campaign message. The LP candidate regularly expresses his bewilderment at the reported pervasive poverty in Bayelsa, considering the state’s relatively small population and the substantial revenue allocations received from diverse sources.

APC Candidate: SYLVA

Sylva is the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum. He was also a former governor of the state. He governed the state under the PDP.

Among others, Sylva will be counting on his accomplishments when he led the state and the clout of his party, the APC, at the national level.

Voters Details

Today, Saturday 11th November, the people of Bayelsa State will go to the polls to elect a governor in what promises to be a very competitive election.

It, alongside that of Imo and Kogi that will be held on the same day, is going to be the first off-cycle polls to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the 2023 general election.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is hoping to maintain control of the oil-rich state, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) is aiming to win again after the Supreme Court judgment that handed over power to Governor Duoye Diri in 2020.

The then APC candidate David Lyon won the November 2019 governorship election but the Supreme Court nullified his victory because his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, presented false information to INEC in aid of his qualification for the polls.

SDP: MURITALA YAKUBU AJAKA

Muritala Ajaka was the former deputy national publicity secretary of the APC.

He resigned his party membership, after which he emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the SDP for the November 11 election.

Many residents see him as one of the likely winners.

He is from the eastern senatorial district, the region with the highest number of voters and population.

PDP: SENATOR DINO MELAYE

He is the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the coming election.

A former House of Representatives member and senator, Melaye contested the governorship primaries of his party in 2019 and lost.

He was the spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election.

He is famous for his flamboyance.

Melaye hails from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of the state.

APC Candidates: USMAN ODODO

Ododo is a former auditor-general for local government in the state.

He enjoys the advantage of being the only candidate from the central senatorial district of the state, the support of the incumbent Yahaya Bello, and his party (the APC), which leads at the federal level.

He is, however, faced with opposition from some members of his party who lost out in the primaries.

Kogi Details

Kogi State Indigenes Will be going to the Poll this morning to Elect the New Governor that will pilot the affairs of the State.

About 1.8 million registered voters are expected to decide the next governor of Kogi state during the November 11, 2023 election, according to the data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to the Commission, the state has over two million registered voters, but only about 1.8M picked up their Permanent Voters Cards from the Commission.

The election will be held in 3,508 polling units spread across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.

The LGAs included Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Kogi, Lokoja, Mopamuro, Ofu, Ogori-Magongo, Okene, Okehi, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba-East, and Yagba-West.

A Total of 18 Candidates will be taken part in the Election today.

babyfaceafrica:
Why should SE get 3? and why is NC and NE not on your list

This are the current Supreme court justices

https://supremecourt.gov.ng/profile/current-justices

Naija2023:
thief

Read before making comment why calling him thief


Do you know anything at all

garfield1:
Yes,I read it here and I am pointing out all the mistakes the judges made..

1) the judges agreed that there was substantial noncompliance but went ahead to declare a winner.that is very fatal.once there is substantial violation,you cancel the elections and order it afresh.in law,when you cobtradict yourself, your entire position will be set aside and the status quo maintained

I'm not sure you have read the judgement


I wi advise you to read the judgement details

garfield1:
Brazen attempts and pdp won by 1000? The majority judgment had a lot of errors and won't stand esp at the apex court

You are very wrong go and read the Lead judgement over again

the majority judgement stated that the PDP candidate scored 293, 653 to defeat the APC candidate who scored 289,523.


I hope you know where the result is coming from down to this point

garfield1:
Exactly.help me send the full minority judgement from nasarawa

Garfield and nasarawa Minority Judgement You never get am ni.

The Appeal court for nassarawa will be no different from the Tribunal

The brazen attempt to inflate the votes is out of this world.


Enough evidence to proof that at the tribunal

fergie001:
None.
This is the final b/stop.

Lol

He will come back 2027 according to his PC

But from the look of thing he stands no chance


They brazenly inflate those votes during the election part of what that NTA governor was trying to do that time

nairalandkachy1:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-akpabio-behind-my-removal-from-senate-says-abbo/

Previous Thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/7879101/adamawa-north-appeal-court-sacks#126438975

Its good the Appeal court right the wrong.

You can't go against the Electoral act by brazenly inflating votes and expect to remain on that seat

Mynd44:
Results will be uploaded but collation will be done manually.

That's the process


Uploading to IREV prevent result manipulation after the PU announcements as it give check and balances on any arising issue

StOla:
He graduated from CSU whose registrar has also mentioned that 3rd parties produce their replacement diploma/certificate, which in America
a certificate is merely a ceremonial document unlike the Academic Transcript which is the most critical document a graduate can obtain from his/her school.

The fact that other schools practice this 3rd party vendors production of replacement certificate is what this topic has highlighted.

CSU's practise is not a unique or isolated policy.

Even an Ivy League school has such policy.

Who is the 3rd party


Every school clearly states the process of using 3rd party their name and contacts

However CSU also clearly states the process pf obtaining replacements

So which who is the 3rd party

StOla:
We are grateful to Atiku for not only educating himself about how American education works, but also inadvertently educating many Nigerians about certing aspect of American education.

For instance, I never knew the American education and American employment, relied only on the School's transcript and not the certificate, hence why it is issued to the graduating student immediately. The UK also issue academic transcript immediately after graduation.

In Nigeria, some graduates have never had need of their Academic transcript, so do not even know what it looks like.

I requested for my Nigerian transcript many years after graduation, when I wanted to pursue a UK education. However my UK transcript was sent to me together with my certificate immediately upon graduation.

In Nigeria, the School would even tell you that your transcript can never be issued directly to you, but to any other 3rd party organisation (employer or school, accreditor (like WES), or foreign government) which you have allowed to receive the transcript.

I have my Nigerian transcript only because I got it off the 3rd party organisations that received it upon my request to the school.

What is even most educative is that replacement certificates in the US can be obtained from 3rd party vendors, upon confirming with the school the academic status of the applicant.

Not only did Atiku enlighten himself and many ignorant Nigerians, he also enlightened his American lawyers who could have better advised him on some of his enquiries about Tinubu's academic documents.

My guess is that they did advise him, but a doubting Thomas is always in need of seeing things by himself.

1 question for you

Did Tinubu graduate from University of Illinus Chicago UIC

Or Chicago state University CSU

fergie001:
You need to read the full Judgement from the Justice Sidi Bage to appreciate this case. I know the case like my backhand.

Justice Bage resigned before his retirement age to go become Emir of Lafia in 2019. When the opposing lawyers tried to bring in technicality, he was so angered that technicality was brought into a case as serious as FORGERY. That the SC will never allow it. All those on the panel with him are either dead or retired (Mary Odili presided, Bata Ogunbiyi, Late C C Nweze & Amina Augie)

Saleh and Abbah contested under the PDP in 2011 for a Fed Const. seat. Abba won, filled the INEC form but was pressured by PDP to step down since the then ACN Candidate, Onjeh had found out about the forged Certificate. Abbah had forged an OND Certificate from Fed Poly, Mubi.
Just days before the election, PDP replaced Abbah with Saleh who came 2nd in the Primary.

Prior to that, In his INEC form before his eventual withdrawal, Abbah had filled that dreaded column: Have you ever presented a forged Certificate to INEC (Yes/No), he ticked NO.

Onjeh challenged PDP at the tribunal that Abbah forged hIs Certificate and PDP had replaced him overnight contravening the Electoral Act. PDP however argued that Saleh had been replaced and it was pre-election. The tribunal held that Saleh indeed forged his document as the Registrar of Fed Poly Mubi told the Court that the certificate was forged, however he has been replaced and nomination was a Party issue.

Now in 2015, Abbah defeated Saleh again in the Primary and infact no other Party sponsored a Candidate in that Constituency but Saleh was waiting.

This time Abbah didn't attach the Certificate and went on to be declared winner by INEC unopposed. However, Saleh went to Court and the Federal High Court said forgery is forgery, whether you attach or not, it has been confirmed. Abbah appealed and the Appeal Court said that since Abbah didn't attach the Certificate again, he is a free man. Again, he didn't knowingly attach it then to be seen as genuine so he is free.

Saleh went to Supreme Court, and the Justice Bage was mad. The Supreme Court made it clear that forgery had no limitation. Have you ever? So, why tick No?

The Supreme Court didn't just invalidate Abbah, they asked the Police to arrest and prosecute him immediately, that was the end of Abbah'a political journey ever.

Bage:
It is a must, to take the lead, righting the wrong in our society if and when the opportunity presents itself as in this appeal. Allowing criminality and certificate forgery to continue to percolate into the streams, waters and oceans of our national polity will only mean that our waters are and will remain dangerously contaminated.

“The purification efforts must start now and be sustained as we seek, as a nation, to now change from our old culture of reckless impunity. The Nigerian Constitution is supreme. It desires that no one who has ever presented a forged certificate to INEC should contest election into the Nigerian National Assembly. This is clear and sacrosanct

Hmmm

Sound judgement

I think it all depends on how verifiable those forgery facts are

designking:
The Chicago State University persistent claims that Tinubu was their student and he graduated from the school shows Tinubu actually went to the School.

CSU knows that Tinubu is a male and if truly the Tinubu that attended the school was female, they won't stick their neck for Tinubu.

Tinubu is only fighting over this issue because the document might show other irregularities like age or secondary school he attended.

Tinubu attended and graduated from CSU and the documents which will be released tomorrow will show this.

Then why the rush wait till the documents are released now