President, Muhammadu Buhari , President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, and his Anambra State counterpart, Chukwuma Soludo won their polling units in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections held across the country yesterday.

Rivers State PDP governorship candidate, Sim Fubara, Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, APC governorship candidate in the state, Senator Uba Sani also caged their opponents in their various units.

But National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, Oyo APC governorship candidate, Teslim Folarin and Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, all fell like packs of cards in their units.

President Buhari gave the APC in Katsina State a resounding victory by winning the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in his ward.

The APC scored 261 votes to beat the PDP which polled 32 votes. The NNPP didn’t get a single vote in the election .

Similarly, the APC scored 240 votes in the State House of Assembly election while PDP scored 50 votes.

In Lagos State, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, won his unit to give the incumbent governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a bright chance in the election.

The APC candidate polled 43 votes, his closest contender, the Labour Party candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had five votes, while the National Rescue Movement had one vote.

Tinubu’s wife and First Lady in-waiting, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, won her Polling Unit 034 at Falomo, Lagos, for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

In the poll results announced at the polling unit, APC polled 66 votes as against 21 by the Labour Party, one by the PDP, one by the ADC with one declared void by the INEC official. In the House of Assembly election, APC scored 68 votes to defeat Labour Party which polled 20 votes. The PDP scored two votes with one void.

APC Lagos West Senator-elect, Dr Idiat Adebule also delivered her Polling Unit 029, Iba in Ojo for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and House of Assembly candidate Segun Ege.

APC polled 115 votes leaving the Labour Party (LP) candidate with 57 votes. PDP came third with seven votes.

APC got 113 votes in the House of Assembly result. Labour Party garnered 52 votes while the PDP struggled to get only seven votes.

Lagos State PDP governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, put up a brave fight in the election as he defeated his closest rival, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Jandor, as the PDP candidate is popularly called, polled 79 votes while Sanwo-Olu secured 66 votes. Rhodes-Vivour got just a vote as consolation in the unit.

In the House of Assembly election, PDP won with 81 votes against 76 polled by the APC. Labour Party again got just a vote.

Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo showed class against the rampaging LP supporters as he successfully delivered his Isuofia Ward in Aguata Local Government Area for the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.

The former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, led APGA to score 1,900 votes to beat the Labour Party, LP, which polled 431 votes. The YPP beat the PDP which scored 33 votes to clinch the third position with 258.

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun won the governorship election conducted at former governor Olusegun Osoba’s polling unit 15 ward 14 situating at Open field. near Chief Omololu house, Ibara House Estate, Abeokuta.

Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 89 votes to defeat his main challenger, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu of the PDP, who garnered 43 votes.

Senator Ibikunle Amosun backed candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Barr. Olubiyi Otegbeye scored 36 votes.

Kwara State governor, AbdulRaman Abdulrazaq wore the victory crown as he was declared winner of the election in his Idigba ward polling unit 004.

Abdulrazaq is seeking reelection under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state polled 243 votes in the governorship ballot as against PDP’s 58.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed delivered his polling unit 006 Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State with 174 votes in the governorship election.

The Peoples Democratic Party came second with 22 votes while the Social Democratic Party polled 16 votes. Labour Party didn’t record any votes.

Similarly, former senate president and the leader of the PDP in the state, Dr Bukola Saraki also delivered his polling unit

The PDP polled 240 and 204 in the polling unit 005 and 006, Ode Opobiyi, Ajikobi in Ilorin West Local Government Area while the APC scored 55 and 99 respectively.

The PDP governorship candidate, Alhaji Shuaib Abdullahi Yaman also won on his Tsonga ward 1 at Polling unit 003, Kuchita primary school, Edu Local Government Area where he polled 243 votes against 24 scored by the APC.

PDP’s Plateau State governorship candidate, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, also won his Pushik 1 polling unit in Ampang West, Mangu local government area of the State.

He scored a total of 723 to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, and that of the Labour Party, LP, Dr. Patrick Dakum.

Yilwatda scored 22 votes while Dakum scored only two votes at the polling unit.

The PDP also showed class in Oyo State where Governor Seyi Makinde, won with 174 votes. The APC scored 28, Accord Party scored 5, Labour Party scored 3 votes. Four votes were voided.

Makinde was also won the polling unit of candidate of Accord Party, Bayo Adelabu.

He polled 60 to defeat Adelabu of Accord, who scored 38 and Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 22 votes.

Adelabu casts his vote at polling unit 10, Ward 9 in Ibadan South East Local Government area of the state.

The total registered voters is 472, while accredited was 138.

In Kaduna State, the incumbent governor, Nasir El-Rufai, won his Polling Unit 024 Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna give victory to the APC.

With the towering clout of the governor, the APC candidate, Senator Uba Sani polled 257 votes to beat the PDP candidate, Isa Ashiru who scored 81 votes in the governorship poll.

The APC governorship candidate, Senator Uba Sani floored the PDP and other parties at his own Polling Unit in Kawo, Kaduna North Local Government Area.

Sani scored 85 votes to defeat his closest contender, PDP’s Isa Ashiru who polled 54 votes, while Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi of NNPP scored 12 votes.

In Enugu State, APC guber candidate, Chief Uche Nnaji proved pundits wrong as he beat his opponents to emerge winner of his polling unit.

Nnaji polled 74 votes in his Ogbashi Polling Unit 15 to beat his closest opponent Peter Mbah who polled eight votes. Frank Nweke of APGA polled 4 votes while Edeoga of Labour Party polled no vote.

Nnaji equally got a sweet victory in an adjoining polling unit at Ogbashi Polling Unit 16, Ward 3. He got 75 votes defeating Mba, Edeoga and Nweke who polled 4, 2 and 0 votes respectively.

Labour Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti LP fired a warning message to the ruling PDP about his readiness to replace the incumbent governor, Okezie Ipkeazu as he swept polling unit 023 at St. Stephen’s Primary School with 61 votes in Umuahia.

His closest rival, Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, came a distant second with six votes.

All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Greg Ibe came third with five votes.

PDP’s Okey Ahiwe got just two votes while Chief Ikechi Emenike of the APC and Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, scored one vote respectively.

Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade won his polling unit 033, Ipong Ward for the APC. In the governorship election the APC scored 283 to beat the PDP which polled 11votes. LP got 10 votes while ADC got a vote.

The ruling party also subdued the LP in the House of Assembly election.

The APC polled 164 votes, LP 140 votes and PDP seven votes.

Adamu, Rhodes-Vivour, Ortom, Folarin lose

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, on Saturday lost his polling unit – Angwan Rimi Ward, GRA (A1), Keffi, Nasarawa State to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship and House of Assembly elections.

In the governorship race, while the APC garnered 129 votes, the PDP led with 158 votes. Other parties’ results are: LP, 0; NNPP, 0; and SDP, 1.

The flag bearer of the APC in the gubernatorial election, who is also the current governor of Nasarawa State is Engr. Abdullahi Sule, while the candidate for the PDP is Dr. David Ombugadu.

In the House of Assembly election, the PDP also led with 133 votes, which was closely followed by the APC with 108 votes. Other parties’ results are: LP, 5; NNPP, 1; SDP, 33; AA, 1; and APGA, 1.

In another polling unit, GRA (GC – PB), Keffi, Nasarawa State, monitored by The Nation, the PDP led the Governorship poll with 218 votes, while the APC had 110 votes. Other parties’ results are: LP, 2; NNPP, 3; and SDP, 2.

In the House of Assembly election, the PDP also led with 202 votes, while the APC had 97 votes. Other parties’ results are: LP, 10; NNPP, 1; SDP, 25; NRM, 2; and APGA, 1.

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom was politically demystified by APC governorship candidate, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia in Benue State Government House, Makurdi . Ortom lost the two polling units to the APC.

Father Alia polled 130 votes to defeat PDP’s candidate, Engr. Titus Uba, who scored 43 votes at the Arts theatre polling unit 011.

At the Protocol polling unit 022, APC scored 36 votes while PDP scored 10 votes.

But it wasn’t a good news for the APC in Oyo State where the candidate Teslim Folarin was seriously pummeled in his polling unit at Idi Ose in Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State by PDP’s Seyi Makinde.

Folarin polled 89 votes while Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 196 votes.

Adebayo Adelabu, the gubernatorial flag bearer of Accord Party, AP, got only six votes.

LP’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour was humiliated at his polling unit 045, OSHIFILA/Abule Igbira of Ikeja Local Government, by the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He polled 18 votes against Sanwo-Olu’S 29.

Gbadebo’s fate was also shared by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Akwa Ibom State, Uduakobong Udoh who lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Umo Eno, the PDP governorship candidate, defeated Mr Udoh in Ward 11 Unit 11 in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Eno polled 86 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bassey Albert of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) who scored 57 votes.

Mr Udoh came a distant third with 35 votes.

Bauchi State deputy governor was made to look insignificant in his unit by the APC.

APC governorship candidate in Bauchi, Sadique Abubakar, defeated Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Unit 036, Kofar Adamu Umar in Azare Local Government Area

The deputy governor, Baba Tela, cast his vote at the unit.

Abubakar polled 165 votes; the PDP got 113. (Courtesy of The Nation)

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