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babaearly:
Fashola's widows? wtf! there should be a better way to twist it dude!

What better way? Those are Lagosians and Fashola is the protector of all Lagosians. So they are his widows.

Andre Uweh:
Buhari should wait for 2015.

To contest against his fellow northerner, Sambo, you mean?

This is great for Alaigbo

This one na family wetie

Man throws wife, child out for voting against his party

Written by Boluwatife Amusan
Thursday, April 14, 2011

AN electronic repairer who lives on Bello Street, Felele, Ibadan, Oyo State, has reportedly sent packing his wife and two-year-old child for voting for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), instead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the National Assembly election last Saturday.



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According to a source who craved anonymity, the said man, in his 40s, had boasted that he would send his wife and child packing from his house for voting for ACN instead of PDP.

The man, who was also said to have dreamt of having Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala elected as governor of Oyo State, after observing fasting and prayers, openly campaigned for the Oyo State governor.

He stated further that Governor Alao-Akala had done great for the people in the area during his first term by attending quickly to their calls to repair the road on his street, compared to the previous governors, a development that made him to do anything within his capacity to support the second term bid of Chief Alao-Akala.

For President Jonathan, Lagos widows take to the streets
By KEHINDE ADEREMI

Thursday, April 14, 2011

You could see it in their eyes and in their attires. They cut the picture of abandoned wives. And indeed, in a way, these were all women abandoned by their husbands.



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They are widows, women who have for long been experiencing the pain of losing their breadwinners and the agony attached to widowhood. But in spite of their condition, they are resolute. They still believe that God could do a turnaround in their lives. And they nurse a strong hope in President Goodluck Jonathan, insisting that their lives would become better if Jonathan wins the presidential electionon April 16, 2011.

Recently, the widows gathered in their numbers inside a garden at the Mazamaza area of Lagos. There, they organized a campaign rally for President Jonathan even as they prayed fervently for God to grant the President success in the presidential polls.

Besides praying for Jonathan, the widows also made a passionate appeal to women to cast their votes for Jonathan.

Many people in Mazamaza would not easily forget the day the widows, all registered with a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Jesus Healing Hands Care Global Outreach Incorporated, stormed the streets for a house-to-house campaign for the President

From the organisation’s headquarters at Lawley’s Garden, Old Ojo Road, they moved from street to street with various banners and posters, urging all and sundry to vote for the president.

Speaking on the campaign rally, founder of the organization, Prince Odumegwu Ofokansi, explained that the outing was to express their support for President Jonathan and to deliver the message of hope to Nigerians.

“We know, without a doubt, that if President Jonathan wins the election and is sworn in again as president, he will take care of widows. As a result of his humble background, we believe in him. That is the reason why the widows are supporting him.”

He informed the reporter that the organization was founded seven years ago, asserting that it has since then been at the forefront of catering to the needs of widows.

“We meet every last Sunday of the month,” he said. “And the beauty of this organisation is that it goes beyond tribes. We have widows from every tribe in Nigeria.”

He said though the challenges of supporting about 500 widows are quite enormous, God had been there for them.

“It is by God’s grace that we meet the demands of all of them on the days of our meetings,” he said. “When they come here, we give them foodstuff, money and other necessary items they might need for their day to day activities. It is a pity that since we’ve been clamouring for the wellbeing of widows, nothing has been done to save their situation. Nigerian widows are suffering. They are being neglected and humiliated. That is why we are appealing to President Jonathan to remember them and take up their case. It is in their best interest to vote for a President that will cater for them.”

Mrs. Jemimas Ibraheem, a 65-year-old widow, said the NGO had been her saving grace since she joined it about four years ago. Said she: “When I lost my husband five years ago, I thought my world had ended. The agony and pain to cater for my seven children became a big problem and I lost all hope. But Allah met my needs through this NGO and since then, I’ve been able to start my life anew.”

Mrs. Mosunmola Saliu’s story was quite pathetic. According to her, nobody from her late husband came to her rescue during her trying period. Taking care of her six children became a herculean task, she said. “My story changed the day I joined the group. I thank God for the life of the founder and the co-ordinator.”

Princess Ify Chuka, the coordinator, explained why widows flock to the organization.

“Apart from giving the widows foodstuff, clothing, drugs and other items, we encourage the young ones to acquire knowledge. Some of them are between 50 and 65 and nobody cares for them. But those that are still young, we offer them training in skill acquisition and other human development programmes. Some of them are trained in Tie and Dye, tailoring and other related skills. We train them on how to catch fish, rather than giving them fish everyday. I know what it takes to be a widow. I have once been a widow and I know the kind of hardship they go through. It is sad that no one recognizes their plight. That is the reason we have been crying to God to use President Jonathan to alleviate the suffering of the widows. We are concerned about their problems. We visit them when they are sick. We pray for them every day because we are happy to share in their pains and sorrow, all to the glory of God. That is why they all went out today to campaign for President Jonathan.”

Thank God that Ribadu will lose. Otherwise Tinubu will simply auction Nigeria. I have never seen any Nigerian more roguish than Tinubu.

They have damaged my candidacy, says Ribadu

By Olu Jacob

April 14, 2011 06:07AM

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A dramatic 24 hours in the presidential race reached a climax yesterday after Nuhu Ribadu, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) flag bearer, expressed regret for agreeing to step down for his Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari.

On a frenetic day of alliance talks, there were several twists and turns before the deal eventually collapsed. Mr. Ribadu had, during an intense moment in the discussions, agreed to dump his presidential ambition in order for the long mooted coalition to work.

The collapse of the alliance means that Mr. Ribadu is going into Saturday’s presidential election with what will seem like little conviction amongst his supporters. In a message sent to NEXT, Mr. Ribadu conceded that the reversal would have a lasting impact on his future prospects.

“This is the way this thing has been going all through,” he said. “I know the damage they have done to me personally, but I leave that to God.”

Sources at the three day meeting between the ACN and the CPC caucus said that on Tuesday, a decision had been made by Mr. Ribadu in which he accepted to step down for Mr. Buhari for the April 16 election.

“He was surprisingly cool about it all,” said an ACN delegate at the meeting.

“He said it has never been a do or die affair with him and he was willing to leave the race so that the alliance will work.”

Mr. Buhari and a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, led the discussions for their respective sides. Mr. Buhari had reportedly been eager for the meeting to succeed but was unwilling to back down on certain points, including the idea that Mr. Tinubu becomes his vice president.

Mr. Ribadu said he was willing to sacrifice his ambition but others at the meeting were not so selfless.

“We have done our part. I have agreed to step down. We have sacrificed for the country. And they won’t even sign a simple letter?” he lamented.

The letter that ended a hope

After three days of intense deliberations, the parties finally reached a consensus on all the outstanding points. They agreed to field a single candidate, CPC’s Muhammadu Buhari, in the election; that ACN’s Nuhu Ribadu will immediately announce he was no longer running; that the ACN will campaign vigorously for Mr. Buhari’s candidacy, especially in the south west where it has such a great influence; that although it is too late to field another running mate for Mr. Buhari, Tunde Bakare, the CPC vice presidential candidate, will step down immediately after the election; that Mr Tinubu will not be allowed to replace him but may nominate those who would; that Mr Buhari reserved the final right to choose from among the list of three candidates that Mr. Tinubu submits.

Mr Tinubu, whose vice presidential ambition had also been blamed for the collapse of previous talks, immediately named three people for the job. They are Yemi Osinbajo a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Mr Tinubu’s administration, Yemi Cardoso, who was Mr Tinubu’s budget commissioner and a former Lagos State finance commissioner, Wale Edun.

Although Mr. Bakare had agreed to these terms, he balked when the ACN delegates insisted he signed a post dated resignation letter to seal the deal. He vehemently refused to append his signature to such a document. According to a source, it was at this point that the overnight meeting, which went on till 2am, reached an impasse.

The ACN refused to take Mr Bakare’s word that he will abide by the meeting’s decision. “How else could they make sure that he would not back out later?” said a former governor who was also a facilitator at the meeting.

No alliance anymore

The ACN delegates, who at this point were visibly aggrieved by the CPC, quickly started some damage control. The party’s national chairman, Bisi Akande issued a statement assuring its supporters that the party has not entered into any alliance with the CPC.

“We as party that believes in democratic values have therefore decided that in the overall interest of the parties involved, our democracy as well as our country, it is better for each of the parties to go into the presidential election on its own platform,” he said.

Also smarting from the breakdown in discussions, Bunmi Aborishade, the coordinator, Team Ribadu USA Convener, Ribadu for Nigeria Coalition said, “Please note that the alliance talk between the ACN and the CPC to field a single candidate finally broke down yesterday because Buhari/CPC reneged on the earlier agreement that the party with the highest number of seats in the National Assembly elections would produce the presidential candidate for the two parties.”

A small window

However, Rotimi Fashakin, the CPC spokesman, said talks were ongoing. “I really don’t know when you get that information. Talks are ongoing and 10 minutes in politics can make a lot of difference so, don’t rely on the information you got 45 minutes ago. I believe that all the impediments have been removed.”

When asked if the two parties have finally agreed to go into the election together and settled all differences, he said: “I believe so.”

Mr. Akande similarly left open a small window of opportunity.

“If at the end of the election on Saturday there is no clear winner we will make a decision on which way to go, in the overriding interest of all Nigerians,” he said.

Additional reporting by Festus Owete


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Thursday business news
Imo refinery, petrochemical projects to cost $2.5bn
… Targets 100,000bpd capacity production
From DENNIS MERNYI, Abuja
Thursday, April 14, 2011

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In the bid to leverage the abundant oil and gas resources of Imo State to meet the energy requirements of the South East Zone and thus provide a critical driver for the rapid industrialization of the South east Zone; the availability of affordable and steady energy supply, the Imo state government in partnership with foreign investors is to build a 100,000 bpd refinery at the cost of $2.5 billion.

Chairman of the Imo Refinery and Petrochemical Project, Dr. Tony Chukwueke told newsmen in Abuja Wednesday that when completed, the refinery would apart from providing link to infrastructural and industrial development will create over 5,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities to teeming Nigerians in line with the gas conversion and job creation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan and the determination to meet the nation’s demand for petroleum products through domestic refining.

“The cost of implementing the Imo Refining and Petrochemical Project together with the development of the associated upstream assets is presently estimated at US$2.5 billion. The project is expected to be fully funded by the private investors who are also the developers of the project. Key upstream investors and proven refiners have already been identified and are ready to commence the project as soon as final approvals are received”, he disclosed.

The five year actualization planned Imo Refinery and Petrochemical Project been built in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), according to the former Director of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Dr. Chukwueke will go a long way in meeting a key aspiration of the people of the South East Zone of the country and provide the desired dividend of democracy to the people of the zone both in terms of job creation and.

The refinery to be built under a private public partnership agreement with foreign oil and gas firms, the chairman has explained that government of Imo state has identified suitable location for the plant in the vicinity of the location of oil and gas reserves that would guarantee long-term feedstock supply for the project.

The project sited at the Egbema/Oguta Industrial Park, which also houses the Federal Government’s Light Vessels Port Facilities and Naval Base, is the hop for the industrial development South East zone, identified as a key driver for job creation. The River Niger is currently undergoing extensive dredging work and will provide the main supply and evacuation route for goods and services associated with the project.

edoyad:
Yoruba's in the north ?   The north was won by PDP if i'm not mistaken, the mobilisation should be done in the south-west where PDP didn't do anything.

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Dont mind my Yoruba opportunistic brothers. They want to eat their cake and have it. The want to sneak into the Jonathan train from the back door at the last minute. Jonathan will win without them. PDP does not need them.

AD mobilises Yoruba in the North for Jonathan •Says he remains the most credible candidate

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Written by Taiwo Adisa Wednesday, 13 April 2011

The Alliance for Democracy(AD) has flagged off a mobilization exercise for its members and Yoruba in the North to ensure they vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday.

A meeting of leaders of the AD and Yoruba community in the North held in Abuja on Tuesday further reinforced the decision of the party to adopt President Jonathan as its candidate for the presidential election this weekend.

A leader of the AD, Senator Femi Okurounmu, who spoke at the Abuja meeting said that the Yoruba have got many reasons to back Jonathan.

He stated that apart from Jonathan’s recognition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, by naming the Liberty Stadium Ibadan after him, the president is also a detrabilised Nigerian.

He said that the Yoruba have every reason to protect one of the prophecies of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who predicted that an Ijaw man would soon be president of Nigeria.

Okurounmu stated that all other presidential hopefuls were not committed to the cause of the South-West.

National chairman of the AD, Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa said in an address at the meeting that President Jonathan remained the choice of the Yoruba people across the country.

He said that the AD has also adopted the President as a mark of confidence that the man would deliver on his promises.

Senator Akinfenwa said: “The Yoruba, in living to the true ethic of Omoluabi, will never fail to identify a good talent wherever he or she is resident. We have seen the true qualities of a good leader in President Jonathan. He is amiable, and not desperate for power.

“He promised on electoral reforms and we saw that he immediately set the machinery in motion through his appointments into INEC. We have seen in him a man who is capable of redefining Nigerian politics and bringing back the desired integrity, fairness and respect the country deserves in international community.”

Up, up Jonathan, down, down Buhari and Ribadu. They shall remain confounded and speaking in multiple tongues until after the election. I have spoken

Tears flow, as NUC closes illegal varsity study centres in Lagos
By GABRIEL DIKE

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Some students of alleged illegal universities in Lagos broke down in tears recently, when the National Universities Commission (NUC) committee on closure of illegal universities stormed their study centers and shut them down for operating without the Federal Government’s approval. The closure ended their dream of acquiring university education after investing so much.



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The NUC committee led by the chairman, Professor Ebenezer Adebowale, Legal Adviser, Mr. Moses Awe and a member, Mr. Lawrence Oguguwa stormed some of the illegal universities while the students were either receiving lectures or preparing for their examinations. In the state of confusion that ensued, the proprietors and lecturers abandoned them to their fate and disappeared into the air.

The first port of call for the committee was Topmost International Comprehensive Secondary School, Maryland, Lagos where two illegal university study centres (Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso) were said to be operating from, with over 1,000 students offering MBA and degree programmes. Unqualified lecturers were reported to be teaching the students.

Professor Adebowale demanded from the Coordinator of the Centre, Mr. Bolaji Taiwo, the approval from NUC to operate the study centre. But when Taiwo produced a letter dated August 2006 and addressed to the Vice Chancellor, it was discovered by the commission that it was meant for the Ogbomoso main campus of the institution. Right away, Adebowale informed him and students studying at the place that the centre is illegal and has been closed down.

“Some people are making money out of you,” Adebowale told the bewildered students. “Any certificate that you are issued here will not worth it, will not be accepted.”

In a swift reaction to the closure, some of the students, particularly the 300 and 400-Level students bemoaned their losses while ladies among them were close to tears as they revealed that it cost them between N60,000 and N80,000 tuition fee per session to read in the place and bombarded Professor Adebowale with questions on what becomes of their fate.

At Itire Primary School, Ijesha, Lagos, the committee discovered a foreign institution, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana operating an illegal study cenre together with University of Ibadan (UI) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. They were all offering degrees and MBA programmes with over 800 students receiving lectures at the centres. Most of the students were either in 100 and 200 levels. When the committee demanded for the certificate of approval, the students directed them to the Head Office of the operator at Ojuelegba.

“The University of Education, Winneba, Ghana is not known to the NUC. We will close it until you show us the NUC approval. As long as you are going to work with the certificate, it will not be possible to work using the certificate that you obtained here,” Professor Adebowale informed the students who surrounded him. “Why did the owner and lecturers run when they saw us?”, he queried. “If they have any approval let them produce it.”

At this point some of the students could not hold back tears and wept profusely with one of them, a 200-level Management Science student, asking what becomes of his investment amounting to over N250,000. Another student, Ben Obi, a trader informed the committee that the operator told them that the study centre was approved and having spent over N160,000, he wondered what the future holds for the students after the closure. A 100-level female student said she paid about N68,000 aside other sundry expenses and revealed that they were taken to Ghana for the matriculation ceremony.

At Charles Lorie French Academy, FESTAC, Lagos, a drama played out when the Coordinator, Ibrahim Baba attempted to deceive the committee by showing them a poster bearing the name of an institute, (Institute of Security Management Operations) which indicate they run security management courses. But Adebowale and his members insisted on seeing things for themselves, they discovered that they were running ABU and OAU programmes including MBAs there.

The committee met about four lectures in progress and discovered that the lecturers particularly the one taking the MBA class was not qualified to teach such a class as he has only Masters. Another lecturer abandoned his MBA class when he got wind of the presence of the committee. When the Legal Adviser of the committee announced the closure of the study centre, the students lamented their plight in the light of the huge sums they had spent so far pursuing degree and post-graduate degree programmes at the centres. Some of the ladies screamed and wept.

It was complaint galore as the students revealed that they paid N200,000 for the MBA programme and claimed ignorance of the status of the place. A female banker who read History and enrolled for MBA told Daily Sun that she paid over N180,000 and needed the certificate to safeguard her job while some of the married ones wondered how they would relate the situation to their husbands at home.

But what appears to be the biggest discovery by the NUC committee was made at Chartered Institute of Administration, Ojo where the staff told the committee that they only prepare students for ICAN and professional programmes but an eagle-eyed member of the committee spotted students results sheet pasted on the wall and bearing Evan Enwerem University, Owerri, Imo State. A search later led to further discovery that showed they were indeed making false claims.

Soon after the discovery, the operator abandoned the students who besieged the committee while some of the lecturers that were caught teaching claimed ignorance of the status and could not provide cogent answers to many questions asked. A 300-level Management Studies student told Daily Sun that he and his colleagues paid N80,000 per session and that the payment was made into IMSU Global Account with an old generation bank. A lecturer with a Masters degree who was caught teaching Public Administration to MBA students was told in the presence of his students that he is not qualified to lecture them.

But the moment the chairman of the committee, Adebowale announced the closure of the place, many of the students attempted to question his powers while others lamented the waste of resources and energy in acquiring a university degree. A female student reminded the committee that many students had graduated from the institute while others (100-level students) who paid huge amount wondered how they would recover their money as they were ordered to leave the place or get arrested.

In his response, Adebowale, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State advised students to crosscheck from the commission’s website before applying for admissions into any university and stressed that most of the VCs are not aware that people are using names of their universities to run study centres outside the main campuses.

Some of the students who wanted to know from the committee what they could do in the light of huge expenses they had gone into in a bid to acquire university education were told to hold the operators responsible for their plight. However, they were offered the option of either enrolling with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), University of Lagos Distance learning programme or having the proprietors of the centres arrange for them to go to the main campuses to continue with their studies if they are truly genuine. In a chat with the Daily Sun, the Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Biodun Olanrewaju said that operators of the illegal study centres are using its name to deceive students noting that “we don’t have any satellite campus in Lagos.”

PDP sustains lead as INEC releases more results

From Godwin Ijediogor (Uyo), Eno-Abasi Sunday (Calabar), Willie Etim (Yenagoa), Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu (Benin City), Eric Meya (Sokoto), Njadvara Musa (Damaturu) and Isah Ibrahim (Gusau)

MORE results of the last Saturday's National Assembly Elections have been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recording better performance as the opposition continues to spring surprises.



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AKWA IBOM

The PDP has won the two senatorial seats in the National Assembly election held in Akwa Ibom State on Saturday. According to NAN, the election was not conducted in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District as well as in Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the state.

Announcing the results on Sunday in Uyo, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs Maria Owi said the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Rules, Aloysius Etok, was re-elected for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. He polled 383,607 votes to defeat the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Mr. Joe Ukpong, who scored 11,827 votes.

The other candidates in the election were Mr. Current Emmanuel of ANPP, who polled 807 votes, Alex Uben of the Labour Party with 1,437 votes and Mr. Ani Asikpo of CPC who scored 917 votes.

In Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District, a former Minister of State for Health and later Environment, Mrs Helen Esuene of the PDP polled 208,197 votes to defeat her closest rival, Mr. Umoetuk Akpasam of ACN with 14,476 votes. Others in the senatorial race were Mr. Andy Effiong of CPC who got 5,638 votes and Mr. Victor Abang of ANPP with 2,407 votes.

The PDP also won seven of the eight federal constituency seats which have been announced.

In the Eket Federal Constituency, the PDP, which featured Mr. Bassey Dan Abia, won with 83,266 votes while Mr. Dan Akpan of the party also won in Etinan, with 30,576 votes. In Oron, Mr. Robinson Uwak of the PDP won with 62,433 votes; Prof. Ini Udoka of the PDP was re-elected in Ikono/Ini with 36, 459 votes while in the Abak Federal Constituency, Mr. Emmanuel Ekong was elected with 101,274 votes.

In Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency, Mr, Saviour Udoh of the PDP won with 142,210 votes while the people of Itu/Ibiono-Ibom elected Mr. Kenneth Archibong of the PDP with 38,253 votes.

In Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo Federal Constituency, Sylvester Udo Iwok ACN scored 2769; Mary Asuquo N. of ADC 127; Udoh Sam Umoatan of ANPP 3676; Godwin Udo King of APGA 433; Abang Patience Sunday of LP 131; Sampson Friday Uruang of NNPP 151; Ubong M. Akpo PAC 183; Akpan Micah Umoh of PDP 54, 179.

The Results were announced by Edwin Enabor, on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Akwa Ibom State.

In the Uyo Federal Constituency, Mr Emmanuel Ekpenyong of the ACN won with 41,436 votes while his closest rival from the PDP, Mr. Ekere Afia, scored 32,979 votes. Mr. Emmanuel Obot of the Labour Party scored 8,352 votes in the constituency while Mr. Henry Bassey of ANPP scored 1,706 votes. Other contestants in the race were Mr. Joseph Okon of PAC, who scored 1,113 votes and Mr. Inyang Obot of ADC who got 1,534 votes.

ADAMAWA

In Adamawa State, the PDP has clinched two of the three senatorial seats.

Results released by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Kassim Gaidam, on Sunday showed that Alhaji Bindo Jibirilla won the Adamawa North Senatorial district with 75,112 votes. He defeated his closest rival and former governor of Adamawa, Mr. Boni Haruna of ACN, who scored 70,890 votes while Malam Abba Muhammed of CPC got 22,866 votes.

According to NAN, in Adamawa Central, Alhaji Bello Tukur of the PDP won with 95,806 votes, followed by Alhaji Dahiru Bobbo of the Labour Party with 78,424 votes. The only female senatorial candidate in the state, Mrs Fati Balla of ACN, pulled 63,271 votes. The result of Adamawa South Senatorial District is still being awaited.

The PDP also won four of the eight House of Representative seats the results of which have so far been released in the state.

They include the Demsa/Numan/Lamurde Constituency where the incumbent, Anthony Madwatte, retained his seat with 28,481 votes. He defeated Mr. Piton Power of the ACN who scored 25,224 votes and Macualay Hunohashi of NTP who got 11,406 votes. Aminu Hamman of the PDP retained the Fufore/Song Constituency with 31,349 votes to defeat Ibrahim Abdul Mumini of the Labour Party and Bello Abubakar of ACN who got 22,157 and 11,894 votes in that order.

Gibson Nathaniel of the PDP won in Guyuk/Shelleng Constituency with 18,961 votes. He defeated Mr Shem Dimas of the Labour Party who scored 15,246 and the incumbent, Jim Audu of ACN who lost with 10,911 votes.

A female candidate, Aishatu Dahiru of the PDP, won the Yola North/Yola South/Girei Constituency with 47,473 votes to defeat Ibrahim Babayola of the Labour Party who got 27,437 and Mustapha Salihu of CPC who polled 26,271 votes. The incumbent, Saad Tahir of the ANPP scored 9,329 votes.

Haske Hananiya of the ACN scored 34,529 to emerge winner in the Gombi/Hong Constituency where he defeated the incumbent, Emmanuel Bello of the PDP, who scored 18,070 and Abdurrasheed Z.H. of the CPC who polled 11,295 votes.

In Michika/Madagali Constituency, Ganama Titsi of ACN scored 36,033 votes to defeat the incumbent female representative, Binta Masi of PDP, who got 24,520 votes.

In Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha Constituency, the incumbent, Abubakar Wambai, who defected to the CPC from PDP after loosing in the primaries, emerged winner with 16,475 votes. He defeated Gidado Sajoh of the PDP and Shehu Dahiru of the ACN who got 11,026 votes and 9,297 votes in that order. Results from Mayo-Belwa/Ganye/Jada/Toungo Constituency are still pending.

ZAMFARA

In Zamfara State, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has won two senatorial seats and three federal House of representatives seats while the ruling PDP won one senatorial seat and one House of Representatives slot.

Former governor of the state, Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima of ANPP was re-elected, defeating his PDP rival and former governor of old Sokoto State, Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim in Zamfara West senatorial zone with 154,359 against 148,874 votes.

The Returning Officer for the Zone, Prof. Ja'afar Makau Kaura of the Usman Danfodio Univerisity, Sokoto announced the result yesterday at Talata Mafara.

Muhammad Bello of the PDP was winner of the Bakura/Maradun federal constituency with 54,425 votes, defeating ANPP's Alhaji Sanusi Aliyu Maradun who scored 42,144 votes. Sani Takori of the PDP for Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency lost his seat to the ANPP's Alhaji Muazu Lawal Birnin Tudu with 51,803 against 45,292 votes.

Kabiru Garba Marafa of the ANPP won the Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone, defeating the incumbent PDP's Senator Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau.

Announcing the result, INEC Returning Officer for Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone, , Prof. Chika Umar Aliyu of the Department of Economics, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto said Marafa polled 208,222 votes to defeat Nasiha of the PDP who scored 111,386 votes. Breakdown of the results in the four local councils in Zamfara Central senatorial Zone is as follows: Gusau Local Council, ANPP {83,020 votes}, PDP {45,103}; Tsafe Local Council, ANPP {41,034}, PDP {24,726}; Maru Local Council, ANPP {29,315}, PDP 18,725; and Bungudu Local Council, ANPP {54,853}, PDP {22,832].

The only House of Representatives election held out of the two Federal Constituencies in the Zamfara Central was also won by Ibrahim Shehu Gusau of the ANPP who polled 129,832 votes to defeat incumbent Alhaji Idris Mohammed Keta of the PDP who polled 69,222 votes.

Alhaji Sani umar of the ANPP won Birnin Magaji/Kaura Namoda federal constituency, defeating the incumbent Dahiru Zubairu of PDP with 55,984 against 52,430 votes.

Senator Sahabi Ya'u was declared as the winner of the Zamfara West Senatorial zone after defeating his opponent of the ANPP, Alhaji Sani Tukur Kaura with 118,046 against 96,919 votes.

There was no election in three federal constituencies of Maru/Bungudu, Anka/Talata Mafara and Shinkafi/Zurmi. The election in the three federal constituencies was postponed to April 26,2011.

SOKOTO

The results announced in Sokoto State showed that the PDP won all the 11 federal constituencies and two senatorial seats.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Umaru Dahiru Tambuwal retained his Sokoto South Senatorial seat as he polled 112,585 votes to beat his closest rival, Muhammad Sani Dogondaji of the CPC who scored 36,682 votes.

First timer, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir won the Sokoto East Senatorial Seat with 138,397 votes against the 57,643 votes polled by Sadiq A. Gebe of the CPC. Among the first timers who won the House of Representatives election is the serving Speaker of the House of Assembly, Dr. Abdullahi Balarabe Salame, who polled 37,783 votes to beat Musa Abdullahi of the CPC who polled 19,342 votes to clinch the Illela/ Gwadabawa Federal Constituency seat.

Another new comer is Abdullahi Muhammad Wamakko who polled 45,166 votes to beat Saidu Mohammad Gumburawa of the ACN who polled 19,852 votes to win the Kware/ Wamakko Federal Constituency. Gumburawa is the present occupant of the seat, but decamped to ACN after losing the PDP primaries to Wamakko.

Former Binji Council Chairman and ALGON State chairman, Alhaji Sa'ad Mohammed Nabunkari was elected representative for Binji/ Silame Federal Constituency. He scored 27,550 votes against the 12,186 votes scored by Mohammed M. Ajoge of the ACN.

Old members of the House of Representatives who retained their seats are Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who won Kebbe/ Tambuwal Federal Constituency with 35,586 votes against the 12,773 votes scored by Mohammmed Lema Abubakar of the CPC and Umar Mohammed Bature who retained his Sokoto North/ Sokoto South Federal Constituency with 68,223 votes to the 29,704 votes scored by Mainasara Abubakar Sani of the CPC.

Others who retained their seats are Isa Salihu Bashir (Tangaza/ Gudu) who scored 23,334 votes to beat Mohammed Sarkin Arewa of ACN who polled 9,482; Alhaji Aliyu A.A Shehu (Dange Shuni/ Bodinga/ Tureta) scored 46,247 votes against the 14,526 votes scored by Bello G Adamu of CPC and Aminu Shehu Shagari (Yabo/ Shagari) scored 30,214 votes as against the 11,987 votes scored by Aminu M Ganda of the CPC.

Other old timers who retained their seats are Shuaibu Gwanda Gobir who polled 36,703 to beat Mohammad Saidu Bargaja of the ACN who scored 22,870; Musa S. Adar (Goronyo/ Gada) polled 31,935 as against the 19,367 polled by Mohammad Bello Usman of the CPC and Kabiru Marafa Achida (Wurno/ Rabah) who scored 25,793 votes to beat Isa Sadiq Achida of the ACN who scored 16,607.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Alhaji Hussaini Ahmed Mahuta, who announced the summary of the results yesterday at a press conference said there was remarkable improvement in the conduct of the election over past polls but said there is still room for improvement.

BAYELSA

Amidst protest, INEC has released more result in Bayelsa State. In the result announced by the Returning Officer in the controversial Bayelsa West, Senatorial zone, the PDP candidate Senator Heineken Lokpobiri was declared winner with 48,401 votes, LP 696, CPC 1085, JP 178 , APC 142, ANPP 1404, CAP 429 and PAC 118 votes.

For Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, Seiraki Dickson of the PDP won by 50,300 votes while his closest rival, the Labour Party candidate got 3,600 votes. Clever Ikisikpo of PDP won in President Jonathan's senatorial district, while Nadu Karibo also of PDP was elected to represent the president;s federal constituency. In Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency the returning officer announced Henry Ofongo of the PDP emerging winner, ACN got 1,139, ADC 33, ANPP 402, APGA 151, APN 63, APS 53, CAP 203 and LP 4202. The total number of vote cast was 59,203.

In the Yenagoa/kolokuma/okpokuma federal constituency of the state, it was fight to finish. This is the home town and stronghold of Mr. Timi Alaibe, the Labour Party governorship candidate.

In the result announced by INEC, the PDP candidate who was declared winner got 19,500 votes while his Labour Party counterpart scored 17,200.

YOBE

The ruling ANPP in Yobe State has swept the three senatorial seats and five out of the six seats into the House of Representatives.

Announcing the results at the INEC headquarters, Damaturu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner Sadiq Abubakar said that in the Yobe North Senatorial district, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim won with 115,763 votes, while his PDP opponent, Dr. Lawan Jalo Zarami scored 67,438 votes with Kale Kawu of the CPC polling 6,655 votes.

Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere of the ANPP defeated candidates of the PDP and CPC with the highest votes of 96,645 in the Yobe South Senatorial District. The PDP's Senator Adamu Talba and Aje Gwagwai Bale of CPC scored 79,891 and 6,659 votes.

In the Yobe North Senatorial District, Senator Ahmed Lawan of ANPP was declared winner after polling the highest votes of 92,799 while the CPC candidate, Abubakar Ahmed Rufai scored 9,673 votes with the PDP candidate, Hassan Kafayos Hussaini polling 76,960 votes.

In the Gaidam/Burtsari/Yunusari constituency, Goni Lawan of ANPP was declared winner after scoring the highest votes of 51,334, while Umar Audu of PDP and Bagana Ali of CPC scored 26,890 and 2,727 votes.

Khadija Bukar Abba of ANPP was declared winner for the Damaturu/Tarmuwa/Gujba/Gulani constituency with 69,368 votes. Ngurnoma Maidala of PDP and Bashir Bukar of CPC scored 34,525 and 3,907 votes in that order.

Bukar Machinama was declared winner for the Karasuwa/Machina/Nguru/YusufarFederal constituency by polling 68,635 votes, while his opponents in the PDP and CPC, Jibrin Maigari and Umar Bala Mohammed scored 43,033 and 2,589 votes.

Sama'ila Gadaka of the ANPP defeated the PDP and CPC candidates with the highest votes of 47,532. Baba Gishiwari and Hassan Abba scored 38,180 and 3,277 votes in that order.

The Nangere/Potiskum Federal constituency was won by the PDP candidate, Yakubu Mainasara scoring 45,527 votes. The ANPP candidate, Sani Musa Lawan and that of CPC, Musa Abba respectively polled 37,306 and 733 votes.

CROSS RIVER

Prof. Benedict Ayade of the PDP has been declared winner of the Northern Senatorial District election in Cross River State.

Ayade won after scoring 91, 123 votes. His closest rival, Patrick Agbe of the ACN polled 11, 056 votes as Ogbeche Richard of the ANPP and Joseph Bassey of DFPF scored 7,393 and 1, 721 respectively.

Election in the other two senatorial districts, Southern and Central, will take place on April 26.

BORNO

The ruling All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) has won eight of the 10 House of Representatives' seats and the Borno North Senatorial slot.

The senatorial seats for Borno South and Central District and two House of Representatives were won by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Tukur Sa'ad, said PDP's Mohammed Ali Ndume won the elections with 146,403 to Dr. Asabe Vilita Bashir of ANPP's 133,734.

In the Borno Central Senatorial District, Alhaji Ahmed Zannah of the PDP clinched the seat with 189,232 votes while Sheriff scored 120,377 votes. The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate, Mohammed El-Nur Dongel got 83,849 votes.

The ANPP however won the Borno North Senatorial District. Sa'ad said: "Of the six candidates that contested for the senatorial seats, incumbent Senator Maina Ma'aji Lawan scored the highest votes of 95,984 to beat the PDP's Aliyu Kyari and four other candidates of CPC, Dr. Bulama Mali Gubio (15,017), APS (1,133), PAC (1,242) and APGA (1,178).

For the 10 federal constituencies, the ANPP got eight while the PDP won the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere federal constituencies.

Adamu Mshelia of ANPP scored 32,231 to win Askira/Uba/Hawul federal constituency, while Nicholas Elijah of the PDP got 30,473.

In Bama/Ngala/Kala Balge federal constituency, ANPP's Abdulrahman Terab was declared the elected having scored the highest votes of 47,826. Usman Ibrahim of the PDP got 28,030 votes, Abba Kagu Alli Tela of CPC trailed with 7,127 votes.

Muktar Betara of the ANPP was declared the winner for the Biu/Kwaya Kusar/Shani/ Bayo federal constituency by scoring 49,892 votes to defeat Umar Kassim Ibrahim of the PDP, who polled 35,250 votes.

In the Dikwa/Mafa/Konduga federal constituency, the ANPP candidate, Mahmud Lawan Maina polled the highest votes of 37, 173 to defeat four other candidates of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), ALP, APGA and CPC.

Peter Biye Gumtha of the ANPP won the Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok federal constituency by scoring 47,683, while Wakil Chibok of the PDP polled 47,516 votes to concede defeat to Gumtha.

The ANPP also won in Monguno/Nganzai/Marte federal constituency. Its candidate, Mohammed Tahir Monguno, was declared the winner with 24,201 votes thus beating the PDP's Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and others.

Alhaji Isa Bulama of the ANPP clinched the Kukawa/Mobbar/Abadam/Guzamala federal constituency with 37,472 votes to the PDP's Tijjani Goni Mohammed 14,794 votes, CPC Babagana Alhaji Goni 8,013 votes.

EDO

The final result of the National Assembly elections in Edo released by INEC placed the ACN on the lead. The party won two senatorial seats.

Senator Ehigie Uzamere (ACN) defeated Daisy Danjuma to retain the Edo South Senatorial District. He scored 135,346 votes as against 70,725 polled by Danjuma.

Danjuma represented the zone in the Senate between 2003 and 2007.

For the Ovia federal constituency, Mr. Isaac Osahon of the ACN, who scored 25,800 votes, defeated his PDP opponent, Charity Amayaewma, who had 17,659.

The result of the House of Representatives' seat in Akoko-Edo is still outstanding as the election is scheduled for April 26

point of correction
Losing, not loosing

Obiagu1:
I've waited for your opinion and I'll say, thank you.

Don't mind half-baked, myopic people like Abagworo. Zik and Awo and Waziri Ibrahim and Aminu Kano all tried regional politicking for national aspiration. How did they fare?

When Zik played national politics, he (his party, I mean) won elections outside Igboland. But when he joined Awo in regional politics, both of them were buried, politically speaking.

This is a short response to Abagworo:

The only times Igbos got close to power at the national level were in national parties
NPN brought Ekwueme as VP and another Igbo man (Ume-Ezuoke) as House Speaker at the same time
Then regional parties like UPN and NPP were thoroughly trounced.

Years after, PDP brought Igbos as Senate presidents

The above is also true for Yoruba. They only smelled national power in a national party (PDP). Without a national party, Yorubas will, in all likelihood, not smell power again.

The same is also true for the North, as both NPN and PDP are national parties. Then UNPP and GNPP, northern parties, were defeated just like UPN and NPP

Current regional parties like ANPP, ACN, APGA, APP can play regional politics at the state gov and State House of assembly levels. When it comes to the Senate, Fed House of Rep and Presidency, only a fool will hope that a regional party will win a majority.
Igbos have a good chance of leading Nigeria after the North in 2015. That can only happen with a national party, PDP. Or, if all the opposition parties can come together to form a truly national opposition party. Until then, PDP is here to stay. Igbos should continue to say no to regional parties for any national aspiration.

If anyone says Igbos do not stand a chance at national leadership with the PDP, can that one tell me in which party Igbos stand a chance

Eziachi:
And how has the labour party fared in the founder's birth place? we are aware of ACN's performance at Tinubu's base

Se[b] kwueshion[/b]

I am not interest in that. I am only interested in their exploit in Ondo.

Answer:
His church will reject him, seeing how fake a pastor he is

In a few days, we shall be singing the dirge for ACN and the rest sectional parties. GEJ all the way.
Those rag tag parties should go back to the drawing board and form more national opposition parties. Only then can they be taken seriously beyond their shores.

Labour party was formed by an Igbo man. Just like Tinubu formed ACN. That is why all its chairmen have been Igbo and will always be. See how we run things in Ondo
ACN has no chance in Igboland. Dora will beat Ngige in the rerun.

All of you blabbing now will, deep in your hearts, prefer that ACN takes charge in Ondo. It a'int gonna happen soon.

Topman40:
@Nchara,    point of correction, who told you that labour party rigged ondo poll? Whatever you don't know pls don't post it.   Electorates here in ondo voted massively for labour party all because of Mimiko

Spoken (written) tongue (hand) in check. Read ma lips.

Sylvester Ejiofor. Founder and former Chairman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Nigeria%29


Dan Iwuanyanwu current chair

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5614687-146/labour_party_will_make_a_difference.csp

This woman was rigged in by her husband. No be only PDP dey rig. LP(an Igbo-owned party) out-rigged everyone in Ondo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Nigeria%29

And who says she is the first female senator? Ignorance is not bliss
An APGA senator has been there since 2007 in Imo; she had no court case. There are several PDP female senators without court cases.
There are other Igbo women senators; as usual Igbo women set the pace, others follow.
Indeed, ignorance is smelling in this post

ACN has finally established itself as a regional, near-tribal party.
PDP has shown itself as the only true party in Nigeria
Buhari the serial loser is still losing
Jonathan will still be president. He has delivered and he will deliver again
There is just no way PDP will become a minority party in Nigeria.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/

ekt_bear:
I don't know what the margin of error is for the survey. As far as women's literacy rates, difference between 80% and 81% is probably not statistical significant. I assume the 90% vs 94% for men though is outside of the MoE.

Anyway, I'm glad that you acknowledge that the Ebonyi #s are more akin to a northern state than a southern one. Possibly the most backwards state in the entire south

Regarding Igbos being 45% of Lagos, well. . . I guess we'll see about that in one of these upcoming elections. Or is this going to be another fake Igbo propoganda that will be exposed once hard data actually appears?

What has election got to do with Igbo population in Lagos? Are they contesting for any positions there or do they all belong to one party?
You should instead be advocating that ethnicity be added to future census data.

BTW, not just Lagos. Data for Abuja and most of the states in Nigeria are strengthened by Igbo literacy levels. Overall, there is no comparing Yoruba with Igbo. We are years ahead. I am  out.

Ekt Bear

From you link, it has finally been confirmed by outsiders (UNICEF) that both Igbo men and women are more literate than their Yoruba counterparts. We have been harping on this since Adam but they would not listen. Plus the fact that when you remove the 45% Igbos in Lagos, then the SW number goes down even more. The number removed from Lagos will buoy Ebonyi up. Where Yoruba dey beat Igbo sef? Sports, Nollywood, low poverty, hip hop, science? Where?

ekt_bear:
@tpiah: Also, how can you be bashing us? We don't have an embarassment of a state like Ebonyi in our midst, that looks more like a Northern state  

At least give us credit for that. . .

I do not see how Osun and Ekiti are different than Ebonyi

fstranger3:
All the women in my family have all done very well, with advanced degrees from some of America's finest institutions.

Good for you , but where are they holed up? In the sky?