The wind of change blowing across the country again resonated yesterday in states that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has governed since the return of civil rule in 1999.

Results monitored by LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s correspondents indicated that Benue, Niger, Jigawa and Katsina have fallen to the winning streak of the All Progressives Congress (APC), whose candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, won the March 28 presidential election against the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP.

APC also won 65 out of the 109 seats in the Senate and majority seats in the House of Representatives.

In yesterday’s state houses of assembly and governorship elections, a similar pattern of the “historic change” was seen in the states hitherto considered PDP strongholds.

Although final figures are still being compiled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), our correspondents reported that the APC was “progressively leading” in most of the polling units monitored.

In Niger State, the APC candidate, Abubakar Bello, was jubilant and excited members of the party were seen celebrating across the state’s 25 local government areas.

In Benue, the successes of Senators Barnabas Gemade and George Akume in the National Assembly election also rubbed off on the APC candidate for the state, Samuel Ortom.

Ortom resigned from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the state’s number one job. He was maintaining a comfortable lead in 18 of the 23 local governments at press time.

At the Government House polling unit, Ortom scored 145 votes to beat his PDP opponent, Terhemen Tarzoor, who polled 119 votes.

Also at Annunne Market Square Polling Unit in Tarka local government area, the APC polled 324 votes to PDP’s 14 votes.

However, Tarzoor is said to have polled a total of 152 votes at the Ankpa Ward Polling Unit, an area where he grew up, to Ortom’s 150 votes.

Contrary to expectations that PDP’s Jimi Agbaje backed by the non-natives of Lagos State will replace Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, the APC candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode is conveniently coasting home to victory.

Results from the polling units indicated that Agbaje scored higher in Igbo-dominated communities like Amuwo Odofin and Oshodi/Isolo, but he lost by win margins in most polling units of Lagos East Senatorial District and Alimosho which have the largest populations in the state. Ambode was said to be in firm control of at least 15 of the 20 local government areas of the state.

Plateau also surprisingly favoured APC from the unit-by-unit analysis.

In Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha also cast off the state-sponsored rigging of the presidential election against his party, the APC, in the state to launch into an early lead, ahead of closest rivals, Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) and Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (APGA).

Also, Kaduna State, which had been ruled by PDP for 16 years, had Malam Nasir el-Rufai of the APC ahead of the incumbent governor, Mukhtar Yero, who hinted that things might not work his way.

Shortly after accreditation in Zaria, yesterday, Yero told his supporters and the entire people of state to accept the outcome of the election, whichever way it went.

Similarly, in Katsina, former speaker, House of Representatives and candidate of the APC, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari appeared to cut short the winning streak of the PDP in the state since 1999.

President-elect Buhari was in Katsina on Thursday to attend the final rally for APC’s governorship and state House of Assembly candidates in Saturday’s elections, and he pleaded with the people of his home state to vote for his party’s candidates.

Jigawa has also returned to the APC fold with results indicating that a majority of the House of Assembly seats as well as that of the governor went to APC. The state was governed by the All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) before the PDP took it over in 2007.


A similar situation is also playing out in Kebbi State as the APC governorship candidate, Senator Atiku Bagudu, is coasting home to victory and leading the PDP candidate Gen Sarkin Yaki Bello, in most of the local government areas of the state.



http://leadership.ng/news/425022/apc-consolidates-position-as-ruling-party

This is just the beginning. Change is here to stay.

The outcome of the Lagos elections was never in doubt but I am happy we can now all agree that Lagos is Yorubaland.

Mr Agbaje Nwosu still has a bright political future BUT not in Yorubaland. He can go and contest in Anambra or Abia

Yorubas generally do not tolerate Omo Ales. Agbaje is an Omo Ale

APC is chosen by God, to clean the 16years failure of pdp. you notice during the mega rally in lagos, it was raining, the days of all elections, it was raining heavily. the day of swearing in, i pray we can see rain, so that it will be a total clean.

APC, a party that expose our fake prophets

give them double chance to predict they will still fail

correct.

HurricaneSaiBaba.

Somebody shout change......



Hit the like button if u think APC will do better than PDP government.

Congratulation to APC. Nigeria is now going to experience change and progression. APC is now officially the biggest party in Nigeria.

Stick a broom in all of the Northern belt. APC takes it all.
But why are the results from Plateau, Imo, and Rivers so coded?
Meanwhile, Nigeria has her first elected female governor in the Ironlady, Senator Jumai Al-hassan. The Oyo 2nd term jinx is broken, Kastina, Kaduna, and Niger also falls out of the hands of the PDP.. ..

Kill dem all.I love APC..........

PDP HOW MARKET?

God bless APC

God bless Nigeria

Unbelievable,u mean apc win plateau,imo,taraba

I wish pdp would win everywhere in the southeast. So they can be firmly in opposition

I expect atleast 19/29 from APC.

I have observed that no SS state is on that analysis. A familiar disturbing pattern reminiscent of the presidential elections, where no results from any PU is made public until all the results are fully "cooked".

This is evidence of a really backward society. Sadly I'm from that region.

Masterstroke
Healthy competition is good for the people though so here's hoping PDP is finally relegated to the backwater.

KOWA, LP, ACCORD: Oya, fasten your shoelaces.
Not that in 2019, you'll start fighting ethnic and religious politics.
Become relevant!

ionsman:
Kill dem all.I love APC..........

I love that line bro

ayusco85:
Somebody shout change......



Hit the like button if u think APC will do better than PDP government.

Changeeeee!!
I don hit the like button too

Ok

PDP would lose in Delta state. You heard it here first!

PDP tale the opposition baton

pls guys help me with a cheap but lovely roofing I can
use for this lil project
www.nairaland.com/2244788/pictorial-step-by-step-
process-construct-music

Yessoooo. Let it b dah way. PDP will be a regional party in the SS n SE the APC will control the rest.

PDP has effectively been reduced to Regional party. Smh.

where is barcanista when you need him most ?
Barca what is your say to this after claiming PDP will win more state in the governorship election.

barman oya serve all progressive agent on front page.

Finally we are cleaning our nation of those corrupt minded party, mark my words, PDP will soon become irrelevant as AD...lmao


* First to form the largest opposition party in
Nigeria

* First to unseat an incumbent president in
Nigeria

* First to elect Female governor in Nigeria

* First to re-elect a sitting governor in Oyo
state....

[b][/b]

Chidozieude:
This is just the beginning. Change is here to stay.

The outcome of the Lagos elections was never in doubt but I am happy we can now all agree that Lagos is Yorubaland.

Mr Agbaje Nwosu still has a bright political future BUT not in Yorubaland. He can go and contest in Anambra or Abia

Yorubas generally do not tolerate Omo Ales. Agbaje is an Omo Ale

lalasticlala:
The wind of change blowing across the country again resonated yesterday in states that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has governed since the return of civil rule in 1999.

Results monitored by LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s correspondents indicated that Benue, Niger, Jigawa and Katsina have fallen to the winning streak of the All Progressives Congress (APC), whose candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, won the March 28 presidential election against the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP.

APC also won 65 out of the 109 seats in the Senate and majority seats in the House of Representatives.

In yesterday’s state houses of assembly and governorship elections, a similar pattern of the “historic change” was seen in the states hitherto considered PDP strongholds.

Although final figures are still being compiled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), our correspondents reported that the APC was “progressively leading” in most of the polling units monitored.

In Niger State, the APC candidate, Abubakar Bello, was jubilant and excited members of the party were seen celebrating across the state’s 25 local government areas.

In Benue, the successes of Senators Barnabas Gemade and George Akume in the National Assembly election also rubbed off on the APC candidate for the state, Samuel Ortom.

Ortom resigned from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the state’s number one job. He was maintaining a comfortable lead in 18 of the 23 local governments at press time.

At the Government House polling unit, Ortom scored 145 votes to beat his PDP opponent, Terhemen Tarzoor, who polled 119 votes.

Also at Annunne Market Square Polling Unit in Tarka local government area, the APC polled 324 votes to PDP’s 14 votes.

However, Tarzoor is said to have polled a total of 152 votes at the Ankpa Ward Polling Unit, an area where he grew up, to Ortom’s 150 votes.

Contrary to expectations that PDP’s Jimi Agbaje backed by the non-natives of Lagos State will replace Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, the APC candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode is conveniently coasting home to victory.

Results from the polling units indicated that Agbaje scored higher in Igbo-dominated communities like Amuwo Odofin and Oshodi/Isolo, but he lost by win margins in most polling units of Lagos East Senatorial District and Alimosho which have the largest populations in the state. Ambode was said to be in firm control of at least 15 of the 20 local government areas of the state.

Plateau also surprisingly favoured APC from the unit-by-unit analysis.

In Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha also cast off the state-sponsored rigging of the presidential election against his party, the APC, in the state to launch into an early lead, ahead of closest rivals, Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) and Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (APGA).

Also, Kaduna State, which had been ruled by PDP for 16 years, had Malam Nasir el-Rufai of the APC ahead of the incumbent governor, Mukhtar Yero, who hinted that things might not work his way.

Shortly after accreditation in Zaria, yesterday, Yero told his supporters and the entire people of state to accept the outcome of the election, whichever way it went.

Similarly, in Katsina, former speaker, House of Representatives and candidate of the APC, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari appeared to cut short the winning streak of the PDP in the state since 1999.

President-elect Buhari was in Katsina on Thursday to attend the final rally for APC’s governorship and state House of Assembly candidates in Saturday’s elections, and he pleaded with the people of his home state to vote for his party’s candidates.

Jigawa has also returned to the APC fold with results indicating that a majority of the House of Assembly seats as well as that of the governor went to APC. The state was governed by the All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) before the PDP took it over in 2007.


A similar situation is also playing out in Kebbi State as the APC governorship candidate, Senator Atiku Bagudu, is coasting home to victory and leading the PDP candidate Gen Sarkin Yaki Bello, in most of the local government areas of the state.



http://leadership.ng/news/425022/apc-consolidates-position-as-ruling-party

This loss is paining the woman more.A lesson to learn anyway

There is a certain person on this forum who has turned out to be the ultimate LOSER in this 2015 election.

The guy must surely feel very miserable about himself and I also pity him small as I don't pray to experience what he has passed through.

To be on the verge of victory only to change course at the last hour and be crushed in total defeat must be very tough to endure.

Who knows the person I am talking about?