The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday reversed its earlier declaration that the Kogi-Central senatorial rerun election was inconclusive.
The electoral commission, which on Sunday, declared the election as inconclusive, said on Monday, that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Ahmed Ogembe, won the election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, on Monday, at Okene, the headquarters of the senatorial district, said the presiding officers in charge of the areas that were initially cancelled, had copies of the results that were said to have been destroyed by hoodlums during the election.
He stated that INEC officials later used the copies with the presiding officers to compute the final results, leading to the emergence of Ogembe as the winner.
He stated that Ogembe got 46,503 votes to beat the candidate of the Peoples Progressive Alliance, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi, who scored a total of 32,169 votes while the Social Democratic Party candidate, Dr. Wokili Moses, got 10,064 votes to come third.
Ajayi said all the valid votes cast were 89,214 while 1,368 votes were rejected. He declared Ogembe the winner of the election.
It will be recalled that the Returning Officer of INEC, Mr. Salihu James, had said on Sunday that Ogembe scored 45,468 votes while Abatemi scored 31,163 votes and Wakili got 9,962 votes.
James had announced the cancellation of the results of Otutu ward. He also announced the cancellation of the results in two polling units at Upogoro in Okene and Inozomi wards.
He subsequently declared the rerun inconclusive following the cancellation of results in some areas over alleged electoral malpractices.
Meanwhile, Ogembe has assured the people of the district of his commitment to develop the district.
He said he would lobby the Federal Government towards revamping the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, which he said had been abandoned since the past 30 years.
Speaking with journalists at the INEC office in Okene, Ogembe, who is the incumbent Chairman of Okene Local Government Council, said he knew the basic needs of his constituency and would attend to them.
He commended the people of Kogi-Central and INEC for what he described as a free and fair election, saying his victory reflected a popular choice. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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From the ongoing re-run of late, it seems people have started rejecting APC, PDP won 3 house of rep re-run in Tarawa, 1 in benue and 1 in Kogi.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is that people have now realized that APC has nothing to Offer. Na one chance people them be. If I had known I would have voted GEJ during the last general election.
ReplyDeletepoint of correction, the people of Kogi central are still APC. Remember APC never participated in that election. Kogi state is a micro Nigeria where tribe and religion plays more roles in politics than that of party affiliation.
ReplyDeleteContinue to deceive yourself. By 2019, you and your " Change" party will wake up from your political hallucinations. As events are unfolding...
ReplyDeleteThank God PDP is not the one in Central Government ooo.
ReplyDeleteAfter plundering the Nation and GEJ/FAYOSE/PDP have looted all our Scarce FOREX, I am sure by now, Dollar would have been N600 at Official Rate if na GEJ dey there.
Thank God for little mercies o.
Anyway sha, I believe the people of Kogi will always overwhelmingly vote APC since they are not dishonest people.
On a lighter note, that's politics for you. Only God can always be honest and sincere, while Men will continue to be liars. Is this not like the case of the family of a thief coming out in the open to declare their support for the thief and saying that even if the fellow is eventually convicted by court, sentenced and eventually shot dead, they still believe in their son. Human beings are a strange bunch of wonderful creatures. No wonder God said His Spirit will never strife with that of Man, in other words God had to declare that He will never impress on Man to do the right things again.
O ma se oooo!!!!!!
Keep talking rubbish..
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