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Our Reporter, Abuja The PDP Presidential Campaign Council has boasted that its principal, Atiku Abubakar, is in clear lead across the country in the presidential election which held nationwide on Saturday based on results so far announced. The PDP said this Monday in a press conference addressed by its media team lead by Aare Dele Momodu. The PDP PCC also claimed that of all the presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar is the only one that has crossed the legal threshold of winning 25% of the votes in 24 states of the country with available results. The PDP PCC also alleged that…
Our Reporter, Abuja with Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP Peter Obi has floored his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos, which is considered Tinubu’s strongest stronghold. This is even as the Labour Party governorship candidate for Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had alleged that his party was not going to accept the declared results because they did not tally with the original poling units results in their possession. He stated this while appearing Monday on Arise TV live programme, Morning Show. The Lagos LP flag bearer insisted that they would have won with…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Campaign Council of the Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Greg Ibe, has again, dismissed as a ruse and ridiculous, reports that he is battling critical health challenge. According to a statement made available to Ikengaonline by the Director, Media and Publicity of the Council, Rev. Sleek Ogwo, the said fake media report is a deliberate ploy by the anti-democratic forces which see Ibe as their only threat to blackmail him before Abia voters. It urged members of the public to discountenance the said imaginary report. “Claims by the ridiculous report that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A viral video showing shops allegedly belonging to Igbo traders at Ijo Ododo area of Lagos State destroyed by hoodlums for voting for Labour Party in last Saturday’s presidential election, has been causing stir on the social media. Someone was observed in the viral video showing destroyed shops which he claimed, belonged to Igbo traders. According to him the only crime of the hapless traders was that they voted for Peter Obi’s Labour Party during the presidential and national assembly elections. The young man in the video called on the Inspector General of Police to quickly come…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has been declared the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial zone. Umahi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of Labour Party, LP, who scored 25, 496, votes to come second, while Eleje of APGA scored 11,398 votes to come third. The INEC Returning officer, Prof. Augustine Ogugua Egwu of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, who announced the results in Afikpo North LGA headquarters, declared that Umahi, having scored the highest votes cast to defeat his opponent, hereby stands elected…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lost his bid to go to the Senate after his eight years tenure as governor. In the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday February 25, 2023, Ugwuanyi contesting on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost to Barrister Okechukwu Ezea of Labour Party (LP). According to the result announced by the returning officer for Enugu North Senatorial zone, Prof. Chukwuebuka Ubaka, Mr Ezea scored 101, 430, while Ugwuanyi scored 48, 316 to come a distant second. Labour Party also won the three House of Representatives seats in the zone. Mr Mark Obeta…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the fresh presidential and national assembly elections it earlier re-scheduled for tomorrow ( Monday). Head Voter Education and Public Enlightenment in the state, Mrs Rebecca Jim, who disclosed this in Umuahia, said that the Abuja headquarters of the commission, gave the counter directive. INEC Administrative Secretary, Clement Oha, had earlier, while addressing a press conference said a fresh election would hold in seven LGAs where there were skirmishes on Saturday. They affected LGAs, according to him include: Obingwa, Osisioma, Aba North, Aba South, Umuahia North, Ohafia and Arochukwu. He, said voters in…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party (LP) has rejected the results of the presidential election held across the country yesterday (Saturday) describing it as ‘doctored.’ This was contained in a statement by its National Chairman, Julius Abure, on Sunday evening. The LP also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of complicity in what it described as widespread rigging that took place in many states such as Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Imo and other places in the North. The party said the “exercise has left millions of Nigerians disappointed and disillusioned because of the unprofessional conduct of state and non-state actors who participated…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has swept additional five Local Government Areas in Abia State, thus winning in all seven LGAs so far declared. Obi had earlier won in Isiala Ngwa North, and Isuikwuato LGAs earlier announced by INEC. Candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Atiku Abubakar, is trailing behind while his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Tinubu, comes a distant third. Obi won even in the Bende LGA of the Senate Chief Whip, and a chieftain of the APC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, with a…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Imo East Senatorial district, Uche Onyeagocha, on Sunday alleged that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi’s results were being swapped with that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Oyeagocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Assistant on Media, Macdonald Enwere. He blamed it on the party agents of the APC in the area. According to him: “The PDP Candidate for Imo East Senatorial District, Hon. Barr. Uche Onyeagocha condemns in the strongest terms the swapping…