Elections 2019

APC, PDP share states in Northwest, North central Nigeria

APC, PDP share Northwest, North Central

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 25, 2019
Post category:Elections 2019 Politics

The weekend witnessed conclusion of rescheduled supplementary elections in most regions, especially the North. Although state assembly and federal constituency elections held in the South, the Northern region was the centre of attention and tension as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) battled at the ballots for the office of the Governor. Governorship re-run took place…

Bala Muhammed of the PDP wins Bauchi State Gubernatorial election

PDP’s Bala wins Bauchi Governorship by votes

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 24, 2019
Post category:Bauchi Elections 2019 Politics

Muhammed Bala of the People's Democratic Party is at the verge of being announced Bauchi State Governor-elect. At the conclusion of supplementary elections in the state on Saturday, March 23, Bala polled 6,376 to add to the previous 469,512 votes while Muhammed Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 5,117 in addition to 465, 453 hitherto recorded after the…

Aminu Tambuwal has been re-elected Governor of Sokoto State beating APC's Aliyu Ahmed with 341 votes

Tambuwal wins Sokoto with 341 votes

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 24, 2019
Post category:Elections 2019 News Politics Sokoto

Aminu Tambuwal of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been re-elected Governor of Sokoto State. Following the supplementary elections which were concluded on March 23, the former House of Representatives Speaker edged out his former deputy and the All Progressives Congress' (APC), Ahmed Aliyu by 341 votes. Tambuwal polled 512002 votes against Aliyu's 511661. NAN reports that, though he lost…

PDP files petition at Presidential Elections Tribunal claiming Atiku won with 1.6m votes

INEC Server shows Atiku beat Buhari with 1.6m votes – PDP

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 20, 2019
Post category:Editor's Picks Elections 2019 Politics

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that its candidate, Atiku Abubakar won the 2019 presidential elections with 1,615,302 votes. It claimed the figure is the true and correct result from 35 states and the FCT, with the exception Rivers as there was “no report on server” from the PDP stronghold, captured by the INEC server. The claim is contained…

Court stops INEC from results collation in Bauchi

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 19, 2019
Post category:Bauchi Elections 2019 Politics

The Abuja Federal High Court has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from continuing collations of results in Bauchi State. INEC had announced in a Saturday press release that it will resume results collation of the Bauchi gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections on Tuesday, after it resolved issues affecting two local governments - Tafawa Balewa and Ningi.…

AAC, APC kick against Rivers, Bauchi results collation

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 17, 2019
Post category:Elections 2019 Politics

The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, announced over the weekend that it will resume collation of results in Rivers and Bauchi states after elections were declared inconclusive. This decision has been faulted in the two states by the African Action Congress, AAC in Rivers State; and the APC in Bauchi State. RIVERS Rivers AAC is reportedly backed by the APC which…

INEC to resume collation results for Bauchi Governorship election on Tuesday, the commission announced in a press release.

INEC to announce Bauchi Governor-elect on Tuesday

Post author:Macaulay Maduwuba
Post published:Mar 16, 2019
Post category:Bauchi Editor's Picks Elections 2019 Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced it will resume collation of votes in the Bauchi Governorship poll, next Tuesday. The electoral body said a winner could eventually be confirmed after it resolved matters affecting two local governments: Ningi and Tafawa Balewa This decision was revealed in a press statement on Friday night after resolving some issues around the…