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target=_blank>VIDEO: Emaciated Saraki Makes First Public Appearance After Losing Election
A few days after he lost the bid to get reelected into the red chamber of the National Assembly, Senate President Bukola Saraki made his first public appearance in Abuja on Wednesday.
Compared to his usual bubbly nature, he seemed slimmer and generally subdued.
Saraki was sighted at a press conference addressed by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during which the latter rejected the result of the presidential election which declared President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerge winner.
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Emaciated Saraki Makes First Public Appearance After Losing Election
Saraki looked pale and slimmer, compared to his known stature.
He declined to utter a word when prodded by journalists. This is unlike the Kwara lawmaker, who is known to always speak to the press on political issues.
Saraki lost the Kwara Central senatorial seat to Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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E2%80%99s-history target=_blank>Atiku: I already Told Abdulsalami Abubakar… This Is Worst Election In Nigeria’s History
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the just-concluded presidential election is the worst in the history of Nigeria.
Atiku said he already expressed the sentiment to Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Military Head of State who handed over to a civilian regime in 1999, adding that even the military hadn’t conducted such a shambolic election.
He has also assured his supporters of victory and appealed for calm.
He disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, in whuch he spoke on the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the election.
Atiku told his supporters that although it could take long, he is confident of victory.
“It is a long journey, but I am confident of victory. All hope is not lost. Stay strong and by the grace of God, we shall triumph,” he said.
He said in Akwa Ibom, the results showed a statistical impossibility of 62 per cent drop in the number of voters from 2015 election, even where voter registration and PVC collection rate was much higher than 2015.
His words: “You must recall that our party made this observation before the election that there were plans to implement voter operation in the opposition or PDP stronghold and voter increase in APC stronghold. This pattern was repeated in PDP strongholds, including states like Delta, Rivers, Abia and Benue.
“One begins to ask if insecurity is conducive to high voter turnout, then security is antithetical to high voter turnout. It is certainly curious that PDP’s margin of victory in states in the South-East and South-South were extremely slim across board. That again is statistical impossibility.”
He stated that the numbers declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the presidential election did not add up and was full of discrepancies, noting that “the electoral fraud perpetrated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration cannot produce a government and it does not reflect the will of Nigerians.”
He continued: “My dear Nigerians, it is for this reason that I, Atiku Abubakar, reject the results declared by INEC that declared Muhammadu Buhari as duly returned by the majority of the lawful votes.
“I am conferring with not just my party, but also with Nigerian people, that which will be revealed to the Nigerian public shortly. For my fellow Nigerians who feel angry, disillusioned and let down by the process. I appeal to you to remain calm and steadfast. Rome was not built in a day.
“This year makes it three decades I’ve been involved in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy, and this is the worst election in all those years. And I told that to General Abdulsalami, when he called me; that not even the military has conducted such a worst election.”
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target=_blank>Illegal Thumbprinting, Voter Inducement… Election Observation Platform Releases Findings
Election Observation Platform (EOP), a monitoring group hosted by the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and the Human ad Environment Development Agenda (HEDA), has released its preliminary findings in Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
In a press statement sent to SaharaReporters on Sunday, the group listed voter inducement and illegal thumbprinting as some of the irregularities that marred the electoral processes.
The group also cited ballot snatching as one of the issues that affected smooth conduct of the polls.
The statement read: “We recorded reports of voter inducement in Abeokuta, Kano, Lagos, Kogi and Sokoto. Incidents of ballot snatching and illegal thumbprinting of ballot papers were reported in PU 014, Lugbe ward FCT, Abuja; PU 006, Ward 017, Ogala in Eleme LGA of Rivers State; Ward 6,7 and 8 in Okrika, Rivers State; Baba Ewe Street, Okota, Lagos; PU 071, Ward A, Mushin, Lagos; Ward G1, Unit 036, Maxwell, Mushin, Lagos.
“However, several of the old challenges that featured in previous elections were again present in these Presidential and National Assembly elections. These include late arrival of election officials and materials at some polling units, resulting in the late commencement of the election processes, contributing to voters’ apprehension.
“Attempt to disrupt voting and result collation processes by thugs, persons dressed in military/police uniforms and political party agents in some places.
“Difficulties in the authentication of some registered voters due to malfunctioning of smart card readers.
“Cases of voting irregularities: unaccredited voters, multiple voting, snatching and burning of election materials and underage voting.
“Our preliminary assessment nevertheless shows that these challenges and malpractices were relatively low.”
However, the group said its observers across the 36 states of Nigeria also noted some high points in the conduct of the election.
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target=_blank>Panel Reveals How Nigeria Airways Staff Embezzled $17.6m Meant For Aircraft Purchase
Two staff of the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways, jointly diverted the sum of $17.6million meant for the payment of two aircraft, payment of commission and D-check for a Boeing 737 aircraft.
This was contained in the findings by the Justice Obiora Nwazota panel set up by the Nigerian government to probe financial diversion in the former national carrier.
The panel, which comprised eight members, submitted its whitepaper draft report to the government on May 8, 2002, and as part of its recommendations, directed the government to force Major General Olu Bajowa (rtd) and Captain Mohammed Joji to refund the sums to the government.
For instance, the committee recommended that Bajowa should refund to Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) the sum of $4.35million, which was deposited for the botched purchase of MD 11 and ATR aircraft.
The committee said despite the payment, the sum was never recovered by the airline.
The document read: “Government notes this recommendation and hereby directs Nigeria Airways Limited to recover the money from the company.”
Besides, the committee recommended that Joji, an erstwhile Managing Director of NAL to refund the sum of $9.8million to NAL as payment he made to an agency.
According to the committee, Joji allegedly paid the sum to Sabena as the commission for purchase of aircraft, but investigation by the panel revealed that Joji never made such payment by him to the company.
The government, however, accepted the recommendation, but up till date, the fund was never recovered by the government and Joji still walks the streets free.
Besides, Justice Unwazota Panel also mandated Joji to refund the sum of $3,531,358.50 being the cost of the D-check on a B737 aircraft, which was carried out by NAL in Nigeria, which he again paid for in Brazil.
“Government accepts this recommendation. The present management of Nigeria Airways Limited and the Federal Ministry of Justice should explore the possibility of recovering the money.
“For this recklessness, and those already listed against him, government hereby bans Captain Joji from holding any public office in Nigeria. The secretary to the government of the federation is hereby directed to include this decision in the next issue of the Gazette.”
Since the report was made public in 2002, a year before the liquidation of the airline, several analysts in the sector had challenged the government to implement the recommendations of that committee, but 17 years after, the government is yet to do this.
In a recent interview with our correspondent, Captain Dele Ore, former President of Aviation Round Table (ART), charged the government to revisit the recommendations of the Justice Nwazota Panel, which was primarily set up to look into the poor management of the defunct carrier.
Ore said those indicted by the panel were still walking the streets free, alleging that the indicted personnel also aided the liquidation of the airline to hide their loots. He said until the government explained the reason behind the liquidation of the former national carrier and totally pay off its entire staff, the sector would not move forward.
He said: “Justice Obiora Nwazota recommendation panel is pushed aside and we are pretending nothing has happened and we want to form another carrier. If we don’t revisit it, there will not be justice in this country. The panel indicated a looting of everything that belongs to Nigeria Airways.
“It was obvious that people were out to make sure that the airline was ground to a halt and having looted all the available assets and all that, they were the ones in the forefront of misadvising the government so that their sins would not be visited upon.
“You can liquidate it, but the spirit is still hanging around; the spirit will never die. People will continue to talk about it until justice is done. I have documents and the summary of the recommendations. It is sad if we don’t do anything about it.”
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target=_blank>EXCLUSIVE: Atiku Relying On Body Cameras From His Agents To Beat Buhari In Court
Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, is confident of victory when he formally institutes an election petition case against President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), and SaharaReporters understands one major reason for this is the wide-ranging availability of video evidence to back up his claims of non-voting, voter intimidation, ballot box snatching and destruction, illegal vote cancellation and deliberate voter disenfranchisement.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared Buhari the winner of the election at exactly 4:39am after polling APC 15,191,847 votes to Atiku’s 11,262,978.
However, Atiku has already rejected the result, alleging, among others, the suppression of votes in his strongholds — an action he described as “so apparent and amateurish” and one that makes him “ashamed as a Nigerian that such could be allowed to happen”.
He consequently rejected “the result of the February 23, 2019 sham election” and vowed to challenge it in court.
“We’re going to court; that’s the major thing we can do now except we’re looking towards chaos, and nobody wants chaos,” one of his associates, who requested not to be named, told SaharaReporters.
“And again, there’s a lot wrong with the election figures. Cancelled votes in Kano were over 2million; then the difference between accredited voters and actual voters is over 700,000 there as well, which shows there are a lot of discrepancies in the figures. We are still working with some of the documents, and I know that for like three days they’ve been gathering more and more.”
He also said a lot of the claims being made by Atiku and the PDP were backed up by video tapings, as the party prepared in advance for the rigging by sending agents with hidden cameras to the field.
“There are a lot of videos, of course, because there were body cameras on some of the agents that went to the polling units and ward collation centres,” he said.
“Those ones will be tendered as evidence; and there are some other ones I won’t want you to be privy to for now.
“Atiku has set forth to go to the Supreme Court, so he is not even thinking of the tribunal. Of course we’ll start with the tribunal but we know that once the tribunal gives a judgement, the President will definitely appeal against it if the judgement is against him. The game plan Atiku has given us is for the Supreme Court. He is going all out; he is going totally for it. Atiku is not someone that will start something and will stop halfway without seeing it off till the very end. He’s going all out.”
In furtherance to his earlier rejection of the result, Atiku is set to address a press conference any moment from now.
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E2%80%98-war-has-ended%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-nigerians-react-buhari%E2%80%99s-reelection target=_blank>‘The War Has Ended’ — Nigerians React To Buhari’s Reelection
Just before dawn on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the presidential election conducted on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
Polling 15,191,847 votes, Buhari beat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 11,262,978 votes.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), followed that declaration up by presenting certificates of return to Buhari and his second-in-command, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday afternoon.
The news of APC’s victory has generated a mix of reactions. In fact, Atiku has also rejected the outcome of the election, stating that the process was a “sham”.
Nigerians have also taken to social media to express their feelings on Buhari’s reelection.
On the Streets of Twitter
@ObaJaiyeoba wrote: “How can someone who never contemplated the possibility of losing be deeply humbled? You said you would congratulate yourself.”
@eureka4eva wrote: “You’re loved Bubu! @Mbuhari”
@juoritse simply wrote: “After rigging!”
While @KateOnyinyechi1 wrote: “Humble indeed! Still wondering how parents will buy certificate for their kid and still be proud enough to celebrate the kid.”
@IGBINEDIONKENNY wrote: “If PDP in their 16 years had built a good electioneering institution, they too would have benefited from it now. This is a lesson even to APC…”
@SisiOnye wrote: “Just keep quiet!!! We did not vote him. You APC power hungry people forced him back on us by rigging the election and taking the lives of the innocents. You people are ruling yourselves.”
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Ikharo Grant Fargo wrote: “Atiku never had genuine supporters. He just inherited Buhari’s haters. Congratulations, Mr. President…Best of luck to #AtikuObi
Agunloko Wole Wilson wrote: “If he could rig WAEC Result, who is INEC? Next Level loaded…”
Gabriel Eniola Samuel wrote: “I voted for Atiku. Not that I hate you, but I wanted changes in government. However, congratulations, and I wish you successful tenure in office.”
Mohammedrabiu Abdullahi wrote: “The war has come to an end! Congratulations Nigerians!!! INEC, you really tried. God bless you.”
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E2%80%99s-44-igbo-presidency-2023-now-non-negotiable-fredrick-nwabufo target=_blank>With Buhari’s 4+4, Igbo Presidency In 2023 Is Now Non-Negotiable By Fredrick Nwabufo
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Nation-building is not perfunctory; it is deliberate, planned and decisive.
A country as enormous, diverse and delicate as Nigeria cannot evolve organically when a part of it is marooned and confined in the fringes of political exclusion. The argument has always been, “the Igbo are not ready”, and “they are not playing the right politics”. But this argument is classically insipid and hollow.
Some people have also argued that the Igbo are “putting their eggs in one basket”. This is also a moot point. The Igbo are no different from the Yoruba, the Hausa and the Fulani in the game of politics.
A plethora of interests has always driven the politics of these ethnic groups. If we are agreed that interest is the highest common factor in the political calculations of these groups, then we cannot berate the Igbo for choosing to swing whichever way they want to.
For example, the south-west was measured in its vote for Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, but the south-east was generous in its vote for him. And in 2003, the south-west was unwilling to support Obasanjo, but the south-east adopted him, and even voted more for him than for its leader, the late Odumegwu Ojukwu.
The point is, the various ethnic groups have always played the politics of interest. The political exclusion of the Igbo is not because “they are not playing the right politics”, it is rather because of systemic strait-jacketing.
Since 1999, the highest position an Igbo has occupied is “senate president”, a position which the group even lost in 2015, and if we are to go back to the second republic, “vice-president”. Obviously, this is a political chasm. We cannot pontificate on unity when this nagging political sequestration exists.
Really, at this time, it will be hypocritical to discountenance ethnic distribution in choosing the next president in a country that is much fractured and that is unhealing from years of in-fighting.
Also, it will be ludicrous to reduce this important issue to ethnic exhibitionism. We cannot submerge this conversation, no matter how tenuous and irritating it is. We must “jaw jaw”.
I believe healing will begin for Nigerians when political justice is seen to have been done to all. At that point we can build a country defiant to disunity. But political justice must be done to all first to get to this stage.
In the name of all that binds us as a country, we must begin now to work for a “red cap with an asi-agu” in Aso villa in 2023.
Nigeria is for all of us, and we must work towards a society where justice breathes in the busy streets of Aba; where it hovers across the brown roofs of Ibadan, and where it strolls on the fine sands of Sokoto.
Fredrick is a media personality.
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target=_blank>TABLE: Amosun In, Ajimobi, Saraki Out… Winners And Losers Of The Senatorial Election
Nigerians are still lost in the frenzy of celebration and oppsotion to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the 2019 presidential poll, and it is understandable. But Buhari and Atiku Abubakar are not the only centres of attention from Saturday’s vote.
Prominent poiticians are still smarting from their ouster from the upper legislative chamber or their failures to get inside in the first place, while others, some having caused some unlike upsets, are in bullish mood.
From Senate President Bukola Saraki to outgong Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his Oyo State counterpart Abiola Ajimobi, below is a compilation of the losers and winners of the 2019 senatorial election.
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Name
Party
Votes
Winner/Loser
1
Ibikunle Amosun
All Progressives Congress (APC)
88,110
Winner
2
Solomon Sanyaolu
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
33,276
Loser
3
Dino Melaye
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
85,395
Winner
4
Smart Adeyemi
All Progressives Congress (APC)
66,901
Loser
5
Ibrahim Oloriegbe
All Progressives Congress (APC)
72,277
Winner
6
Bukola Saraki
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
38,919
Loser
7
Ifeanyi Ubah
Young Progressive Party (YPP)
87,081
Winner
8
Chris Uba
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
62,462
Loser
9
Halliru Jika
All Progressives Congress (APC)
120,871
Winner
10
Bappah Aliyu
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
66,024
Loser
11
Bassey Albert
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
147,731
Winner
12
Bassey Etim
All Progressives Congress (APC)
60, 930
Loser
13
Adenigba Fadahunsi
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
114,893
Winner
14
Ajibola Famurewa
All Progressives Congress (APC)
105,720
Loser
15
Kola Balogun
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
105,720
Winner
16
Abiola Ajimobi
All Progressive Congress
13,502
Loser
17
Ayo Akinyelure
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
67,994
Winner
18
Tayo Alasoadura
All Progressives Congress (APC)
58,092
Loser 1
19
Olusegun Mimiko
Zenith Labour Party
56,628
Loser 2
20
Rochas Okorocha
All Progressives Congress (APC)
97,762
Winner
21
Jones Onyereri
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
63,117
Loser
22
Ike Ekweremadu
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
86,088
Winner
23
Juliet Ibekaku-Nwaugwu
All Progressives Congress (APC)
15,187
Loser
24
Stella Oduah
People’s Democratic Party
113 989
Winner
25
Emmanuel Chinedu
All Progressives Grand Alliance
59,937
Loser
26
Teslim Kolawole Folarin
All Progressive Congress (APC)
91,080
Winner
27
Oyebisi Ilaja
Peoples Democratic Party
83,600
Loser
28
Sa’idu Alkali
All Progressives Congress
152,546
Winner
29
Ibrahim Dankwambo
Peoples Democratic Party
88,016
Loser
30
Senator Uche Ekwunife
Peoples Democratic Party
18,412
Winner
31
Victor Umeh
All Progressives Congress
14,403
Loser
32
Ibrahim Hassan
All Progressives Congress
184,185
Winner
33
Ubale Shittu
Peoples Democratic Party
103,039
Loser
34
Abdullahi Kabir Barkiya
All Progressives Congress
340,800
Winner
35
Hamisu Gambo
Peoples Democratic Party
124,372
Loser
36
Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya
All Progressives Congress
53,512
Winner
37
Usman Muhd Adamu
Peoples Democratic Party
39,586
Loser
38
Ahmed Babba Kaita
All Progressives Congress
339,438
Winner
39
Mani Nasarawa
Peoples Democratic Party
127,529
Loser
40
Lola Ashiru
All Progressives Congress (APC)
89, 704
Winner
41
Rafiu Ibrahim
Peoples Democratic Party
45,176
Loser
42
Ajayi Boroffice
All Progressives Congress
53,199
Winner
43
Tunji Abayomi
Action Alliance
43,100
Loser
44
Opeyemi Bamidele
All Progressives Congress
94,279
Winner
45
Obafemi Adewale
Peoples Democratic Party
48,707
Loser
46
Danjuma Tella Laah
People Democratic Party
268, 923
Winner
47
Barnabas Bala Bantex
All Progressives Congress
133, 287
Loser
48
Prince Dayo Adeyeye
All Progressives Congress
77, 621
Winner
49
Biodun Olujimi
Peoples Democratic Party
53, 741
Loser
50
Muhammad Danjuma Goje
All Progressives Congress
110,116
Winner
51
Nasiru Abubakar Nono
Peoples Democratic Party
39,155
Loser
52
Olubunmi Adetumbi
All Progressives Congress
60, 689
Winner
53
Duro Faseyi
Peoples Democratic Party
49, 209
Loser
54
Francis Fadahunsi
Peoples Democratic Party
115,893
Winner
55
Jibola Famurewa
All Progressives Congress
105,720
Loser
56
Ajibola Bashiru
All Progressives Congress
132,821
Winner
57
Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa
Peoples Democratic Party
106,779
Loser
58
Comrade Abba Moro
Peoples Democratic Party
88,192
Winner
59
Steve Lawani
All Progressives Congress
29,901
Loser
60
Oluremi Tinubu
All Progressives Congress
131,735
Winner
61
Onitiri David
Peoples Democratic Party
89,107
Loser
62
Abdullahi Adamu
All Progressives Congress
115,298
Winner
63
Bala Ahmed Aliyu
Peoples Democratic Party
85,615
Loser
64
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
All Progressives Congress
161,420
Winner
65
Muhammad Sani Duba
Peoples Democratic Party
77,109
Loser
66
Bima Mohammed Enagi
All Progressives Congress
160,614
Winner
67
Shehu Baba Agaie
Peoples Democratic Party
90,978
Loser
68
Mohammed Sani Musa
All Progressives Congress
229,415
Winner
69
Umaru Almakura
All Progressives Congress
113,156
Winner
70
Suleiman Adokwe
Peoples Democratic Party
104,595
Loser
71
Suleiman Abdu Kwari
All Progressives Congress
411,497
Winner
72
Suleiman Hunkuyi
Peoples Democratic Party
181,955
Loser
73
Peter Nwaoboshi
Peoples Democratic Party
186,423
Winner
74
Doris Oboh
All Progressives Congress
36,350
Loser
75
Alhaji Yakubu Oseni
All Progressives Congress
76,120
Winner
76
Natasha Akpoti
Social Democratic Party
48,326
Loser
77
Ishiaku Cliff
Peoples Democratic Party
7933 (a figure missing)
Winner
78
Binta Masi Garba
All Progressives Congress
63,219
Loser
79
Aishatu Dahiru Binani
All Progressives Congress
188,526
Winner
80
Binta Garba
Peoples Democratic Party
96,530
Loser
81
Binos Yero
Peoples Democratic Party
164,741
Winner
82
Ahmad MoAllayidi
All Progressives Congress
118,129
Loser
83
Ibrahim Shekarau
All Progressives Congress
506, 271
Winner
84
Aliyu Sani-Madawakingini
Peoples Democratic Party
276, 768
Loser
85
Ovie Omo-Agege
All Progressives Congress
111,100
Winner
86
Everlyn Oboro
Peoples Democratic Party
99,422
Loser
87
Emmanuel Bwacha
Peoples Democratic Party
96,352
Winner
88
Ishaya Bauka
All Progressives Congress
51,971
Loser
89
Philip Aduda
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
263,055
Winner
90
Jisalo Zephaniah
All Progressives Congress
148,401
Loser
91
James Manager
Peoples Democratic Party
258,812
Winner
92
Emmanuel Uduaghan
All Progressives Congress
125,776
Loser
93
Uba Sani
All Progressives Congress
355,242
Winner
94
Shehu Sani
Peoples Redemption Party
70,613
Loser
95
Orji Uzor Kalu
All Progressives Congress
31,203
Winner
96
Mao Ohuabunwa
Peoples Redemption Party
20,801
Loser
97
Lawal Yahaya Gumau /Ibrahim Zailani
All Progressives Congress
250,725
Winner
98
Garba Dahiru
Peoples Democratic Party
175,527
Loser
99
Aliyu Wamakko
All Progressives Congress
172,980
Winner
100
Ahmed Muhammad-Maccido
Peoples Democratic Party
138,922
Loser
101
Adamu Aliero
All Progressives Congress
232,000
Winner
102
Shehu Abubakar
Peoples Democratic Party
75,638
Loser
103
Ali Ndume
All Progressives Congress
300,637
Winner
104
Kudla Haske
Peoples Democratic Party
84,608
Loser
105
Lere Oriolowo
All Progressives Congress
102,147
Winner
106
Lere Oyewumi
Peoples Democratic Party
97,294
Loser
107
George Akume
Peoples Democratic Party
157,726
Winner
108
Emmanuel Orker Jev
All Progressives Congress
115,422
Loser
109
Akon Eyakenyi
Peoples Democratic Party
122,412
Winner
110
Danladi Sankara
All Progressives Congress
286, 655
Loser
111
Barau Jibril-Maliya
All Progressives Congress
286,419
Winner
112
Ahmed Garba-Bichi
Peoples Democratic Party
155, 638
Loser
113
Kabiru Gaya
All Progressives Congress
319,004
Winner
114
Alhaji Abdullahi Sani-Rogo
Peoples Democratic Party
217,520
Loser
115
Bayo Osinowo
All Progressives Congress
18,728
Winner
116
Abiodun Oyefusi
Peoples Democratic Party
13,134
Loser
117
Solomon Adeola (Yayi)
All Progressives Congress
323,817
Winner
118
Gbadebo Rhodes
Peoples Democratic Party
243,516
Loser
119
Abdulfatai Buhari
All Progressives Congress
107, 703
Winner
120
Mulikat Akande Adeola
Peoples Democratic Party
89, 365
Loser
121
Theodore Orji
Peoples Democratic Party
55,461
Winner
122
Nkechi Nwaogu
All Progressives Congress
29,860
Loser
123
Kashim Shettima
All Progressives Congress
342, 898
Winner
124
Abba Aji
Peoples Democratic Party
75, 506
Loser
125
Umar Suleiman Sadiq
All Progressives Congress
98, 170
Winner
126
Zakari Mohammed
Peoples Democratic Party
33, 364
Loser
127
Lekan Mustapha
All Progressives Congress
85,761
Winner
128
Ayoola Sosanwo
Peoples Democratic Party
83,528
Loser
129
Tolu Odebiyi
All Progressives Congress
58,452
Winner
130
Olusegun Gbeleyi
Allied Peoples Movement
48,611
Loser
131
Bello Mandiya
All Progressives Congress
433,139
Winner
132
Shehu Inuwa Imam
Peoples Democratic Party
158,081
Loser
133
Abubakar Kyari
All Progressives Congress
75,565
Winner
134
Isa Lawan Kangar
Peoples Democratic Party
35, 123
Loser
135
Michael Ama Nnachi
Peoples Democratic Party
103,751
Winner
136
Nweze Onu
All Progressives Congress
19,663
Loser
137
Sam Egwu
Peoples Democratic Party
80,711
Winner
138
Matthias Adum
All Progressives Congress
38,375
Loser
139
Obinna Ogba
Peoples Democratic Party
62,452
Winner
140
Julius Ucha
All Progressives Congress
46,676
Loser
141
Mohammed Sabo
All Progressives Congress
224,543
Winner
142
Mustapha Sule Lamido
Peoples Democratic Party
143,611
Loser
143
Ikira Bilbis
All Progressives Congress
94,792
Winner
144
Hassan Muhammad
Peoples Democratic Party?
54,859??
Loser
145
Hezekiah Dimka?
All Progressives Progress?
149,457?
Winner
146
David Paradang?
Peoples Democratic Party??
I45048?
Loser
Editor’s Note: This list will be update from time to time to reflect current results.
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target=_blank>INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To Buhari, Osinbajo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
APC won the presidential election with 15,191,847 votes against 11,262,968 votes secured by the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The certificates were presented to the duo by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman.
Buhari and Osinbajo were present at the event, which held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon, alongside their wives.
Speaking at the event, Buhari said: “I wish to congratulate all the presidential candidates and their teams for a hard fought campaign. We may have had different views during the campaign but the one thing most of us had in common is the love for our country.
“I therefore want to assure we will continue to engage all parties that have the best interest of Nigerians at heart.
“Our government will remain inclusive and our doors will remain open.”
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Open Letter To President Muhammadu Buhari, Federal Republic Of Nigeria By Umar Faruk Usman
To me the 2019 general election outcome was a given, Mr. President you are confident from the start up to the end you motivate us and assured us victory, and I quote “ I will win this election because of the massive turn out of people I saw during my campaign across the thirty-seven states of the Nation”. Congratulation on your victory, it has been hard for the past eight weeks, campaining from state to state, considering your age you did excellently.
From my home state, Borno, we used to love, we still love you and we will continue to love you, we consider you family as you were once a governor in our state, your intergrity has always prevails, your leadership quality is world widely recognize as excellent, since the first time you contest for presidency in 2003 to date, 2019, we voted for you five out of five with big margins, and I quote “hard work will pay off”. As security situation is concern you did well, we hope and expect the end of Boko haram soon, as for our economy it’s not good, most of us are farmers and traders with lots of investment in the rural areas, which are not easily accessible now.
The federal government scheme namely ‘Rice Anchor Borrower’ was an excellent scheme, many Nigerians farmers benefitted from it and the outcome of the scheme was superb. On the other hand in my state Borno, many farmers despite the availability of materials were not able to farm, some manage to farm in the state while some in another state. Regarding such matte,r I urge the federal government to initiate a livestock farming in Borno state.
The North-east as a whole we are expecting a lot from you Sir, the North-east development comission is yet to be seen, the railway is still in zero progress, I urge the federal government to start with the short distance train stations across North-east like other part of the country.
Eventually, I will like to congratulate you again on your victory for resuming office as president re-elect. Thank you
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