Monday, 27 February 2023
Atiku With 489,045 Votes Defeats Tinubu In Katsina
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has defeated his counterpart from the All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, Katsina after polling the highest number of votes from the 34 LGA in the state.
Atiku polled 489,045 votes to beat his closest contender, Tinubu who scored 482,283.
The NNPP Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso came third with 69,385 votes followed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party with 6,376 votes.
Results to be officially announced in a jiffy by Katsina State Presidential Collation Officer, Prof Ma’azu Abubakar,
Presidential Election: No NYSC Member Was Beaten To Death - NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Sunday said contrary to reports on social media, no youth corps member participating in the general election was beaten to death.
According to a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, the brutalised corps member did not die as reported but recuperated after treatment at the hospital.
Megwa added that the brutality of the said corps member was a case of mistaken identity.
He said, ”Indeed, a corps member deployed to LEA primary school, Lugbe, as an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad-hoc staff, was brutalised by an angry mob on the suspicion that he was involved in the act of thumbprinting ballot papers in favour of one of the presidential aspirants.
“To put issues in proper perspective, the brutalisation of the corps members was a case of mistaken identity.
”This was made known after an investigation by the security agencies.”
He added, ”The scheme, therefore, wishes to call on Nigerians to exercise restraint on issues that concern corps members and other electoral officers on national assignment during the general elections.
”Management wishes to once again admonish corps members participating in the conduct of the general elections to ensure the highest degree of neutrality and discipline in their approach to the national assignment."
Sunday, 26 February 2023
PDP Coalition Agent Slumps And Dies In Benue State
A PDP ward Collation agent in Mbacher ward, Katsina Ala Local Government Area, Hon. Eunoch Mson Atsehe has slump and died at a collation center in Katsina Ala town.
He is from Mbacher ward, the largest ward in Katsina Ala Local Government area , with the largest voting population.
But due to insecurity , the collation centre was moved to the main Katsina Ala town.
His uncle, a former Commissioner of Commerce and Industry Hon. Terfa Ihidan, who confirmed the incident, told The Nation on phone that late Mson went outside to ease him self and was later found dead.
Late Atsehe is from Mbacher council ward, Shitile, Katsina-Ala LG. He is survived with a wife, children and relations.
Oyo Central: PDP’s Ilaka Loses Polling Unit To APC’s Akintunde
Bisi Ilaka, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo central senatorial district, has lost his polling unit 003 Ward 5 Apinni, Oyo East LGA to his archrival, Yunus Akintunde of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Akintunde polled 99 votes, Ilaka polled 58 votes and Faozey polled 27 votes.
OYOINSIGHT.COM had earlier reported how Akintunde floored Faozey Oladotun Nurudeen of Accord in the latter’s Onilada polling unit of Oyo West local government.
Akintunde (APC) scored 109 votes while his kinsman, Engr. Faozey (Accord) scored 77 votes. The ruling party’s candidate, Chief Bisi Ilaka scored 30 votes.
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