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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) majorly shared the spoils of the supplementary elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls INEC had declared elections conducted in February inconclusive due to the cancellation of election results from over-voting, violence and other shortfalls.
APC wins Ekiti Assembly seat in supplementary election
INEC has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ido-Osi Constituency 1, Mr Babatunde Fawekun, as winner in the House of assembly supplementary election held on Saturday.
The commission’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Ekiti, Mr Temitope Akanmu, made the result public in a statement he issued in Ado-Ekiti.
Akanmu stated that Fawekun polled 4,674 votes to beat his closest rival from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Ishola Fadahunsi, who polled 4,202 votes.
He added that seven political parties fielded candidates in the election.
Mr Abiodun Olorunda of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 203 votes, while Mr Gbenga Olubobade of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 80 votes.
Mr Ayodele Awoniyi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 422 votes, he stated
Two female contestants, Mrs Blessing James of the Labour party (LP), scored 35 votes, while Mrs Tosin Obafemi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) scored 19 votes.
INEC cancelled results obtained in three polling units in Ido-Osi Constituency 1 at the March 18 election because of violence and fixed April 15 for the supplementary election.
INEC declares APC as winner of Giwa Assembly seat in Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Awwal Umar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the supplementary election for Giwa West House of Assembly seat in Kaduna State.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Maryam Suleiman declared the results in Giwa on Saturday.
Sulaiman said that Umar scored 15,603 votes to defeat his closest rival, Bello Mu’azu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 14,897 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, Awwal Umar of the APC is returned elected,” she said.
INEC had declared March 18 election as inconclusive following irregularities discovered in Galadimawa and kidandan Wards, leading to Saturday’s supplementary election.
PDP’s Agboworin wins House of Representatives re-run election in Oyo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate, Rep. Abass Agboworin, as the winner of Saturday re-run election in Ibadan South-East/North-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State.
Agboworin, a current occupant of the seat, was declared elected after he polled 28,111 votes to win the supplementary election.
The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Benjamin Olley of the University of Ibadan, announced Agboworin as the winner at the accient Mapo Hall Collation Centre in Ibadan.
“Today, April 15, 2023. I, Prof. Benjamin Olley, hereby announce that Abass Agboworin of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declare the winner of the supplementary election into Ibadan North- East/South-East Federal Constituency of Oyo state,” Olley said.
Agboworin won the election ahead of his closed contender, Adedapo Lam-Adesina, son of the late former Governor, Lam Adesina.
Lam-Adesina of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate, polled 27, 338 votes.
INEC declares APC candidate, Akande-Sadipe, winner of Oluyole Federal Constituency election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, the APC candidate, as winner of the Oluyole Federal Constituency election.
Prof. Jacob Olaniyi, the Returning Officer, announced Akande-Sadipe as the winner on Saturday evening in Ibadan, at the end of the supplementary election held in two polling units in the constituency.
According to him, Akande-Sadipe scored 14, 891 to defeat her closest rival, Mr Abdul-Mojeed Mogbonjubola of PDP, who scored 13,073.
The returning officer said, “that Tolulope Akande-Sadipe of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
Akande-Sadipe is currently representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency at the House.
The electoral body had declared the election held on Feb. 25 inconclusive following the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and cases of over-voting in the affected two polling units.
This made the commission to conduct supplementary election in the two polling units on Saturday.
PDP’s Kabiru wins Jigawa Assembly seat in Birnin Kudu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of PDP for Birnin Kudu Constituency, Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, as winner in the House of assembly supplementary election in Jigawa State.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Usman Haruna of the Federal University Dutse, declared Kabiru as winner in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area on Saturday.
He said Kabiru polled 36,050 votes to beat his closest rival and the incumbent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Muhammad Surajo, who polled 34,545 votes.
Haruna said that Muhammad Yakubu of ADC scored 283 votes, Halilu Aliyu of ADP scored 117 votes, Ahmad Abdullahi of LP scored 17 votes, Sulaiman Abdullahi of NNPP scored 722 votes, Musa Mahmud of PPP scared 460 votes and Shuaibu Basiru of SDP scored 14 votes.
“That Ibrahim Kabiru of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” the returning officer said.
APC wins supplementary election for Kankia constituency of Katsina State
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Salisu Rimaye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election for Kankia constituency of Katsina State.
INEC Returning Officer, Dr Kamaluddeen Kabo of the Federal University, Dutsinma declared the result in Kankia.
Kabo said that Rimaye scored 18, 157 votes to beat Abdullahi Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 16, 763 votes.
He said the total numbers of registered voters was 78, 224, while 37, 030 were accredited and the total valid vote was 35, 037, while 511 were rejected votes, while the total votes cast was 35, 548.
“I Dr Kamaladdeen Kabo, the Returning officer, Kankia, State Constituency election, held on the April 15, 2023.
“Hereby satisfy that Salisu Rimaye of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he said.
The poling units where the supplementary election was conducted included Galadima A, Galadima B, Tsa and Rimaye wards, each had one polling unit, while Tafashiya ward had two.
APC wins Sanga Assembly rerun in Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Haliru Dangana of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s rerun election for House of Assembly Sanga constituency seat.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Musa declared the result in Gwantu.
Musa said that Dangana polled 13, 883 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Comfort Amwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 13, 275 votes.
“Haliru Dangana of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law by scoring the highest votes is hereby declared the winner,” he said.
INEC declares PDP candidate winner of Bukkuyum/Gummi supplementary poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for Bukkuyum/Gummi Federal Constituency in Zamfara, Alhaji Sulaiman Gummi, was declared winner of the supplementary election conducted in the constituency on Saturday.
Recall that INEC declared the House of Reps election for the constituency inconclusive due to cancellation of election results from over voting and violence at some polling units.
The INEC Collation Officer for the supplementary elections, Dr. Lawal Sa’ad said Gummi scored 35,664 votes to defeat his closest opponent of the All Progressives (APC) Ahmad Muhammad who scored 35,058 votes.
Dr Sa’ad said Gummi, having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law, emerged as winner of this election.