Politics

  By Thompson Yamput The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it applied the “margin of lead principle” in announcing the winner of the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. INEC said that the supplement election earlier scheduled for Nov. 18 would not hold as announced. Mr Haliru Sule, Head of Voter Education…

By Thompson Yamput Stakeholders have lauded the peaceful conduct of the Saturday’s Kogi governorship election, describing it as most peaceful. A cross section of stakeholders who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday, also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organising a hitch-free election. Mr Ibrahim Ahmed, a…

  By Thompson Yamput The TAF-Africa has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives to checkmate voter inducement and violence in polling units during elections in Nigeria.   Mr Jake Epelle, TAF Africa Founder  said  this when he addressed a post election conference at Edge Drive Hotel, Lokoja in Kogi. He…

  By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Usman Ododo, the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won Saturday’s off cycle Governorship Election in Kogi. Ododo polled 446,237 votes to beat his closest rival, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu-Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 259,052 votes in the keenly contested election. The INEC Returning Officer…

  By Thompson Yamput The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has deployed 100 observers to monitor Saturday’s Governorship Elections in Kogi and Bayelsa. Brenda Anugwom, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gender and Election Watch (GEW) Room of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), said this in a statement in Lokoja on Friday….

By Thompson Yamput TAF Africa, an International INGO, on Saturday commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives for conducting a credible and peaceful Governorship Election in Kogi. TAF Africa’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Jake Epelle, gave the commendation during a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday. Epelle, who was represented by Me…

  Election By Thompson Yamput Residents have attributed the massive turnout of voters in Kogi Central for Saturday’s governorship election on the love for Gov. Yahaya Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alhaji Usman Ododo. Some of those interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the zone expressed happiness over the…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi’s Gov. Yahaya Bello has commended INEC and security operatives for their conduct at Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in the state. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Alhaji Usman Ododo, gave similar commendation. Bello spoke after voting at his polling unit in Okene where he noted that the…

  By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Candidate, for Saturday’s Kogi governorship election, has expressed confidence of victory in the election. Ajaka said this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at the polling unit 005 in his Ida county home. ” INEC has tried in…

  By Thompson Yamput Mr Habu Sani, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)  in charge of security  in the Kogi Governorship Election, says the election so far,  is peaceful as no security breach has been reported. The DIG made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday via a  telephone…