It will be recalled that the defunct Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee of the APC dissolved the Derin Adebiyi-led Ogun executive before the 2019 election … Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, said his target is to ensure the state depends on internally... © 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera. No Result . Join the Former PDP spokesperson Olisa Metuh released from prison after 10 months. At the end of the collation exercise the APC candidate clearly emerged as the winner. Re: Ondo 2020 Governorship Election Updates, Results And Live Monitoring by zoedew : 1:04pm On Oct 10 According to the statement, “Abiru possesses the best credentials and characters  among the candidates and is most qualified to occupy the seat of Lagos-East District at the upper chambers of the National Assembly”. In this analysis, Sulaiman Fasasi reviews the situation in the State. The Lagos State Chapters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have accused each other of vote-buying and importation of hoodlums ahead of the by-elections … As seen in the tweet above, the claim that the Ogun state governorship election should have been declared inconclusive is based on the fact that the margin of winning is 19,517 while the rejected vote is 20,567. The councils won by Abiodun are Ijebu-Ode , Odogbolu, Odeda, Ijebu North-East, Sagamu, Abeokuta – South, Ijebu-East. Eyewitness? Abeeb Ajayi, gave the warning on Thursday shortly after … He said that the number of valid votes was 680,947 while 20,969 votes were rejected. He said that the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came third with 110, 422 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate, Sen. Buruji Kashamu, who scored 70,290 votes, was fourth. The Independent National Electoral Commission headed by Chairman, Mr. Mahmood Yakubu will announce officially the results of all elections ranging from the presidential level to state level which will be held on Saturday, 23rd of February, 2019.. Video Player is loading. APM rejects Ogun guber election result over alleged manipula. Oluomo, who said the motive of the theft … Ogun Election Tribunal: Witnesses disown INEC result sheets July 12, 2019 0 Witnesses at the ongoing Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Thursday, disowned copies of election results in Form EC8A presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Your email address will not be published. Ogun governorship results: Dapo Abiodun of APC in early lead – The All Progressives Congress, Prince Dapo Abiodun appears to be heading to victory in the governorship election held in Ogun state on Saturday, just like his counterparts in Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Bauchi States. One year after the exit of democratically elected Local Council officials in Ogun State, the delay in the conduct of the council poll is gradually giving rise to doubt and anxiety A statement by Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the publication also mischievously wrote that the sum of N300,000 was collected from a … Under the reforms, the details of which were released yesterday, the commission is seeking an amendment to sections 68, 109 and 117 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as parts of efforts to curb the frequency of by-elections. Mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly has been stolen after suspected burglars invaded the Assembly complex on Thursday. privacy policy and European users agree to data transfer policy. The worst part of this thing is there was a woman that thought this was right and she said ‘this will be a lesson to her and others.” The Nigerian Army is yet to issue a statement on the development. In a press statement issued in Abeokuta  on Sunday and signed by the Publicity Secretary of APC Caretaker Committee in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, the party maintained that Abiru comes with rich, enviable and recommendable credentials and records of meritorious service in public and private establishment. The Chairman, Ogun State Parks and Garages Development Agency (PAGADA), Hon. Ishola said the APM rejects the results as being announced, declaring that “it was hijacked, compromised and did not reflect the wishes of Ogun people.” “The people of Ogun state … The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has been declared the winner of the election held on Saturday having scored 241,670 to beat his closest rival Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) who scored 222,253. Your email address will not be published. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has appointed winner of the reality TV show ‘Big Brother Naija’, Olamilekan Laycon Agbeleshe, as a Youth Ambassador. We have no doubt that Abiru will continue from where our son stopped and even take it further to greater height. The dead suspect, according to the police image-maker in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, was … The best Governor in the history of Ogun state is Bisi Onabanjo. Speaker of the Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, confirmed that the mace had been stolen. The statement reads, “On December 19, 2019, the apex court in Nigeria, the Supreme Court, Abuja, validated the election of Dapo Abiodun as the Governor of Ogun State. Olayinka, who is Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, explained that Abiodun beat his closest rival, Mr Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) who came second with 222, 153 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dapo Abiodun, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of Saturday’s governorship polls in Ogun state. […] Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. You have successfully subscribed to receive our newsletter pulse.ng, President Muhammadu Buhari (right) raises the hand of Dapo Abiodun (centre) with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (left) looking on [Twitter/@raufaregbesola], Don't miss a thing, get the latest updates to fuel your conversation daily. The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has emerged the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. Required fields are marked *. 45 a.m. on Monday that Abiodun scored a total of 241, 670 votes to clinch victory. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing sweeping reforms to enhance the nation’s electoral process and contest. Victory is being predicted as results began coming in from the various polling booths. A breakdown of the results on local government basis as announced by local government collation officers showed that Abiodun won in 11 council areas and scored over 25 per cent of total votes cast in 16 out of 20 local governments in the state. Ondo decides 2020: Live Updates, Results, Situation reports from governorship election Police to deploy 5,000 personnel for Ondo LG polls Ogun: Alleged serial killer declared wanted for … The incident occurred on Sunday, December 6, 2020 on Shagamu-Ikenne highway. Quiz: Can we guess your love language correctly? Adejoke Adeleye/ Abeokuta. The race for Oke-Mosan governorship office in Ogun State, like every other states has reached its crescendo. Claim 1: INEC should have declared the election inconclusive because margin of win is smaller than rejected votes. In the past year, the men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State command arrested at least 432 suspected cultists within the state. Several Twitter users expressed disgust at the incident. It appears Ogun State is gradually tilting to a one-party state, considering the deafening silence from the ‘supposed’ opposition parties since the current administration came on board. Speaking further, APC Ogun remarked that “Lagos East is a strong hold of the progressives for decades, and  the seat was last occupied by our illustrious son, Senator  Bayo Osinowo, popularly known as “Pepperito”. The distance between him and even Amosun is like Jupiter to earth talkless of Osoba. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Others are Remo- North, Ogun Waterside, Obafemi-Owode and Ikenne. The Ogun State Collation Officer, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Prof. Joseph Afuwape, declared the results at Presidential Election Collation Centre at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters, Magbon, Abeokuta. By Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, ... View All Result . Submit your stories now via social or: Thank you! According to Olayinka, the total number of registered voters was 2, 375, 003 while the total number of accredited voters was 708, 807. The Police in Ogun State have arrested the duo of Damilare Oyeniyi, 30, and Emmanuel Okori, 20, for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl in Ota on December 12. L ike never before, the governorship election in Ogun State has remained unpredictable most especially with the outcome of the presidential and national assembly elections in the State. Edward Ajogun, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, disclosed this during an anti-cultism campaign in Abeokuta on Tuesday, November 24. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun state and its gubernatorial candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, on Sunday rejected ongoing election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral… Isiaka of the ADC won in Imeko- Afon and Egbado-North local governments while Kashamu of the PDP won in the Ijebu-North local government area. Akinlade of the APM won in six council areas which are Abeokuta – North, Egbado- South, Ewekoro, Ipokia, Ifo and Ado Odo- Ota. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has urged voters in Lagos East Senatorial District to come out in large numbers to exercise their civic duty and vote overwhelmingly for the APC candidate, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, in the forthcoming senatorial bye-election fixed for December 5, 2020. "Sabi"   clique, By clicking again you agree to our Posted on March 11, 2019 by Encomium. Policemen from Ogun State Command have gunned down a robbery suspect during a robbery operation. 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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has urged voters in Lagos East Senatorial District to come out in large numbers to exercise their civic duty and vote overwhelmingly for the APC candidate, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, in the forthcoming senatorial bye-election fixed for 5 December 2020. Abiru at the Senate, will not only be of immense benefits to Lagos East Senatorial District and Lagos State as a whole, but also to the South West”. Olayinka added that the total number of votes cast was 701,916. The state Returning Officer for the governorship poll, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, announced in Abeokuta at about 12. “This was in Ogun state and I just wished there was a way to get this stupid soldier. In a press statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday and signed by the Publicity Secretary of APC Caretaker Committee in Ogun State, … 45 a.m. on Monday that Abiodun scored a total of 241, 670 votes to clinch victory. 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