₦airaland Forum

nairaman66:
Nope APC isn't at this point in time! Dude go get the meaning of regional before you comment okay?

Alryt sir buh lemme remind u pdp won two states in d north and one in d west, Apc has only one in d east... lemme go check d meaning of regional....

Laid2001:
You dont Get it, it is not about the Governorship election alone!
The Returning officer of Rivers alluded to writing result under special conditions!!!!
Jega agreed that there were verifiable problems with the election in these states on live TV.

While it may be true that PDP may still win governorship in a rerun election, there was no way Magnus Abe will lose the senate seat of Ogoni area. Some NHA and SHA seats will also certainly go to APC.

Last but not the least, the result will mostlikely mimick Imo wher the winning party has a smaller majority!

It is surely impossible for Rivers to have more electorate than Lagos state neither is that tiny Akwa Ibom expected to defy gravity of common sense to have such number as it wilded during this election!

Haba, fishes they vote neee.

This is exactly my argument.

Why must PDP rig in an election they are even favoured to win? I huess it is because they are used to rigging that makes it impossible for them to resist the temptation even when they're assured of victory. And doing this only results in problems for the polity.

dearpreye:
Then you should have NO issues, and possibly happy, with PDP winning Rivers state; it's a tool for the balance of power. ...

Balance of power within the boundaries of foul means i.e ballot stuffing, ballot snatching, ballot tweaking, ballot printing, ballot paper cloning and the likes of it is a No and must be kicked against by well meaning democracy lovers as you already claimed to be one of them!

driand:
I thought the whole election process was about leadership and change of government, but from your clueless words it's now about fighting for resources.

Akwa Ibom said they don't wnt change of govt.... Na by force?

Its about resources because PDP won Gombe yet no complain

There is a pattern in all these... the APC and the international community are desperate to claim these two states because of oil. Nobody cares about the violence recorded in abia and Imo, nobody is saying anything about the wanton shootings in ebonyi and nobody gives a rat's ass about the under age voting in the north. These APC guys and the US just want to set this country ablaze. How do they imagine that the Rivers people will vote amaechi's candidate after what happened to GEJ?. All over pH, people are mad at amaechi.. they hold him responsible for GEJ's loss. And akwa ibom? how do they even begin to imagine that the candidate of the best governor in this country will loose an election in his state?? dem no like better thing? the plan if the APC is to use propaganda to cancel these elections and have buhari's govt rig it on their behalf later..it's about the oil. Let me use this opportunity to plead with them to let these states be for peace sake. I'm not a politician but I'm a pH resident and I understand how important peace is in this part of the country. APC, please don't take us back to 2006...learn from GEJ

crixtex:
Alryt sir buh lemme remind u pdp won two states in d north and one in d west, Apc has only one in d east... lemme go check d meaning of regional....

If you could quote me correctly, I said "The PDP are becoming a regional party" I didn't say they are!

However, the crux of the matter remains that the PDP are loosing grounds on a terriblyl fast platform. I am sure you know what I mean??

nairaman66:
Balance of power within the boundaries of foul means is a No and must be kicked against by well meaning democracy lovers as you already claimed to be one of them!

Believe me, I'm a hardened lover of democracy; I enjoy the freedom of speech it offers ( though it has some limits).

It was impossible for me to be physically present at all the PUs during the elections, hence I couldn't tell the level of FOUL play involved.

In the PU, and the ones surrounding me, there was NO cow play whatsoever; it was a revenge mission!

sarahatuba:
. Ofcos nt but let's be reasonable in what we do.....vote who u think wld move the state forward.....cos if this 'decision bounces bk its the pple of rivers that'd suffer it nt WIKE or ROTIMI or even Mama Peace....get it??

Everybody is tend to move and ppl ve voted their candidate in...See all parties involved in election malpractice and no state is exceptional.....is their common game and highest player carried the vote....

nairaman66:
If you could quote me correctly, I said "The PDP are becoming a regional party" I didn't say they are!

However, the crux of the matter remains that the PDP are loosing grounds on a terriblyl fast platform. I am sure you know what I mean??

Yea pdp is due to deir frivolous lackadaisical theiving agenda accross d nation for over 16 yrs..agreed.. buh if dey cud start doing well dey cud be re-birthed..

PassingShot:
I think we progressives should allow you guys have Rivers to serve as consolation price for the unimaginable loss at the polls.

Kpele my man.

Fair enough!

AJORE:
Everybody is tend to move and ppl ve voted their candidate in...See all parties involved in election malpractice and no state is exceptional.....is their common game and highest player carried the vote....

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Hmmmm alright then......like I said we'll see how the drama unfolds

APC are so desperate about capturing oil rich states because of the insatiable greed of people like thiefnnubu who are itching to get their hands on the resources of those states, just as he is presently doing in Lagos, Osun, Ogun and Oyo. Unfortunately for APC, they won only cocoa and groundnuts states. I laugh in Daura.

dearpreye:
Believe me, I'm a hardened lover of democracy; I enjoy the freedom of speech it offers ( though it has some limits).

It was impossible for me to be physically present at all the PUs during the elections, hence I couldn't tell the level of FOUL play involved.

In the PU, and the ones surrounding me, there was NO cow play whatsoever; it was a revenge mission!

You made your conclusions on the PUs you visited which I assume were very few, counter me!

Secondly, it was all over the news on how the elections were flawed with various ballot snatching, ballot stuffing, cloned ballot sheets in Wike's LG PUs.

Conclusively, Wike was and still is a thug and has been in the system for too long. These accusations against him hold heavy water!

A fee cee. (In buhari voice)
Why is it dat wen eva APC loses dy dnt wanna accept defeat bt Pdp lost in. Somany n congratulated d winner
And dy r sayin change bt can't accept defeat
Only God knows wat would hv happened if buhari n abode had lost d election...
Watchin in HD to c der change wen they can't acept defeat... Hmmmm

PassingShot:
It is not about losing. It is about the rigging which the whole world can see.

Why can't PDP win fairly in any election?

How on earth is it possible to have over 75% voters turnout when the national average is below 40%?

How come it is only Niger Delta states that the card readers did not work?

Please always put things in perspective.

No matter how the elections are conducted the fact is that the PDP cannot be defeated in Rivers & Akwa Ibom. You guys should just accept this fact just like the PDP could not take Lagos.

crixtex:
Yea pdp is due to deir frivolous lackadaisical theiving agenda accross d nation for over 16 yrs..agreed.. buh if dey cud start doing well dey cud be re-birthed..

Yes I agree with you, if they had given chances to credible people, they could come back on a revival. Not someone like Wike, he's a proven thug!

dearpreye:
That your last statement IS an insult to us. The Oil in my village belongs to MY village.

No matter how long it may take, this current unjust system that has engendered laziness, waste and Northern paratisim will be done away with, and a more just and responsible system, which will encourage hardwork, shrewdness and fiscal accountability, shall be put in place.

It's only a matter of time. The coming struggle shall have NO place for immediate solutions and narrow interests of a select few! !!!!

Quote me and receive the bashing we gave APC last weekend in Rivers state!

Lol. Why don't you go and stop the Federal government from receiving returns on oil. Funny guy.

ogene007:
APC are so desperate about capturing oil rich states because of the insatiable greed of people like thiefnnubu who are itching to get their hands on the resources of those states, just as he is presently doing in Lagos, Osun, Ogun and Oyo. Unfortunately for APC, they won only cocoa and groundnuts states. I laugh in Daura.

Baseless accusations! You forgot they won the presidency. That alone supersedes everything!!

Nellybii:
Because you can never do anything normally again. You rig and kill and maim even when you are sure of winning. It ia a terrible habit of PDP. Power drunk people

Also balme amaechi for violence for trying to foist his candidate on the people of Rivers state. The general impression about amaechi in Rivers is that he betrayed his brother; he has no following like most you you believe. Conduct those elections till eternity and PDP will still take Rivers & Akwa Ibom.

EUROBOMBER:
No matter how the elections are conducted the fact is that the PDP cannot be defeated in Rivers & Akwa Ibom. You guys should just accept this fact just like the PDP could not take Lagos.

You deliberately avoided answering my questions. I ask again, why must PDP rig even in an election they're favoured to win?

PassingShot:
You deliberately avoided answering my questions. I ask again, why must PDP rig even in an election they're favoured to win?

That is the question I should be asking you, we didn't have to rig elections where we were sure of victory, the APC was badly defeated and that is just the fact.

PassingShot:
You deliberately avoided answering my questions. I ask again, why must PDP rig even in an election they're favoured to win?

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U just asked the question that has been bugging me.....it shows how uncertain they are that they'd win in a free and fair election

refreshrate:
If na PDP lose dem go call to congratulate the other party even with glaring proof of rigging like is obvious in most northern states.

APC lose like dis all hell is let lose.

Why?
Raking like castrated bingos will not change anything
How can you for the love of God possibly assume APC can win in Rivers or Akwa Ibom?
No, seriously. Even if you are not ok in the head must you believe everyone is like you?

Abi oo
Even if APC field obama and Steve jobs
PDP will floor them

ricsman:
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it has no power to cancel the results of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.

It made this known to The PUNCH a few hours after the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria on Monday called for a probe of the “severe problems” that characterised the polls in the two states.

The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, said those calling on the commission to cancel the results were misdirecting their request.

He explained that once results had been announced by INEC , only election petition tribunals had the power to cancel and order fresh elections.

Idowu said, “The law does not allow us to cancel any result after it has been announced. Everyone knows this.

“It is only the election petition tribunals that can order that or even cancelled the elections. We would advice anyone who is aggrieved to go to the court. “

Also in Abuja on Monday, EU EOM said the elections in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states needed to be probed because of accusations of rigging, intimidation and violence by opponents of the winners.

Udom Emmanuel won the governorship in election in Akwa Ibom while a former Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, triumphed in Rivers.

The Chief Observer of the EU EOM, Santiago Fisas, said at a news conference that even though the elections witnessed “more efficient polling, “there were “increased incidents of violence and interference.”

He added, “On April 12, INEC referred to 66 reports of violent incidents targeting polling units, INEC officials, voters and election materials in 19 states in all geopolitical zones except for the North-East.

“Both the main parties made many accusations of rigging, intimidation and violence by opponents. Problems were most pronounced in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states where there are multiple credible reports of violence and interference, which warrant further investigation.”

Fisas however encouraged those with grievances to address them through official channels.

The Chief observer also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat before the last result was read.

Fisas, who described the election-related killings as regrettable, stressed that loss of lives was unacceptable in election conduct.

He said, “It is very regrettable that so many people lost their lives during the elections. Election must be violence-free; loss of lives is not acceptable. Citizens should be able to express their political will freely without fear for their lives.

“My full condolences go to families and friends of those who have been killed during this election process; also to the family of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kano, who perished with his family in the tragic fire.”

Also on Monday, the United States which congratulated Nigerians and INEC on the successful conduct of the general elections, said it had “seen the reports of violence and alleged irregularities, particularly in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.”

In a statement by its Embassy in Nigeria, the US callED on those dissatisfied to pursue their grievances peacefully through the judiciary.

The statement read in part, “The US Embassy in Nigeria congratulates the people of Nigeria and INEC for an electoral process on April 11, 2015 that generally went well across the country and built on the success of the March 28 polling process.

“We have seen the reports of violence and alleged irregularities, particularly in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, and call on those dissatisfied to pursue their grievances peacefully in the judicial arena. We regret any loss of life and destruction of property.”

It lauded “the leadership of Nigeria’s political parties, notably President Goodluck Jonathan and President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, for urging their supporters to conduct themselves peacefully throughout the electoral process.”


Presidency, militants rigged elections in Rivers, A’Ibom –APC

But in Lagos, the national leadership of the APC accused the Presidency and Niger Delta militants of rigging the elections in two states.

The APC, at a news conference by its Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, described the elections in the states as a mockery of democracy.

It therefore called on INEC to cancel the elections.

The party said, “It is clear that the script for the distortion of the Rivers elections was written by the Presidency and executed by the PDP, the police and militants

“As you would recollect, our party’s chapter in Rivers had written a petition complaining of the crass partisanship of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police in the presidential and National Assembly elections held on March 28.

“Because of this petition, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, posted three police commissioners from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to oversee the April 11 elections in Rivers State.

“As soon as the President learnt of this development, he directed the IG to reverse the decision and instead requested that AIG Tunde Ogunsakin be posted to oversee the April 11 elections in Rivers State.”

The APC spokesman said as soon as electoral materials were distributed, a senior police officer in Akukutoru Local Government Area simply handed over the election materials for this local government to the militants.

He said upon learning of this development, Ogunshakin ordered that the materials should be recovered and handed over to the electoral officer for the LGA within the next hour.

Mohammed said, “Irked by A Ogunsakin’s directive, the Presidency ordered him to leave Rivers State within six hours and a pliant replacement was asked to take over from him.

“From then on, unimaginative terror was unleashed on the electorate, in particular on APC members and supporters. It was a straight fight between the police, the militants and the PDP on the one hand and the APC on the other hand.”

He said in former Governor Victor Attah’s ward in Ibesikpo Asutan, three contiguous polling units did not receive election materials.

Mohammed said that electoral officers even told the APC governorship candidate, Umana Umana, that the election process was marred by security failure, which allowed PDP thugs to hijack election materials and take them to private homes for thumb-printing.

The PDP however said it was wrong for the APC to call for the cancellation of the results because there was no way it would not have won the polls in the two states.

APC is wrong, says PDP

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, told one our correspondents that the PDP might as well demand that the presidential election be canceled because of the irregularities it noticed.

He said, “There was no way we wouldn’t have won the elections in both Rivers and Akwa Ibom states because they are our stronghold.

“Maybe we should as well ask that the presidential election be canceled because of the irregularities we noticed during the conduct of the election.”

Metuh called on the APC to learn to accept the outcomes of elections

Meanwhile, THE announcement of the governorship election results by INEC enetered a second day on Monday with the APC winning additional six states and the PDP, three.

The states whose results were announced in APC’s favour are Zamfara, Jigawa, Adamawa, Niger, Nasarawa and Borno. The PDP had Rivers, Delta and Cross River states.

As of Sunday midnight, INEC had formally declared the candidates of the APC in 13 states as winners. The states are Sokoto, Kebbi, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Plateau, Yobe and Benue.

It also declared the PDP candidates in Gombe, Enugu, Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom victorious.

When the results began to trickle in between 1pm and 7pm on Monday, INEC announced more APC candidates as winners.


In Nasarawa State, Governor Tanko Al-Makura scored 309, 746 votes to beat his closest rival,Yusuf Agasi of the PDP, who had 178, 983 votes.

Abdulaziz Yari scored 716,964 votes while Mamuda Shinkafi of the PDP in Zamfara State had 201,938 votes.

Also in Jigawa, Badaru Abubakar defeated Aminu Ringim of the PDP by polling 648, 045 votes. Ringim had 479,447 votes.

INEC merely confirned unofficial reports of Jibrilla Bindow, Abubakar Bello and Kashim Shettima’s victories in Adamawa, Niger and Borno states.

Bindow defeated PDP’s Nuhu Ribadu by scoring 362,329 votes. Ribadu had 98,917 votes.

While Bello had 593,702 votes, Umar Nasco of the PDP in Niger State had 239,770 votes.

In Borno State, Shettima scored 649, 913 votes as against 34,005 votes by Gambo Lawan of the PDP.

The PDP candidates however floored their APC counterparts in Rivers, Delta and Cross River states.

In Rivers State, a former Minister of State for Education and PDP torch-bearer, Nyesom Wike, trounced APC’s Dakuku Peterside having polled 1,029,102 votes. Dakuku had 124,896 votes.

In Delta State PDP’s Ifeanyi Okowa became governor-elect after defeating APC’s O’tega Emerhor by garnering 724,680 votes. Emerhor had 67, 825 votes.

Benedict Ayade of the PDP in Cross River also handed defeat to his APC closest rival Odey Ochicha. He polled 342,016 votes as against Ochicha’s 53,983.

INEC which also updated the results of the Benue State election, had declared the Imo, Abia and Taraba state governorship results inconclusive.

As of Sunday night when the Imo results were announced uncompleted, Governor Rochas Okorocha of the APC was leading his PDP counterpart and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha.

APC’s candidate in Taraba State, Jummai Alhassan, was also leading other candidates in the state.


http://www.punchng.com/news/we-cant-cancel-rivers-akwa-ibom-results-inec/

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sarahatuba:
I thought twas abt voting good governance nd nt who gets 'the oil rich states' smh for u

the oil rich states are "APC's target". All about enlarging their financial war-chest and not good governance.

barcanista:
That of Akwa ibom is very funny. You forget to add delta state. Apc keep targeting the oil rich states

U guys should not dull ursef too
U must own at least 60% of d oil bloc wen d current 1 expires including the d big ones
With rivers and akwa Delta u can create overnight billionaires to bid and tell it to buahri in clear words " we are getting 60% of d oil blocs (non-negotiable))

America and the European Union are angry that APC did not win the OIL states of Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom States. They have all concentrated their efforts on condemning and condemning the elections while ignoring the riot in Gombe, the Curfew in Taraba and huge figures declared in the north with underage voters.
Obama quickly gave a dubious award to Jega but he should have waited for him to deliver the OIL states before the award.

EUROBOMBER:
That is the question I should be asking you, we didn't have to rig elections where we were sure of victory, the APC was badly defeated and that is just the fact.

How come it is only in Niger Delta states that the card readers do not usually work and they have to resort to manual voting?

In most states where the SCR was used, PDP failed woefully. Coincidence?

The penchant for rigging is is the more reason PDP have been rejected by many sane Nigerians if you don't know.

barcanista:
the oil rich states are "APC's target". All about enlarging their financial war-chest and not good governance.

And pdp's reason for fighting really hard for these states is?? Lool listen to yourself!.....u do knw apc have their claws already in EDo right?

Guyman02:
America and the European Union are angry that APC did not win the OIL states of Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom States. They have all concentrated their efforts on condemning and condemning the elections while ignoring the riot in Gombe, the Curfew in Taraba and huge figures declared in the north with underage voters.
Obama quickly gave a dubious award to Jega but he should have waited for him to deliver the OIL states before the award.

Wrong!

Does PDP winning in those states mean that the state governors control the oil and the proceeds from there?

The FG still controls the oil and the proceeds and only gives the states their dues. It is the FG that still determines everything that will happen with the exploration and all what have you irrespective of who controls the state.

The fact is that PDP are used to rigging even where they are strong and that s the issue here.

sarahatuba:
And pdp's reason for fighting really hard for these states is?? Lool listen to yourself!.....u do knw apc have their claws already in EDo right?

The guy is very funny really.

APC controls Nigeria which includes all the oil producing states. Proceeds from oil come straight to the FG and only gives allocation to the states. So, wtf with their argument?

Why will ny sane person want Apc in rivers state? Do they know the damage Judas amaechi has done to rivers state? How can somebody refuse to pay pensioners fo 4months, yet spend N238 billion of state money on apc. Ageing parents no pension money to feed, pay medical bills, do you know what this old people are passing true. May thunder from above strike any apc person that quote me and said dakuku should be governor. Its all about the end justifies the means, he used our money to rig for apc to win presidential, now we hit them back and. They are crying foul. U win one , we win one. Its called DRAW