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- Osun Rerun: Presidency Sends Congratulatory Message To APC
- OsunRerun: APC Wins In Six Units, As PDP Reacts(Full Results)
- JUST IN: OsunRerun: UK, EU, US Observers Rate The Governorship Election Rerun
- My Observation Of Osun Rerun, By US Consul General
- Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Industrial Action - Matters Arising
- Osun Rerun: APC Wins In Ife South By A Landslide
- Breaking: Orolu Residents Refuse To Vote, As Thugs Take Over Polling Unit, Despite Heavy Police Presence
- Osun Rerun: INEC Frowns At Beating, Arrest Of Journalists By Security Agents; Says ‘It’s Troubling’
- Osun Rerun Election: Voters Defy Heavy Downpour, As They Refuse To Quit The Queue
| Osun Rerun: Presidency Sends Congratulatory Message To APC Posted: 27 Sep 2018 05:55 PM PDT
The Presidency has sent a congratulatory message to the APC over the election results from Thursday rerun election in Osun State.Mr. Bashir Ahmad, President Buhari's Spokesman, congratulated the party on its victory despite all odds, via a post on his verified Twitter page.See his tweet below:"Osun rerun, congratulations to our great party, the APC. OsunDecides." Related Topics: #OsunRerun #BashirAhmad Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| OsunRerun: APC Wins In Six Units, As PDP Reacts(Full Results) Posted: 27 Sep 2018 05:57 PM PDT
The Osun Rerun election held on Thursday, has seen the All Progressives Congress, APC, win in six polling units out of the seven units in which election was conducted across four local governments of Orolu, Ife South, Ife North, and Osogbo.See below the details of the results as being released from the Local governments:1. IFE NORTH OYERE.APC126 PDP 002 2. IFE SOUTH OLODE APC 283 PDP 015 ALUTI ERIN APC 172 PDP 021 3.IFON OROLU KAJOLA. APC 111 PDP 003 GBOGBO. APC 041 PDP 064 IDIYA APC. 128 PDP 055 4.OSOGBO APC. 299 PDP. 165 RE-RUN TOTAL APC. 1,160 PDP. 325 FINAL RESULT APC. 255,505 PDP. 255,023 However, the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, has described the supplementary election as a broad day robbery, and the most brazen assault on democracy in the history of the state.This statement was contained in a press release signed by the Chairman of the party, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, the copy which was made available to journalists in Osogbo.Adagunodo accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of conniving with security personnel to manipulate the electoral process, vowed to resist it in due course. The PDP State Chairman, explained that thousands of eligible voters were chased away from their homes in Orolu, Ife North and Ife South Local Governments in the early hours of Thursday . READ ALSO: Breaking: Orolu Residents Refuse To Vote, As Thugs Take Over Polling Unit, Despite Heavy Police Presence "Scores of our supporters in those local governments were shot and matchetted on their way to polling centres and in the full glare of security men. Hundreds of people holding PVCs from other polling units were accredited and allowed to vote in Osogbo and Ife South Local Governments. "PDP Agent in Olode was axed and abducted at about 7am today. Media men and election observers were denied access in several polling units. By the time access was granted to journalists at about 11am, ballot boxes had been stuffed by APC agents acting in connivance with INEC officials. "It is regrettable that election in 7 polling units could not be freely and fairly concluded by the Independent National Electoral commission. "We reject any returns of results from this sham and call on the INEC authorities in Abuja to direct that the so called supplementary election result collation be put on hold now. "We equally invite leaders of thought in Nigeria and the International community to rise up now to rescue Nigeria's democracy from being ruined. "We also call on all members and supporters of our party to resist any attempt to foist a concocted election results on the people of Osun using all legal means at their disposal". Related Topics: #OsunRerun #APC #PDP Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| JUST IN: OsunRerun: UK, EU, US Observers Rate The Governorship Election Rerun Posted: 27 Sep 2018 04:02 PM PDT
The UK, EU, and US election observation team have given their initial observation on the conduct of the rerun governorship election in Osun State.According to the media reports available to us, the observers gave their position while addressing journalists in Osogbo in an interview televised by the TVC television station.A member of the observer team, who spoke on behalf of the team, said the UK, EU, and US observers had heard reports of irregularities, harassment and interference by inappropriate persons in the elections."We are very concerned by these reports and will be checking with stakeholders to check the facts. We call on all stakeholders to remain calm," he added.Earlier, the Centre for Democracy and Development, one of the foremost observer groups in Nigeria, faulted the rerun election process. "In the light of these anti-democratic acts, which have undermined the sanctity of the ballot therefore, we hold strongly the view that the re-run poll of Thursday, September 27, 2018 does not meet up with the minimum standards for free, fair and credible elections," the CDD said in a statement to PREMIUM TIMES Thursday afternoon. However in the same vein, the United States Consul General in Lagos gave a clean slate to the rerun election. Recall that the rerun election was slated to determine the winner of the governorship election which held in Osun on Saturday 22nd of September, following the cancellation of votes in seven polling units in four local governments. However in the Saturday election, the PDP candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke had a lead in that election, his margin of victory over the APC candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, was less than the total cancelled votes, the electoral commission, INEC, had said. READ ALSO: Breaking: Orolu Residents Refuse To Vote, As Thugs Take Over Polling Unit, Despite Heavy Police Presence In today's' rerun, the votes were still being collated at the time of this report. Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| My Observation Of Osun Rerun, By US Consul General Posted: 27 Sep 2018 12:35 PM PDT
Mr. F. John Bray, United States Consul General in Lagos, who was in Osogbo to monitor the rerun election, has described the process as credible.The Consul General, said he did not observe any malpractices or violations of the Electoral Act in Unit 17, Ward 5 where the rerun election took place.According to the Nation Newspaper, Bray was at the unit from morning when voting started till result was announced at about 3.50pm.Asked about his observations, he said: "The process has been credible."On allegations that some voters were denied access to some units by thugs, Bray said: "There are things going on in six other units. I cannot comment on those things. READ ALSO: Osun Rerun: INEC Frowns At Beating, Arrest Of Journalists By Security Agents; Says 'It's Troubling' "I'm here as an observer today. All I can talk about is what's in front of me. And today in Osogbo its working fine. "At this polling unit things have been going on pretty well today. No problem with card readers; people have been orderly. "We have party agents here from all the political parties. I'm not hearing a lot of complaints. I haven't seen any vote buying here." On why he was there personally to monitor the election, Bray said it was due to the importance the United States attaches to democratic processes. "The United States is interested in democracy, because we're a democratic country. So, we always support elections and democracy in Nigeria. "I observe all the elections personally and I was here last week," he said. On how he rates the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bray said: "From what I've seen so far in Osogbo, INEC's performance is fine." Bray, who was at the unit when gunshots were fired around noon, praised the security agencies for preventing any disruptions. "There was someone who tried to disrupt the poll. They quickly got the unit back to order. The Police and security services came together. "There was somebody trying to upset the balance, but he didn't," Bray said. Related Topics: #OsunRerun #USConsulGeneral #INEC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Industrial Action - Matters Arising Posted: 27 Sep 2018 11:35 AM PDT
The planned industrial action by the organised labour has taken off today, following the breakdown of negotiation with the Federal Government.Nollywood Times was on the street today to find out how Nigerians feel about the development. Some respondents said it is not justified, that labour should focus on other areas of the polity.READ ALSO: Strike Begins Sept 26 Over New Minimum Wage, Start Preparing – Labour Tells NigeriansSome argue, that increase in minimum wage, will trigger increase in house rents, foodstuffs, transportation, etc, which are the things that affect the common man. Watch video below: However, the President, United Labour Congress (ULC), Mr. Joe Ajaero had said that a new national minimum wage was desirable and possible; adding that lack of patriotism, greed and corruption was the bane of a reasonable wage.The Labour leader, said this in a communique issued after its Labour meeting on Monday in Lagos.Related Topics: #NLC #FG Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Osun Rerun: APC Wins In Ife South By A Landslide Posted: 27 Sep 2018 10:36 AM PDT
Read report as shared by PREMIUM TIMES: The All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Polling Unit 012 in Olode Ward of Ife South Local Government Area in the Osun State governorship supplementary poll held on Thursday.In the inconclusive election held Saturday, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) scored 254,698 votes to beat his APC rival, Gboyega Oyetola, who polled 254,345 votes.The electoral commission, however, declared the election inconclusive because the margin of 353 votes between the two leading parties, PDP and APC, was less than the number of cancelled votes (3,498) in seven polling units where results was cancelled across four local governments.
According to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the presiding officer in Polling Unit 012 in Olode Ward of Ife South, the APC scooped 283 votes while the PDP, which came second, had 15 votes. Thus, APC led the PDP with a margin of 268 votes. Below is the Breakdown of the votes: Number of registered voters: 812 Number of accredited voters: 310 Number of rejected votes: 6 APC: 283 APA: 3 APGA: 1 PDP: 15 SDP: 1 UPN: 1 Meanwhile, PREMIUM TIMES reported that PDP party agents were absent in the Ife South polling unit. The PDP publicity secretary, Bamidele Salaam, when asked why the agent of the party was absent said the party agent, alongside some members, were chased away from the polling unit by hoodlums early Thursday. "The report that got to us was that some of our party members including the agents were chased away from the polling unit by some thugs on Thursday morning," he told PREMIUM TIMES. The PDP candidate has described the election as a charade and rejected its outcome. Related Topics: #OsunRerun #INEC #APC #PDP Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Posted: 27 Sep 2018 05:58 AM PDT  Residents of Orolu Local Government Area have refused to vote in the Osun rerun governorship election until adequate security is provided in the area.According to the residents, they were attacked on their farms on Wednesday by thugs they accused of being loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC).The residents alleged that the thugs threatened them against coming out to vote today, stating that if they did so, they would regret it.They said most of them could not sleep in their homes on Wednesday night, as the safety of their lives could not be guaranteed.Despite the presence of scores of security personnel at Polling Unit one, Ward eight in Orolu Local Government Area, thugs are in control of the unit, PREMIUM TIMES can report. At least 100 personnel comprising police officers and officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were deployed to the unit. Watch Video below: Apart from the police officers, thugs who publicly professed to be working for APC were on ground to intimidate opposition and provide cover for voters. The thugs strategically stationed at the entrance and around the polling units are causing mayhem in the polling unit. PREMIUM TIMES reporter observed how they confiscated and later released a phone belonging to a journalist with The Cable newspapers, Taiwo Adebulu. Police officers watched as they perpetrate these acts. Apart from threatening journalists, the thugs who are the first point of call at the polling unit screen whoever will enter to vote. Tens of motorcycles belonging to opposition electorate were seeing lying around the bush at the polling unit. Related Topics: #OsunRerun #APC #Police Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Osun Rerun: INEC Frowns At Beating, Arrest Of Journalists By Security Agents; Says ‘It’s Troubling’ Posted: 27 Sep 2018 04:30 AM PDT
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has reacted to reports of ongoing assault and arrest of accredited Journalists and Elections Observers at the Ongoing Osun re-run elections.The commission said this in a statement via twitter; "INEC is disturbed about reports that accredited media and observers are being arrested or prevented from operating in some polling units. This is being taken up with the security agencies.#OsunDecides2018Related Topics: #INEC #OsunRerun #OsunDecides2018 Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Osun Rerun Election: Voters Defy Heavy Downpour, As They Refuse To Quit The Queue Posted: 27 Sep 2018 03:51 AM PDT
There was great determination witnessed today at Polling Unit 17, Ward 5, Adewale Street, Alekuwodo, Osogbo, when voters that came out to participate in the Osun State governorship rerun election refused to quit the queue in spite of a heavy downpour.According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the election process started at 8 a.m. on Thursday but at around 9:12 a.m., there was heavy downpour which halted the process.It was reported that the sudden rainfall had everybody running for cover but voters already on the voting queue, who initially ran for cover, quickly returned when they noticed that others who refused to take cover had moved forward to replace them.By the time the rain subsided, all the voters on the queue were already drenched.The voting, however, continued at 9:30 a.m. when everyone (INEC staff, security, media men and others) had returned to their posts. Earlier, some middle-aged men and an elderly woman who came with Permanent Voter Cards from another unit, had attempted to cast their votes but were disallowed by vigilant security and party agents. Related Topics: #OsunRerun #INEC Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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