Nigeria Decides: APC’s Buni Returns As Yobe Governor
He scored a total of 317,113 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Alhaji Sheriff Abdullahi of the PDP that polled 104,259 votes.
He scored a total of 317,113 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Alhaji Sheriff Abdullahi of the PDP that polled 104,259 votes.
He defeated Lamido Mustapha Sule of the PDP who finished in second place.
Eno won 29 out of the 31 local government areas in the state with a total of 356,348 votes to defeat Bassey Albert of the Young Progressives Party with 136,262 votes.
“This is state-backed terrorism… Nobody has a monopoly of violence… I completely condemn the entirety of this election and I will challenge it in court,” he said.
The PDP candidate won convincingly with 563,756 otesahead of his closest contender Teslim Folarin of the APC who got 256,685 votes.
Amaechi expressed dissatisfaction with Saturday’s election, and decried what he called a total failure of governance in Nigeria.
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Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Sokoto, Delta, Rivers, Benue and Plateau are battleground states.
The Police IG reiterated the ban on VIP aides, escorts and state security outfits.
He said Jandor talks from both sides of the mouth and he doesn’t see any point talking to him about an alliance.
The integrity of the election was preserved, and so, we ended up with the most improved election, he said.
Tension is high in Rivers, Edo, Enugu, Kano, Katsina and Cross River states.
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It will feature Ovie Omo-Agege (APC), Great Ogboru (APGA), Ken Pela (Labour Party), Sherrif Oborewvori (PDP) Kenneth Gbagi (SDP).
Tinubu urged the lawmakers-elect to network among themselves to agree on the emergence of a leadership that would be agreeable to them.
He replied those who accused him of election rigging, saying he has never asked anyone to add one vote for him.
He also expressed surprise that he didn’t win 100% of the votes cast in Anambra.
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