Tag: LG POLLS

Kaduna: Gov. el-Rufa’i blames councillor for losing polling unit to PDP

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has said the electoral defeat suffered by the All Progressives Congress, (APC), at his polling unit in Ungwar-Sarki, Kaduna-North local government area to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not because of his non-performance or governance style as a lot of people have claimed. Recall that the APC polled 62 votes in the chairmanship election, while the PDP scored 86 votes out of the 159 votes cast. In the councillorship election, APC also polled 53 votes, while PDP garnered 100 votes out of 162…

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LG polls: PDP defeats el-Rufa’i at his polling unit

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, couldnt deliver his polling unit in the local government election that held in the State, yesterday . This is as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), defeated El-Rufais All Progressives Congress, (APC), in both the chairmanship and councillorship elections in his polling unit. El-Rufa’i voted in the Polling Unit 001 Ungwar Sarki, Kaduna-North local government area, where he said his aim is to deliver the unit and win the entire election for the APC. However, the PDP won the polling unit when the results…

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Parties kick, as Kaduna Council polls is postponed again

Aminu Imam

For the third time this year, the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM) has postponed the Local Government election earlier slated for August 14. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the state electoral commission, Dr. Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu, while speaking with political leaders and stakeholders yesterday. The new date according to the state electoral body is September 4, 2021. Recall that on two different occasions the LG polls were postponed this year. She said the various postponements lack of proper arrival of some election materials, late arrival of battery…

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LG polls: “Anybody who goes to court will be expelled from APC” Ogun Governor

Aminu Imam

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has cautioned that aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), who challenged the outcome of the primaries in court will be expelled from the party. This warning was issued by the governor yesterday, when he led the APC team on a campaign tour to his Ikenne local government area. Speaking further, Dapo Abiodun expressed concern that some aspirants from his local government had dragged the party to court to seek redress. This, according to the governor, is an anti-party activity that would not be…

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PDP sweeps Sokoto LG poll

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the Sokoto State Local Government Councils poll, winning all the 23 chairmanship and 244 councillorship seats. The Chairman, Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission, (SIEC), disclosed this when he announced the results in Sokoto, the State capital, yesterday. I certify that the election was conducted hitch-free and 10 political parties participated in the election. The candidates that won have the highest number of valid votes and satisfied the requirements of the law. They are hereby declared winners and are hereby returned elected according…

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