…Other Results Across Nigeria
BY CHIJIOKE CHARLES
The APC candidate for the Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election, Halilu Dangadi Envwulanza, has been declared the winner by the INEC. The by-election was held to fill the seat of the late Senator Godiya Akwashiki.
Professor Aminu Ali, the Returning Officer, announced the results after collation of votes from Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon and Wamba LGAs.
According to the results, Halilu Dangadi Envwulanza of APC polled 45,362 votes, Maku Labaran of Labour Party got 12,931 votes and Emmanuel David Ombugadu of PDP secured 11,570 votes.
The ADC candidate, Alaku Mohammed Steve, scored 1,496 votes, while John Wall Araneshiri (NNPP) got 102 votes.
Meanwhile, the LP’s candidate, Maku, called for the cancellation of the by-election, alleging widespread irregularities and non-adherence to electoral laws by INEC officials.
“I have observed that what took place in the bye-election in Nasarawa North was a complete sham. I consulted with my party. We decided that the best option is to pull out of the election,” Maku said.
Similarly, the state chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) rejected the results, demanding immediate cancellation over alleged exclusion of the party’s logo and other irregularities.
In a statement signed by Danjuma Joseph, NDC Publicity Secretary in the state, the party said it was omitted from INEC’s ballot papers and result sheets despite being a duly registered participant.
But the state chapter of the APC rejected calls for the cancellation of the election, describing the allegations as unfounded and a “gimmick of the opposition.”
Ogaba Augustine, Publicity Secretary of APC in the state, said, “It’s unfortunate that people go into an election without taking time to study the Electoral Act very well, especially the 2022 Electoral Act as amended.”
APC wins in Kano, Kebbi, Ondo; PDP takes Rivers
The INEC has declared Rabi’u Shuaibu of the APC as the winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election in Kano State.
by-election was to fill the vacuum created by the death of Muhammad Danjuma-Hassan of the NNPP.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Umar Sani, declared that Shuaibu polled 35,356 votes to defeat Lawal Garba-Haruna of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), who scored 268 votes, and LP’s Abubakar Yahaya-Muhammad, who pulled 98 votes.
He said, “Rabiu Shuaibu of APC, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
INEC also declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the APC as the winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election for the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
Announcing the result at the collation centre, the Collation Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, said Rabiu Garba Aiki polled 4,871 votes to defeat Aliyu Galadima Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who secured 168 votes.
Professor Danladi disclosed that the total number of registered voters in the constituency stood at 109,385, while 5,156 voters were accredited for the election.
The election witnessed generally low voter turnout across most wards, with the APC maintaining a clear lead throughout the collation process
The APC candidate, Dayo Faduyile, was declared as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday.
Faduyile is a former National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
The Returning Officer for the election, Gbenga Samuel, announced the result after the collation of votes from the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district.
According to the results declared by INEC, a total of 672,302 voters were registered for the election, while 70,811 voters were accredited to participate in the poll.
Faduyile secured a total of 68,474 votes to emerge victorious. His closest challenger, Adeolu Akinwumi of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) polled 1,411 votes.
Other candidates recorded the following scores: Olaoluwa Adesanya of the Action Peoples Party (APP) garnered 213 votes, while Funso Clement of the Boot Party (BP) secured 70 votes.
INEC declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nwoku Olaka Johnson, winner of Saturday’s by-election to fill the vacant seat of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District.
Declaring the result at the INEC collation centre in Bori, Khana LGA of the state, the returning officer for the election, Professor Rosemary Ogu, of the University of Port Harcourt, said the PDP candidate polled a total of 47,961 votes out of the 51,150 total valid votes across the seven local government areas to defeat the other three candidates of other political parties who contested the election with him.
Source: Daily Trust
