Jonathan Congratulates Buhari

It has been reported that President Goodluck Jonathan has called his major challenger and the likely-winner of the 2015 presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC to congratulate him.

According to a source, the president spoke with Muhammadu Buhari on the phone.

Federal Capital Territory Election Results

Area councils- 6
Registered voters- 15,015,49
Total Valid votes- 306,805
Accredited voters- 618,040
Rejected votes- 9, 210
Total votes cast- 316,015
Political Parties: 14
AA: 139
AD: 240
ACPN:342
ADC: 288
APA: 674
APC: 146399
CPP: 347
HOPE: 83
KOWA: 165
NCP: 473
PDP: 157195
PPN: 269
UDP:95
UPP: 96

PDP Wins Ekiti Presidential Election

PDP has won the presidential election in Ekiti state with 176, 466 votes.

Ekiti has 16 local governments, 14 political parties. The total number of registered voters is 723255

Accredited voters- 323739

Valid vote- 300631

Votes Rejected- 8759

Total vote cast- 390445

Political parties include

AA- 94 votes

ACPN- 532

AD- 854

ADC- 424

APA- 482

APC- 120331

CPP- 330

HOPE- 94

KOWA- 108

NCP- 377

PDP -176466

PPN- 386

UDP-60

UPP- 145

There was cancellation of elections in two polling units due to crisis.

Kogi state elections results

Local govts- 21
Registered voters- 1350883
Total Valid votes- 421328
Accredited voters- 476839
Rejected votes- 17951

11 Political Parties:
AA:700
AD:427
ACPN:1089
ADC:761
APA:1001
APC:264,851
CPP:967
HOPE:144
KOWA:190
NCP:399
PDP:149,987
PPN:476
UDP:180
UPP:156

APC Wins In Oyo State

Muhammadu Buhari, APC presidential candidate has won in Oyo State. APC clinched 28 out of the 33 local government areas in the state, while PDP got 5.

Professor Ayobami Salami, deputy Vice-chancellor, OAU, the State Collation Officer said Buhari polled a total of 528,620 votes while President Goodluck Jonathan of PDP had 303,376.

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APC Wins Ondo Presidential Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the results of the presidential election in 18 Local Government Area, LGA’s in Ondo State.

According to a breakdown of the results, which was announced by Oyewole Olusola, INEC’s Returning Officer, the APC polled a total of 299,889 while the PDP polled 251,368 of the 561,056 total votes that were cast during the election.

The details are as follows:
Akoko North-West LGA
Number of Registered Voters – 60,372
Number of Accredited Voters -31,898
APC – 17,997
PDP – 12,048
Total valid votes -30,446
Voided votes – 867
Total votes cast – 31,313

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Polls: Mixed Feelings Trail Deployment of Soldiers

The deployment of soldiers ahead of Saturday’s Presidential election is sparking mixed reactions among residents in Lagos.

While some residents see the deployment as a welcome development, others are lamenting that the roadblocks mounted by the soldiers on major roads have resulted to traffic gridlock, adding that their presence is intimidating.

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