The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Haruna Isah has been declared winner of Saturdays controversial Kogi Koto-Karfe Federal Constituency bye-election held in Kogi State.

Recall that the bye election, according to reports, was marred with vote buying, ballot box snatching, thuggery, shooting and killing of some party supporters.

In the final results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC candidate polled 11,078 to defeat his closest rival, Engr Bashiru Abubakar of the PDP.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) came third and fourth polling 977 and 433 votes respectively.

The final result announced by INEC as obtained by DAILYPOST on Sunday is as follows:

Accord = 31, ADC = 977, APC = 11,078, DA = 47, LP = 14, NPN = 10, NCP = 39, PDP = 7,094 and SDP = 433.

Meanwhile, the Coalition of all Political Parties that contested the election have rejected the outcome, alleging harassment, intimidation and disruption of voting process in some polling units.

In a statement signed by Bode Ogumola, Comrade Ade Usman, Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), respectively, on behalf of the coalition, including the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and made available to journalists in Lokoja on Saturday, the coalition rejected in totality the way the said election was carried out.

Describing as horrible the shooting carried out by suspected APC thugs at Maigeri polling units in lokoja, the parties noted that the bye-election lacked credibility, and met the least standard of electioneering anywhere in the world.

The three political parties said that the election was characterized by the use of Security Agencies to disrupt the election.

The parties called for outright cancellation of the exercise, alleging that the State government officials were given cover by the Police, SARS, to protect political thugs in police uniforms to be snatching ballot boxes in virtually all the polling units in the federal constituency.

The three parties, particularly fingered the Kogi State Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja for allegedly using security agencies, and thugs to disrupt election in most polling units in Lokoja.

They added that with the cover of security agencies, thugs carted away ballot boxes and snatched boxes in Paparanda, St Mary Primary School, Adankolo, Bishop Crowther Lokoja and several other units in Kogi LGA during the election.

While the parties fingered the Council’s Administrators of Kogi, Omala, Okene, Ijumu, amongst others as government officials who perpetrated violence and used political thugs and the security agencies to make the bye-election lack credibility, they accused the ADC to governor Yahaya Bello and OC Mopol of dishing out command to their men to aid thugs to snatch boxes at the polling units they were loosing out.

The parties alleged further that the bye election was characterised by vote buying, with the APC opening shops in polling centres to buy votes.

Aside the press conference, the parties said it had, however, its complaints to the INEC, and the security agencies to address the irregularities it observed in the election.

It particularly called the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an enquiry that would determine the level of violence perpetrated by the APC-led administration which led to several deaths of the peace and law abiding citizens of the state.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/12/apc-candidate-wins-controversial-kogi-bye-election/

wow 2019 will be sweet

Gbam...
If this can happen in Kogi, then PMB till 2023.

Any update from Bauchi senatorial by-election?

I wouldn't be surprised if APC wins the Cross River house of assembly by-election in the state, every individual wants to be associated with the winning team. APC: Progress

It is understandable why stand-alone elections are nothing to rely on.

There is always so much attention, especially now that APC has suffered major defections.

They would like to prove their points at all cost.

In general elections, well, you have a lot to contend with.

PDP has had its fair share of this game before, they know.

What makes the whole difference is the general elections.

That is where the deed is done.

APC is Kogi
Kogi is APC

dey "Controversially' win on d evil partys platform den "lawfully" defect to d ppls Democratic Party... Pdp is just too smart 4 dose ppl..

I was in Lokoja yesterday and witnessed the whole drama and I've to say that we're in great danger with de way APC is going, our election process in Nigeria is Dead and it's only God that can revive it, now I understand why APC want to make sure we remain in hardship, so they can easily manipulate us with their money, u can see how people we're rushing to collect 3k to vote for APC, they reduced it to 2k yet the rush intensified, they brought it down to 1k and people were still rushing to get the money and sell their votes, I don't blame those people, they're not corrupt but hungry, we need a Messiah in Nigeria

:-XDemocracy has suffered in Nigeria. Simple.

MartinCorridon:
Mmm

big guy what's up

You don't want to talk to me?

So?

Doctored results by INEC and APC...shame!

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Politics don tire me.....walai

APC just added another feather to their cap. Congrat

APC dey form

For my polling unit




Drama go happen




I go carry charm go, u offer me money I stylishly beat u with charm



Your joystick go disappear Ni.

Dino and Saraki, how market？

Okay

I repeat,
Nairaland likes don’t win elections.


We no Dey beg for votes or likes na dem Dey rush us.

Sai Baba

This is just a warm up to 2019elections.

I sincerely wish for a revolution.

Sai baba

Sai Buhari


This thing wey i talk dey give wailers serious headache Lolzz

wow see problem to the Wailer's,by now Dino Melaye should have known that he is no longer returning to upper chamber again..

Its
Getting
Clearer

Sai
BUHARI

EVEN
KOGI
WITH
USELESS
GOVERNOR
STILL
VOTE
APC

WATCH
2019
DINO
AND
SARAKI
WILL
END
IN
PRISON

Fulani herdsmen have taken over kogi completely.

This one is certainly not an igala, ebirra nor okun.



Same thing happening in KWARA STATE.

MartinCorridon:
i am not saying the elections weren't free and fair.

But i know APC would definitely fight tooth and nail to win every election.

I support neither party. Was APC in spirit but was seriously let down.

Maybe Oshiomole would restore some sanity, Oyegun made PDP stronger

oyegun was a complete mistake.

Before Nko, Na APC get Kogi

Sai baba . Elections are not won on nairaland

Prelude to 2019...God help us!