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Get your facts right, Olawepo-Hashim urges INEC

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March 2, 2023

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust in the 2019 general election, has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima.The man, on Wednesday, congratulated them on their victory in the election held February 25.While praying that God should grant them the wisdom to “bring the nation badly divided together and to bring succour immediately to the poor people of Nigeria who have suffered so much”, he advised the Independent National Electoral Commission to sit up and get its facts right.Hashim, presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 election said this in a statement by his media office.He demanded that “the business of national reconciliation and healing is urgent and cannot be delayed to move the nation forward.,He said, “Asiwaju’s government must not be the government of the victors alone but an inclusive government, a government of every useful hand for the task of national unity and prosperity.”The APC chieftain also commended the security agencies for their work to create an environment of peace.“INEC should improve its operations in the conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections, and all relevant agencies should address the dark sides of the just concluded election such as wide scale voter intimidation observed in the reports of many election observers.“Our democracy must mature beyond the perennial problem of voter intimidation, especially voters who are considered as non-indigenes.To the INEC, Hashim said “the election agency has to work harder. It has to get its acts together as its conduct almost marred the election.”He equally congratulated other participants particularly the Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party; and the candidate of the Labour Party, His Excellency, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra state, who were very competitive in the presidential election.“Despite their reservations about the conduct of the election, particularly the collation of results, they have continuously conducted themselves as patriots and democrats that they are using all legal and legitimate channels to ventilate their grievances.This is the way of democracy.“State governors must end the ugly practices of putting citizens under pressure to change their political choices through traditional rulers.“We are a Republic andthe franchise of all citizens must be protected regardless of their ethnic descent anywhere they have chosen to live.“The democracy that my colleagues and I some three and half decades ago fought for and staked our lives for, is to allow the equality of all citizens and their rights to make their political choices in any corner of Nigeria they have chosen to live.”

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Abia APGA rejects Governorship Poll results as Labour Party leads

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5 hours ago

March 20, 2023

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The results of the March 18 governorship poll in Abia state has been rejected by the All Progressives Grand Alliance. The Independent National Electoral Commission has so far announced results in 10 LGAs. In a statement signed on Monday by the APGA Chairman Abia State, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, the party said it would not accept an election “marred by irregularities.” It, however, urged supporters to remain calm as they await the conclusion of the process. The statement read partly, “The results so far announced did not in any way reflect the will of the good people of Abia voters as demonstrated at the various polling units.“We are highly disappointed that the votes cast for our candidate, Professor Greg Ibe, were suppressed and not credited to him.“Regrettably too, there were brazen irregularities, including snatching of ballot papers, over-voting, unprecedented manipulation and violence against the opposition.“Most of the results were collated without recourse to BVAS machines, hence, they cannot be relied upon.“We appeal to our members to remain calm and watch things unfold. We firmly believe that light will triumph over darkness, and Abia emancipated from the chains of undemocratic forces.“The election was marred with irregularities in all parts of the state, and APGA cannot accept a highly flawed election.” Only ten local government results have so far been collated, and they include; Ukwa East, Umunneochi, Ukwa West, Bende, Isialangwa North, Isialangwa South, Arochukwu, Ugwunnagbo, Isuikwuato and Ikwuano. So far, the results announced puts the Labour Party in the lead with a margin of 13,132.

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BREAKING: INEC Declares PDP’s Mutfwang winner of Plateau Gov Election

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March 20, 2023

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The Plateau State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Caleb Mutfwang, has been declared as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.The result declared by the INEC Presiding Officer, Musa Yusuf, after counting the votes scored by parties that participated in the election shows that Mutfwang had the highest votes beating the All Progressives Candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda.Recall that the PDP governorship candidate was reported to be taking an early lead as of 11 am when INEC resumed collations of results from the 17 local government areas of the state.Details later…

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Chimaroke Nnamani dumps PDP after losing Senate Re-Election to LP

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March 20, 2023

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Chimaroke Nnamani, the senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,He announced his exit from the PDP after he lost his senatorial bid to the Labour Party.Nnamani also expressed appreciation to his constituents for the unalloyed support over the years.The former Enugu State governor’s formal exit from the opposition party was contained in a statement he signed on Monday.The PUNCH reports how the senator was expelled by the PDP on February 10, 2023, alongside some other key party members for alleged anti-party activities. This is also as he lost his bid to return to the Senate to his rival Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party.Nnamani stated that he had consulted with his associates and constituents alike and had decided to quit the PDP on account of irreconcilable differences with the national leadership of the party.Speaking further, he noted that he had moved on and hoped that his modest contributions to the development of his constituency would be the building block on which his successors could build on.While reaffirming his acquaintance with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, he promised to continue to partner him.The former governor also thanked Nigerians especially the Ebeano political family and urged them to remain steadfast in the years ahead.He further expressed optimism that the Tinubu administration would promote good governance, rule of law and human rights for the interest of all Nigerians.