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While Diri won in six of Bayelsa's eight LGAs, Uzodimma swept all 27 Imo LGAs with Ododo triumphing in over half of Kogi's 21 LGAs
51 Governorship Candidates
5,169,692 Eligible Voters
92,565 Police Officers Deployed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has held the first off-cycle polls since the 2023 general elections with Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi State residents deciding on their governors for new four-year terms.
A total of 46,084 regular and ad hoc staff were deployed in the three states, according to the electoral body.
At least 126 national and international organisations were accredited with 11,000 observers deployed for the elections, while 80 media organisations applied to deploy 1,203 personnel, including journalists and technical/support staff.
All 18 political parties contested in Kogi, while Imo and Bayelsa have 17 and 16 candidates, respectively. The parties deployed 137,934 agents made up of 130,093 polling and 7,841 collation agents for the election.
To ensure a secure environment for electoral conduct, the police mobilised a total of 92,565 personnel, including 27,000 in Bayelsa, 25,565 in Imo, and 40,000 in Kogi, and several assets such as five helicopters and 15 gunboats.
The Federal Road Safety Corps also deployed 1,500 operatives and 105 vehicles.
According to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the elections would be held in 10,470 polling units across 649 electoral wards in 56 local government areas.
Thank you for following our coverage of the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states.
4:38 pm: Uzodimma Invites Opponents To Govt, Says ‘They Did Not Lose, Imo People Won’
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, gave an acceptance speech a day after his declaration as winner by INEC.
3:49 pm: The Bayelsa State Returning Officer, Prof Faruk Kuta, announces Governor Douye Diri of the PDP as the winner.
3:40 pm: Final Results in Bayelsa State
A – 17
AA – 11
ADC – 293
ADP – 322
APC – 110,108
APGA – 70
APM – 26
APP – 14
BP 26
LP – 905
NNPP – 17
NRM – 415
PDP – 175,196
PRP – 69
SDP – 45
ZLP – 21
Total Valid Votes – 287,554
Rejected Votes – 3,658
Total Votes Cast – 291,212
Total Number of Registered Voters – 1,056,862
Accredited Voters – 372,000
2:40 pm: The Governors of Delta and Taraba states are in Yenagoa as collation in Bayelsa State nears its end.
2:23 pm: Results for Southern Ijaw LGA in Bayelsa State (17 Wards)
APC – 18,174
LP – 119
PDP – 24,685
Total Number of Registered Voters: 184,401
Accredited Voters: 50,153
2:13 pm: The final session is about to begin as the Returning Officer leads other officials back to the hall.
1:52 pm: Pandemonium breaks out at the Bayelsa State Collation Centre as two party agents brawl over results collated from the Brass LGA.
12:47 pm: Results for Brass LGA in Bayelsa State
APC – 18,431
LP – 83
PDP – 12,602
Total Number of Registered Voters: 94,040
Accredited Voters: 32,064
12:42 pm: The Bayelsa State Returning Officer begins by asking the Electoral Officer to introduce himself.
12:37 pm: The Bayelsa State Collation Centre is set to begin proceedings. The State Returning Officer, Prof Faruk Kuta, leads the team into the hall.
06:00 am: Akpabio, Ganduje Congratulate Uzodimma, Ododo, Hail INEC
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, have congratulated Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his Kogi counterpart, Usman Ododo, on their election victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state.
11:00 pm: In Imo, Athan Achonu of the Labour Party and his counterpart in the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu reject the electoral victory of Governor Hope Uzodimma, saying the decision of INEC to return the APC candidate would be challenged in court.
10:30 pm: Opposition candidates in Kogi State including Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reject Ododo’s victory, accusing INEC of complicity and demand that the electoral umpire do the needful within the seven-day window.
10: 19 pm: INEC Declares APC’s Usman Ododo As Kogi Governor-Elect
The keenly contested poll produced a winner with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, clinching the much-coveted seat.
Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 259,052, while Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,362 votes.
10:09 pm: Final vote count for the Kogi State governorship election
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS: 1,932,474
ACCREDITED VOTERS: 794,500
VOTES POLLED BY EACH PARTY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A – 1,254
AA – 1,440
AAC – 424
ADC – 21,819
ADP – 1064
APC – 446,237
APGA – 469
APM – 130
APP – 1,135
BP – 82
LP – 567
NNPP – 136
NRM – 242
PDP – 46,362
PRP – 781
SDP – 259,052
YPP – 868
ZLP – 227
TOTAL VALID VOTES: 782,289
REJECTED VOTES: 9,601
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 791,890
9:10 pm: With the announcement of results for Ibaji LGA, election results from the entire 21 LGAs of Kogi State have been collated. Final computation and announcement of results as well as the winner are being awaited.
9:08 pm: Results for Ibaji LGA of Kogi State (CODE 13)
A – 13
AA – 00
AAC – 08
ADC – 133
ADP – 23
APC – 6,991
APGA – 11
APM – 02
APP – 70
BP – 00
LP – 06
NNPP – 04
NRM – 02
PDP – 269
PRP – 24
SDP – 16,984
YPP – 38
ZLP – 11
Total Valid Votes: 24,589
Rejected Votes: 464
Total Votes Cast: 25,053
No. of Registered Voters: 90,556
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 25,099
Electoral Officer: Eneche Victor
LG Collation Officer: Patrick Okonta
There was a cancellation in Ibaji Ejule because of a disruption of voting, particularly the snatching of ballot boxes. A total of 219 PVCs were collected there; also in Ibaji Analo because of a wrong configuration of the BVAS. The total PVCs collected are 411 and the also in another RA.
9:06 pm: ‘Election Victory Has Vindicated Me’, Uzodimma Thanks Supporters
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has thanked his supporters, in the wake of his declaration as the winner of the governorship election by INEC earlier in the day.
9:00 pm: Collation in Kogi State resumes.
7:56 pm: Results from 20 LGAs have so far been collated. Results from Igalamela-Odolu are still being awaited.
7:55 pm: Collation has again been adjourned to 9 pm.
7:54 pm: The National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Niger, Prof. Sani Adam, tells the complainant that INEC has already responded to the complaints.
7:52 pm: SDP agent David Edibo asks for the outcome of INEC’s investigation into the complaints about the alleged prefilling of result sheets in Ogori Magongo LGA on Saturday.
He says INEC will not be investigating the matter and at the same time collating results.
7:43 pm: As with some of the previous presentations in Kogi, the SDP Collation Agent objects to the results.
7:40 pm: The Bayelsa collation centre adjourns till noon on Monday (tomorrow).
7:40 pm: Results for Lokoja LGA in Kogi State (CODE 12)
A – 22
AA – 128
AAC – 20
ADC – 758
ADP – 148
APC – 19,105
APGA – 37
APM – 15
APP – 94
BP – 08
LP – 37
NNPP – 15
NRM – 16
PDP – 4,028
PRP – 57
SDP – 10,380
YPP – 43
ZLP – 21
Total Valid Votes: 34,932
Rejected Votes: 1,208
Total Votes Cast: 36,140
No. of Registered Voters: 157,248
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 36,526
LG Collation Officer: Prof. Gerald Ogiri, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
There were cancellations of votes affecting 18 polling units in 4 Registration Areas, namely Lokoja “A”, Lokogoma Phase I, Oworo and Egan, because of manual accreditation and over-voting.
7:26 pm: Results have arrived from Lokoja LGA and will be taken next.
7:24 pm: Results for Igalamela-Odolu LGA in Kogi State (CODE 8)
A – 06
AA – 02
AAC – 16
ADC – 61
ADP – 36
APC – 2,975
APGA – 06
APM – 07
APP – 88
BP – 02
LP – 10
NNPP – 02
NRM – 08
PDP – 140
PRP – 44
SDP – 23,185
YPP – 63
ZLP – 14
Total Valid Votes: 26,665
Rejected Votes: 696
Total Votes Cast: 27,361
No. of Registered Voters: 77,577
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 27,365
Electoral Officer: Idris
LG Collation Officer: Dr Edwin Ezueke, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
No cancellation is reported.
7:14 pm: Collation resumes in Kogi.
The INEC REC says the terrain in the three remaining LGAs is responsible for the delay.
7:08 pm: Collation of results in Kogi State Off-Cycle Governorship Election is expected to resume at any moment. The process was adjourned twice after the collation of results from 18 LGAs.
The Kogi State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gabriel Longpet, says the results from Ibaji, Igalamela-Odolu and Lokoja LGAs were not ready for presentation.
6:57 pm: ‘Results Were Written Before Election’: Ajaka Says INEC Disappointed Kogi Voters
The SDP governorship candidate in Kogi State, Muritala Ajaka, faults INEC over the conduct of the governorship election in the state, accusing electoral workers of compromising the exercise.
6:45 pm: INEC To Hold Fresh Elections In 59 Kogi Polling Units On Nov 18
The electoral commission announces that fresh polls will be conducted in 59 polling units in the Ogori/Magongo LGA of the state next Saturday, November 18.
5:15 pm: Collation in Kogi adjourned till 7 pm.
5:04 pm: Collation in Bayelsa adjourned, to resume at 6 pm.
4:53 pm: Results for Ekeremor LGA (12 Wards) in Bayelsa State
APC – 8,445
LP – 50
PDP – 23,172
Total No. of Registered Voters: 146,649
Accredited Voters: 32,066
4:49 pm: The PDP candidate in Kogi State, Mr Dino Melaye, asks INEC to cancel the results of the election in its entirety.
Speaking in Lokoja, the state capital, Melaye says the electoral umpire and its ad hoc staff have been “highly compromised” and that several infractions were deliberately executed in favour of the All Progressives Congress and its candidate.
4:43 pm: Results collation in Kogi State has again been adjourned.
On resumption after a break of one and a half hours, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Gabriel Longpet, says, contrary to an earlier announcement, results from Ibaji have yet to arrive.
According to him, the delay is due to the terrain as he explains that those bringing the results have to cross the river.
4:22 pm: Results for Nembe LGA (13 Wards) in Bayelsa State
APC – 22,248
LP – 113
PDP – 4,556
Total No. of Registered Voters: 99,035
Accredited Voters: 27,404
4:04 pm: Results for Sagbama LGA (14 Wards), Bayelsa State
APC – 6,608
LP – 217
PDP – 35,504
Total No. of Registered Voters: 138,832
Accredited Voters: 42,879
3:58 pm: Bayelsa State Collation resumes with results for Sagbama LGA.
3:07 pm: Collation in Bayelsa has yet to begin. An INEC official announces that the exercise will soon begin.
3:01 pm: Imo PDP Gov Candidate Accuses Security Agents Of Collusion, Knocks INEC
2:46 pm: The SDP rejects election results from Adavi, Okehi and Okene LGAs over alleged over-voting. The party’s National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, calls on INEC to urgently address the issue which led to the suspension of election in nine wards in the three LGAs.
2:25 pm: Collation of results in Kogi adjourned till 4 pm.
2:19 pm: Results for Ajaokuta LGA in Kogi State (CODE 02)
A – 06
AA – 24
AAC – 08
ADC – 247
ADP – 55
APC – 23,211
APGA – 24
APM – 05
APP – 86
BP – 09
LP – 26
NNPP – 09
NRM – 14
PDP – 483
PRP – 37
SDP – 8,869
YPP – 45
ZLP – 15
Total Valid Votes: 33,173
Rejected Votes: 580
Total Votes Cast: 33,753
No. of Registered Voters: 96,504
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 33,806
Electoral Officer: Musa Barau
LG Collation Officer: Prof Christian Ezibe, University of Nsukka
No cancellation of votes.
2:13 pm: Results for Dekina LGA in Kogi State (CODE 05)
A – 776
AA – 20
AAC – 34
ADC – 421
ADP – 104
APC – 9174
APGA – 35
APM – 6
APP – 67
BP – 08
LP – 18
NNPP – 17
NRM – 05
PDP – 498
PRP – 213
SDP – 47,480
YPP – 252
ZLP – 22
Total Valid Votes: 59,151
Rejected Votes: 1,168
Total Votes Cast: 60,319
No. of Registered Voters: 187,881
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 60,588
Electoral Officer: Salihu Isah
LG Collation Officer: Prof Chukwudi Nnaji, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
There was a cancellation of votes at two polling units in Anyangba Ward due to over-voting.
2:02 pm: LP’s Achonu Rejects Results, Accuses Security Operatives Of Colluding With Imo APC
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded Imo State governorship election, Athan Achonu, has accused security operatives of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress to manipulate the result in the state.
2:01 pm: SDP Calls For Cancellation Of Election In Kogi Central
The representative of the Social Democratic Party, David Edibo, presents a letter of petition to the State Returning Officer, saying his party does not accept the outcome of the election in the five LGAs in the senatorial district.
Governor Yahaya Bello and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Usman Adodo, are from Kogi Central.
However, the APC agent, Idris King, objects once again to the petition of the SDP.
1:59 pm: Results for Okene LGA in Kogi State (CODE 17)
A – 13
AA – 288
AAC – 54
ADC – 261
ADP – 45
APC – 138,416
APGA – 160
APM – 16
APP – 12
BP – 18
LP – 292
NNPP – 14
NRM – 02
PDP – 1,463
PRP – 36
SDP – 271
YPP – 16
ZLP – 27
Total Valid Votes: 141,404
Rejected Votes: 134
Total Votes Cast: 141,538
No. of Registered Voters: 151,243
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 141,898
Electoral Officer: Mustapha Usman
LG Collation Officer: Prof Ubaka Chukwuemeka Michael, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
No cancellation of votes.
1:52 pm: Results for Ankpa LGA in Kogi State (CODE 03)
A – 54
AA – 71
AAC – 09
ADC – 186
ADP – 66
APC – 8,707
APGA – 28
APM – 11
APP – 116
BP – 03
LP – 12
NNPP – 12
NRM – 36
PDP – 3,654
PRP – 66
SDP – 43,258
YPP – 84
ZLP – 22
Total Valid Votes: 56,395
Rejected Votes: 873
Total Votes Cast: 57,268
No. of Registered Voters: 180,095
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 57,650
Electoral Officer: Saidu Mohammed
LG Collation Officer: Prof Joshua Elijah, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
No cancellation of votes.
1:42 pm: Results for Olamaboro LGA in Kogi State (CODE 18)
A – 77
AA – 04
AAC – 46
ADC – 126
ADP – 35
APC – 5,572
APGA – 21
APM – 03
APP – 143
BP – 02
LP – 15
NNPP – 08
NRM – 07
PDP – 1,376
PRP – 47
SDP – 22,173
YPP – 62
ZLP – 14
Total Valid Votes: 29,731
Rejected Votes: 495
Total Votes Cast: 30,226
No. of Registered Voters: 105,864
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 30,287
LG Collation Officer: Obuka Chukwudi, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
There was a cancellation of votes in Imani Ward (RA 02) with 990 registered voters and in Ogugu I (RA 003) with 658 registered voters.
1:34 pm: Results for Omala LGA in Kogi State (CODE 19)
A – 33
AA – 05
AAC – 07
ADC – 218
ADP – 26
APC – 2,902
APGA – 07
APM – 01
APP – 50
BP – 02
LP – 05
NNPP – 01
NRM – 04
PDP – 832
PRP – 19
SDP – 18,160
YPP – 38
ZLP – 07
Total Valid Votes: 22,317
Rejected Votes: 196
Total Votes Cast: 22,513
No. of Registered Voters: 74,537
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 22,538
No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
1:28 pm: Results for Bassa LGA in Kogi State (CODE 04)
A – 47
AA – 10
AAC – 32
ADC – 448
ADP – 51
APC – 9,515
APGA – 20
APM – 11
APP – 143
BP – 02
LP – 05
NNPP – 07
NRM – 25
PDP – 3,605
PRP – 35
SDP – 7,543
YPP – 40
ZLP – 14
Total Valid Votes: 21,554
Rejected Votes: 718
Total Votes Cast: 22,272
No. of Registered Voters: 69,376
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 22,276
The collation officer said there were vote cancellations in 6 Polling Units in 4 Registration Areas (Wards) due to over-voting.
1:19 pm: Results for Kogi (Koton Karfe) LGA (CODE 11)
A – 06
AA – 31
AAC – 08
ADC – 133
ADP – 44
APC – 14,769
APGA – 16
APM – 05
APP – 37
BP – 02
LP – 09
NNPP – 05
NRM – 08
PDP – 2,974
PRP – 24
SDP – 8,441
YPP – 25
ZLP – 04
Total Valid Votes: 26,541
Rejected Votes: 308
Total Votes Cast: 26,849
No. of Registered Voters: 63,342
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 27,184
Electoral Officer: Hassan Musa
LG Collation Officer: Dr Ifeanyi Ibeh
In Kotonkarfe South East Ward (03), the election was cancelled in three polling units due to over-voting. The number of registered voters in the affected P.U is 2,216.
1:11 pm: Results for Ofu LGA in Kogi State (CODE 14)
A – 26
AA – 60
AAC – 28
ADC – 297
ADP – 66
APC – 5,245
APGA – 26
APM – 12
APP – 141
BP – 02
LP – 19
NNPP – 12
NRM – 11
PDP – 293
PRP – 62
SDP – 28,768
YPP – 86
ZLP – 26
Total Valid Votes: 35,180
Rejected Votes: 587
Total Votes Cast: 35,767
No. of Registered Voters: 101,964
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 36,087
Electoral Officer: N/A
LG Collation Officer: Dr Alpha
No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
1:02 pm: Results for Mopa Muro LGA in Kogi State
A – 24
AA – 05
AAC – 24
ADC – 2,027
ADP – 24
APC – 5,077
APGA – 08
APM – 04
APP – 02
BP – 02
LP – 01
NNPP – 02
NRM – 02
PDP – 1,562
PRP – 04
SDP – 253
YPP – 04
ZLP – 00
Total Valid Votes: 9,049
Rejected Votes: 136
Total Votes Cast: 9,185
No. of Registered Voters: 26,827
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 9,193
No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
12:57 am: Results for Adavi LGA, Kogi State (CODE 01)
A – 06
AA – 264
AAC – 07
ADC – 268
ADP – 09
APC – 101,156
APGA – 00
APM – 02
APP – 02
BP – 00
LP – 16
NNPP – 01
NRM – 00
PDP – 1,005
PRP – 01
SDP – 268
YPP – 00
ZLP – 00
Total Valid Votes: 103,105
Rejected Votes: 67
Total Votes Cast: 103,172
No. of Registered Voters: 114,663
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 103,251
Electoral Officer: N/A
LG Collation Officer: Dr. Chijioke Jonathan, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
12:47 pm: Results for Ijumu LGA in Kogi State (CODE 09)
A – 20
AA – 93
AAC – 32
ADC – 1,898
ADP – 81
APC – 10,524
APGA – 12
APM – 06
APP – 10
BP – 03
LP – 05
NNPP – 07
NRM – 19
PDP – 6,909
PRP – 10
SDP – 356
YPP – 04
ZLP – 02
Total Valid Votes: 19,991
Rejected Votes: 384
Total Votes Cast: 20,375
No. of Registered Voters: 66,482
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 20,405
Electoral Officer: N/A
LG Collation Officer: Kalu Samuel of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
12:36 pm: Results for Yagba East LGA, Kogi (CODE 20)
A – 34
AA – 40
AAC – 23
ADC – 7,453
ADP – 38
APC – 7,096
APGA – 10
APM – 07
APP – 01
BP – 05
LP – 01
NNPP – 02
NRM – 05
PDP – 2,615
PRP – 02
SDP – 312
YPP – 05
ZLP – 00
Total Valid Votes: 17,649
Rejected Votes: 344
Total Votes Cast: 17,993
No. of Registered Voters: 53,436
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 18,001
Electoral Officer: N/A
LG Collation Officer: Dr. Ikechukwu Ujotuanu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
There was a case of cancellation in Polling Unit 002 in Itodo Ward due to over-voting. A total of 1,065 registered voters were involved, according to the LG collation officer, while 858 PVCs were collected.
12:28 pm: Results for Kabba-Bunu LGA, Kogi State (CODE 10)
A – 17
AA – 196
AAC – 23
ADC – 1,537
ADP – 73
APC – 12,376
APGA – 16
APM – 08
APP – 10
BP – 03
LP – 07
NNPP – 07
NRM – 16
PDP – 8,566
PRP – 12
SDP – 942
YPP – 11
ZLP – 03
Total Valid Votes: 23,823
Rejected Votes: 419
Total Votes Cast: 24,242
No. of Registered Voters: 87,162
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 24,242
Election Officer: Joy Daniel
LG Collation Officer: N/A
There was a cancellation in Polling Unit 09 at RA 10 with 174 total registered voters. According to the LG collation officer, the cancellation was a result of the refusal to use the BVAS. No cancellations or incidents of violence, according to the collation officer.
12:19 pm: While the Kogi State Returning Officer assures the complainants that their petitions will be reviewed by INEC, the SDP representative, Mr Edibo, says it is a matter of law that the collation should not continue until the issues raised are addressed.
Nevertheless, collation continues.
12:16 pm: The PDP representative at the Kogi Collation Centre, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Mahmud, says he adopted the petition filed by the SDP.
In his remarks, however, the representative of the APC objects to the complaints made by the previous speakers, saying there were no such issues as mentioned by the SDP and the PDP.
12:14 pm: The representative of the SDP in Kogi, David Edibo, says he has petitions concerning the elections in Okehi, Okene and some polling units in Lokoja LGA due to alleged corrupt practices and sundry issues.
He adds that party agents were not allowed near the voting areas in Okehi and Okene LGAs.
12:12 pm: The Bayelsa Collation Centre adjourns sitting till 3 pm when other results are expected to have come in.
12:05 pm: Results for Yagba West LG, Kogi (CODE 21)
A – 29
AA – 31
AAC – 16
ADC – 4,556
ADP – 59
APC – 7,969
APGA – 05
APM – 04
APP – 03
BP – 01
LP – 03
NNPP – 03
NRM – 09
PDP – 3,010
PRP – 30
SDP – 1,002
YPP – 05
ZLP – 03
Total Valid Votes: 16,738
Rejected Votes: 363
Total Votes Cast: 17,101
No. of Registered Voters: 51,234
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 17,152
Electoral Officer: Mohammed
LG Collation Officer: Prof Christian Agbo of the University of Nsukka
No cancellations and incidents of violence, according to the Collation Officer.
11:59 am: Results for Idah LGA, Kogi (CODE 07)
A – 39
AA – 03
AAC – 08
ADC – 91
ADP – 22
APC – 20,33
APGA – 18
APM – 03
APP – 58
BP – 03
LP – 10
NNPP – 06
NRM – 05
PDP – 271
PRP – 51
SDP – 20,059
YPP – 46
ZLP – 16
Total Valid Votes: 22,742
Rejected Votes: 280
Total Votes Cast: 23,022
No. of Registered Voters: 64,339
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 23,044
No incident of cancellation is said to have been recorded.
11:53 am: The results for Ogori Magongo LGA, Kogi State are received after the correction of mix-ups.
11:52 am: Results for Yenagoa LGA (15 Wards) in Bayelsa State
APC – 14,534
LP – 244
PDP – 37,777
Number of Registered voters: 218,394
Accredited Voters: 54,380
11:51 am: According to the LGA collation officer in Ogori Magongo, Kogi, the election was only held in one ward, Oshobane — it was not conducted in nine wards.
11:47 am: The results in Ogori Magongo LGA, Kogi have been stepped down due to some mix-ups in the figures.
11:40 am: The collation officer for Ogori Magongo LGA in Kogi State says results were not received from 10 Registration Areas.
11:39 am: Results for Ogori Magongo LGA in Kogi State (CODE O1).
A – 00
AA – 00
AAC – 00
ADC – 11
ADP – 01
APC – 362
APGA – 00
APM – 00
APP – 00
BP – 00
LP – 01
NNPP – 00
NRM – 02
PDP – 86
PRP – 00
SDP – 195
YPP – 00
ZLP – 00
Total Valid Votes: 658
Rejected Votes: 07
Total Votes Cast: 665
No. of Registered Voters: 17,688
Total No. of Accredited Voters: 665
Electoral Officer: Garba Isah
LG Collation Officer: Dr. Kingsley Ogunemilo, University of Nsukka
11:32 am: Results for Ogbia LGA in Bayelsa State
APC – 16,319
LP – 57
PDP – 18,435
Number of Registered voters: 119,571
Accredited Voters: 36,955
11:26 am: Kogi Returning Officer, Prof. Urama, says, as electoral officials, they have taken an oath of neutrality.
He calls on all stakeholders present to cooperate with them, assuring the public that the electoral officials will dispense their assignment with fairness and honesty.
Kogi State Returning Officer, Professor Johnson Ozoemenan Urama (Taiwo Adeshina/Channels TV)
11:23 am: Results from 15 local government areas out of 21 have arrived and are ready to be presented.
11:17 am: Results for Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA (11 Wards) in Bayelsa State.
APC – 5,349
LP – 22
PDP – 18,465
Number of Registered voters – 65,364
Accredited Voters – 24,171
11:13 am: Nine RECs from different states across the country are in Kogi State. Two National Commissioners of INEC are also on the ground.
11:02 am: Bayelsa State Collation Centre is set to open.
10:56 am: Collation at the Kogi State INEC headquarters begins with a recitation of the National Anthem.
The State Returning Officer is Professor Johnson Ozoemenan Urama. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Nigeria, Nsuka. The INEC REC in the state is Gabriel Longpet.
10:17 am: Commissioners and members of Bayelsa State House of Assembly lay siege to the INEC office in Yenagoa, insisting that elections did not take place at Bassambiri, Nembe.
Several protests are rocking Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State.
10:07 am: The moment the INEC Returning Officer in Imo, Prof Abayomi Fasina, declared Hope Uzodimma as the winner of the governorship election.
10:07 am: INEC Returning Officer in Imo, Prof. Fasina, declares Uzodimma the winner.
10:06 am: Tight Security in place at the INEC Collation Center in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The collation was scheduled to begin by 10 am today.
Results from 12 local government areas out of 21 local government areas in the state are said to have arrived.
9:44 am: The Imo State Collation Centre reconvenes with the Returning Officer, Professor Abayomi Fasina, reading out the cumulative results for each party and party agents proceeding to sign the final results sheet.
APC – 540,308
LP – 64,081
PDP – 71,503
9:28 am: The Professor Mahmood Yakubu Hall at the state INEC headquarters is set for the commencement of the collation of results for the Kogi State Off-Cycle Governorship Election.
08:29 am: The collation centre has gone on an hour’s break.
08: 19 am: APC also got victory in Ideato North, polling 5,271 votes to defeat LP (1,522) and PDP with 2,062. Mbaitoli scored APC 12,556 votes, LP 4,007 and
PDP 5,343.
08: 04 am: Ohaji Egbema: APC – 14,962; LP – 1,506 and PDP – 3, 694. In Ihitte Uboma, APC polled 11,099; LP, 2,766 and PDP, 3, 077.
07:58 am: APC also won in Orlu LGA, polling 37,614 votes; LP – 2, 424 and
PDP – 3,690.
07: 31 am: The centre resumes the collation of results with Ikeduru LGA the next. According to results from the area, APC scored 22,356 votes; LP, 1,377 while PDP polled 7, 258. Ehime Mbano LGA: APC- 6,632; LP – 4,958 and PDP – 681.
06:45 am: The collation centre goes on a 30-minute break in Imo State.
06: 27 am: Oguta LGA: APC- 57,310; LP – 1,941; PDP – 2,653
06:17 am: Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA: APC – 8, 473; LP – 3, 332; PDP – 2, 737. In Obowo LGA: APC – 17, 514; LP – 3, 404; PDP – 712
06: 03 am: Owerri West’s result is as follows: APC, 9, 205; LP, 2,597
and PDP 3,305 votes. And in Isiala Mbano, it was: APC, 10,860; LP 2,419
and PDP 1, 659.
05: 52 am: The vote cast in Nkwerre LGA shows APC polled 22,488 votes; LP, 1, 320 and PDP, 2,632. In Aboh Mbaise, it was APC: 9,638; LP: 2,455; PDP: 1724.
05: 41 am: Isu LGA: APC continues to take more council areas. It scored 11, 312 votes here; LP, 1, 253 and the PDP, 2,508. In Ahiazu Mbaise, APC polled 8,369; LP 2, 214 and PDP 3, 507
05: 27 am: For the Ngor-Okpala council, the APC scored APC 14,143; LP, 2, 716, and PDP, 3, 451. Oru East voting goes like this: APC; 67, 315; LP, 3,443 and PDP, 2,202.
05:24 am: For Onuimo LGA, the APC won. The party polled 13, 434 votes; LP, 1,753 and PDP 2,676.
05: 14 am: In Okigwe LGA, the APC had 55,585 votes; LP, 2,655 and PDP, 1, 688. Away from there, the APC scored APC 16, 891; LP 1, 649 and PDP 2,469 in Ideato South.
05:06 am: A party representative/agent has been beaten and bundled out of the collation centre after consistently raising the alarm over alleged discrepancies in the results.
04: 52 am: Orsu LGA of Imo State saw APC getting 18,003 votes; LP, 813; PDP 624
04: 37 am: For Owerri Municipal, the APC had 5,324; LP 2,914 while the PDP bagged 2,180 valid votes.
04:26 am: Some party agents want a stoppage of collation, calling for a reconciliation of the figures on the IReV portal and the results sheets. But the state Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election, Prof Abayomi Fashina, insists the process should continue.
04:05 am: In Nwangele LGA, APC had 29, 282 votes; LP, 895 and PDP 2,132.
03:55 am: The collation has resumed after over 20 minutes of break.
03:27 am: The collation centre has gone on a ten-minute break.
03:21 am: Results from Obowo Local Government Area – APC: 17,514 LP: 3,404 PDP: 711.
03: 15 am: For Owerri North, APC scored 8,536 votes, LP 4,386 and PDP 3, 449.
03: 11 am: Njaba Local Government Area results show that the ruling APC got 8,110 votes, LP 995 and PDP 2,404.
03:01 am: APC has already won Oru West, scoring 38, 026 votes while the Labour Party (LP) got 1,867. PDP had 987 votes.
02:45 am: The state result collation centre in Imo State has reconvened in Owerri, the state capital. The Returning Officer is Professor Abayomi Fasina Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State.
But the exercise was overshadowed by a mild drama with some party agents wondering why the collation had to start by that time of the day.
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10:30 pm: EFCC operatives also arrested some suspected voter-buyers and intercepted N11m cash in Imo and Bayelsa states.
10:26 pm: The electoral body also adjourned collation at the state level in Kogi State. The exercise will now begin by 10:am tomorrow.
9:41 pm: INEC adjourns state collation of results for the Bayelsa governorship election. The collation was moved to 10:00 am on Sunday.
9:28 pm: Activities about to begin at the collation centre in Bayelsa State
8:28 pm: INEC suspends elections in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo LGA of Kogi State, saying incidents in some other LGAs are being investigated and its decision will be announced in the next 24 hours.
7:17 pm: INEC announces the release of its Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) abducted on Friday, saying, “The officer is doing fine.”
7:12 pm: LP governorship candidate in Imo State, Athan Achonu, wants INEC to cancel polling units where violence was recorded and calls for a rerun in those areas.
5:49 pm: Setup of Bayelsa State Collation Centre begins.
Channels TV Correspondent Chris Ilems reports on the electoral exercise from the state INEC headquarters in Yenagoa.
5:35 pm: Results arrive at the Kolokuma/Opokuma Council Area in Bayelsa State from polling units for collation.
3:35 pm: An INEC official uploads the results onto the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) at Polling Unit 012 Crowther Memorial College, Ward A in Lokoja LGA, Kogi State.
3:34 pm: With voting ended, electoral officials have sorted and counted the votes, the results of which have been agreed to by party agents at Ikenegbu Girls Secondary School in Owerri Municipal.
Channels TV Correspondent Kayla Megwa reports that the results have been uploaded to the IReV portal.
3:13 pm: At Polling Unit 069, Crowder 2, Open Place in Ward 01 in Lokoja LGA, voting has ended and ballots have been counted.
The results are as follows:
AA – 1
ADC – 3
APC – 38
PDP – 15
SDP – 23
Invalid Votes – 6
3:13 pm: INEC refutes allegations that shortlisted and trained INEC ad hoc staff members were dropped and replaced with unknown individuals.
2:55 pm: Voting has ended at Polling Unit 079 in Ward 01 of Lokoja LGA, Kogi State. Election officials are crossing out the unused ballot papers as stipulated in the Electoral Law.
2:47 pm: Results from Agudama Ekpetiama Ward 9, Unit 10 in Bayelsa State.
2:45 pm: Sorting and counting concludes at Ward 9, Unit 10 of Agudama Ekpetiama Community in Bayelsa State.
2:41 pm: Sorting process underway at Polling Unit 069, Lokoja, Kogi State.
1:40 pm: INEC officials and residents at a polling unit in Oguta, Imo State narrate how men on motorcycles snatched the result sheets, delaying the exercise. An electoral officer told journalists INEC had been notified for replacements.
1:23 pm: Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello says there are “no hitches”, further lauding the exercise as “fantastic”.
1:19 pm: Bayelsa APC candidate Timipre Sylva casts his vote at Ward 4, Unit 4 in Brass LGA before addressing journalists on what he describes as the harassment of his party’s supporters.
12:43 pm: An election observer gives updates on the conduct and security situation at some polling units in Bayelsa where he says there have been gunshots, abductions, and vote-buying.
12:32 pm: Election observers visit Polling Unit 012 & 069 Crowther Memorial College Lokoja, Kogi State.
12:02 pm: Low voter turnout in some polling units like this one in Community Primary Ihu Ikeduru LGA Booth 001 in Imo State with accredited election observers shying away from the camera.
11:38 am: Imo State Governor Uzodimma votes in Oru, telling journalists he is impressed with the electoral conduct.
11:00 am: Gunshots reported at a polling unit in Imo.
10:58 am: INEC raises the alarm over allegations of pre-filled result sheets discovered in some polling units in Kogi State, saying its senior officials have been mobilised to investigate the reports.
10:48 am: Bayelsa State Governor and PDP candidate Douye Diri, after voting at his polling unit in Sampou, Kolokuma/Opukuma LGA, expresses satisfaction over INEC’s conduct of the election.
He accuses Timipre Sylva of the APC of violence, saying PDP agents were denied entry into Nembe LGA.
10:39 am: The PDP governorship candidate in Imo, Samuel Anyanwu, addresses journalists over the late arrival of voting materials in Amaimo Ward in Ikeduru LGA.
He alleges that gunshots heard in the ward were by security operatives warding off thugs purportedly attempting to scuttle the electoral process.
10:35 am: Voters wait to cast their ballots at Polling Unit 032, Omuma Ward, Oru East LGA, Imo State.
10:11 am: Former President Goodluck Jonathan votes at Ward 13 Polling Unit 39 in Otuoeke, Bayelsa.
The ex-president expresses concern over the spate of off-cycle elections in Nigeria, calling on the National Assembly to create a legislature that would align all the elections as off-cycle elections are not healthy for Nigeria’s democracy.
9:56 am: Governor Douye Diri, the PDP governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, casts his vote in the Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA.
9:52 am: PDP governorship candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, accuses the APC of trying to compromise the election in Ogori/Msngogo LGA.
9:08 am: APC governorship candidate Ahmed Ododo arrives for voting at his polling in Unit 12, Ward 001, Upogoro/Odenku in Okene, Kogi State.
9:00 am: Voters turn out at Unit 009, LEA Primary School II in Ganaja, the Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State to exercise their franchise.
8:30 am: Voting begins at Polling Unit 012 Crowder Memorial College Lokoja.
8:25 am: INEC officials set up at Community Primary school, Otulu Ward Polling Unit 2 and 3, Otulu Community, Oru West LGA, in Imo State.
8:15 am: At Central School Amaimo Ikeduru, Imo State, Polling Unit 001 and 002, INEC officials have yet to arrive with no election materials on site. Amaimo has 26 Polling Units. This school has two.
8:08 am: As electoral materials arrive at Azuzi Uzi Ward 4, Uzi Primary School, Owerri Municipal, in Imo State, ad hoc staff set up the polling booths.
7:51 am: Troops enforce restriction order as journalists, motorists, voters, and travellers are prevented from entering Okene via Itakpe, Kogi Central.
7:42 am: Ad hoc staff members receive electoral materials at the Registration Area Centres in Ward A, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
7:22 am: INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Carrying Personnel Capsizes
INEC confirms the abduction of its SPO (Supervising Polling Officer) assigned to Registration Area 06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa State on Friday, while waiting to board a boat at the Amassoma Jetty.
“The security agencies have been notified,” the commission says in a statement.
7:16 am: Ad hoc staff are deployed to their various units/location in Ward A of the Lokoja Local Government Area in Kogi State.
7:11 am: Security officers enforce the restriction on movement at the Lokoja-Okene Expressway.
7:01 am: The fire service junction at Owerri Municipal where voters tell us they will be casting their votes as soon as the elections commence.
Culled from Channel tv
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