A day after the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states, voters are awaiting the outcomes to know who will govern the states for the next four years.
In both states, results have started trickling in at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation centres.
BAYELSA STATE
The governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon is ahead of his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri as unit results trickled in after Saturday’s governorship election.
Generally, unit results showed that Lyon was leading the PDP Candidate, Douye Diri, in Southern Ijaw, Nembe, Brass, Ogbia, Ekeremor, and most areas in Yenagoa, local government areas.
The results further showed that Diri was not doing well at his Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area as most units especially in Odi and Kaiama voted for Lyon.
Meanwhile, collation of results is yet to commence for Bayelsa State.
KOGI STATE
Collation is about to commence at the INEC Collation Centre in Lokoja. The state REC, Prof. James Apam, said that results from 14 out it the 21 LGAs have come in.
He said that the exercise will commence with Ogori Magongo LG, “which came in first yesterday.” The Returning Officer for the Kogi poll is Prof. Ibrahim Umar (VC-ABU).
Meanwhile, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected election results from two local government areas in Kogi State.
At the INEC collation office in Lokoja, the PDP’s agent, Mr. Joe Agada stated that the figures reeled out by the Collection Officers were outrageous.
Mr. Agada reacted majorly to results from Adavi and Okene Local Government Areas, where the ruling All Progressive Congress won with a very humongous margin.
According to results as reeled out by the Collection Officers of the two local government areas in question, the All Progressives Congress polled – 64,657 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party polled – 366 votes in Adavi and in Okene, the APC polled 112,762 votes while the PDP polled only 139 votes.
Reacting to the results from Adavi, Mr. Agada argued that the turnout of voters reported by the collation officer is false.
In the case of Okene LGA, the PDP agent said that it is surprising that all of a sudden, the voters’ statistics for the council has changed in the gubernatorial election, away from what it was in the Presidential election conducted earlier in the year.
He strongly condemned the results and urged the electoral body to disregard the figures as presented, stating that the anomalies are outrageous.
In reply to Mr. Agada’s take on the results, Professor Ibrahim Umar, the Returning Officer of the Kogi Governorship election, asked the PDP agent to put his observations and complaints to paper, and file it at the appropriate quarters.
Prof. Umar, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, noted that at the appropriate time, the electoral body will look into the complaints of all parties involved and act accordingly.
Ogori-Magongo LGA
APC – 3,679
PDP – 2,145
SDP – 244
According to the Returning Officer, elections were peaceful in this LG.
Ijumu LGA
APC – 11,425
PDP – 7, 587
SDP – 223
The Returning Officer reported cases of violence and card reader malfunction.
Omala LGA
APC – 8,473
PDP – 14,403
SDP – 567
According to the Returning Officer, results were cancelled in five Registration Areas due to violence and disruption of the electoral process and threats to life.
Adavi LGA
APC – 64,657
PDP – 366
SDP – 279
PDP agent rejected the results on the basis that the turnout of voters reported by the collation officer is ‘false’.
Igala Mela/Odolu
APC – 8,075
PDP – 11,195
SDP – 208
Okene LGA
APC – 112,762
PDP – 139
SDP – 50
Kabba/Bunu
APC – 15,364
PDP – 8,084
SDP – 364
The collation officer was, however, stopped from announcing further results and asked to go and reconcile figures for his summary.
Koton Karfe LGA
APC – 14,097
PDP – 9,404
SDP – 657
Yagba East LGA
APC – 6,735
PDP – 7,546
SDP – 220
Kabba/Bunu
Collation Officer returns to reannounce with results. He says there were some issues in about seven wards.
APC – 15,364
PDP – 8,084
SDP – 364
Okehi LGA
APC – 36,954
PDP – 478
SDP – 3,095
Mopa-muro LGA
APC – 4,953
PDP – 3,581
SDP – 95
Ajaokuta LGA
APC – 17952
PDP – 5,565
SDP – 323
Idah LGA
APC – 4,602
PDP – 13,962
SDP – 221
The Returning Officer stated that there were irregularities such as over-voting and card reader malfunction in some units.
Yagba West
APC – 7,868
PDP – 8,860
SDP – 211
The Returning Officer reported that there was one case of ballot snatching.
Olamaboro LGA
APC – 16,876
PDP – 8,155
SDP – 262
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