Wamakko wins Sokoto North Senatorial Seat
Northern Senators Forum Chairman and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in 2019 polls, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has won five out of 8 local governments that constitute Sokoto North senatorial District with wide margin to defeat his PDP opponent, Senator Ahmed Muhammadu Maccido.
Not less than 172, 989 votes for Wamakko separated him with his opponent who scored 138, 970.
Maccido won Gudu, Silame and Binji local governments respectively.
However, Wamakko returned Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Kware, Tangaza and Wamakko local governments accordingly.
Ndume floors PDP in Borno South, returns to senate
Senate Leader, Ali- Ndume of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged winner of the Southern Borno Senatorial Constituency election.
Ndume was declared winner on Sunday in Biu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having scored the highest votes cast in the Saturday’s election.
Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Prof. Isa Hassan, said Ndume garnered 300, 637 votes to defeat his closest rival, Kudla Haske, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 84, 608 votes.
Ndume, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), shortly after victory, thanked the electorate for their support.
“I am very humbled and indebted to the people of my constituency who came out enmasse to support me.
“I must commend my people for their resilience, despite attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents on voters at Pulka community, they defied the insurgents to exercise their franchise.
“Despite all the desperation by PDP, we came out victorious. We thank God. We promise to deliver more than 90 percent votes for Mr President and we are keeping the promise,” he said.
Ndume commended INEC for conducting a free, fair and peaceful election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other results of senate and House of Representatives elections are still being collated in the state.
‘Yayi’ of APC wins Lagos West Senatorial seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi) winner of the Lagos West Senatorial district.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the INEC Returning Officer, Prof Olumide Adenuga of the University of Lagos, said that Adeola polled a total of 323,817 votes to emerge winner.
He defeated his closest rival Gbadebo Rhodes of the Peoples Democratic Party, who had 243,516 votes.
“I Prof Olumide Adenuga hereby certify as the returning officer, Lagos West Senatorial District with the election held on Feb. 23, 2019, that the election was conducted among 10 candidates.
“I declare that Solomon Olamilekan Adeola of the APC has satisfied the requirements of law and, scoring the highest number of votes, he is hereby declared the winner and returned elected having polled 323,817 votes,” he said.
Speaking on his victory, Adeola said that the victory would spur him to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people.
“We will do more for the people in terms of infrastructure and other things that will ease the problems of the people such as welfare programmes,” he said.
Mr Adeola is returning to the Red Chambers for the second time.
Oluremi Tinubu retains Lagos Central senatorial seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Sen. Oluremi Tinubu winner of February 23 election in Lagos Central Senatorial District.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Oyeyemi Oyedola of the University of Lagos, said Mrs Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 131,735.
She defeated Onitiri David of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 89,107 votes.
“l, Professor Oyeyemi Elijah Oyedola, hereby certify that as the returning officer, Lagos Central Senatorial District with the election held on 23 of February 2019 that the election was contested among 14 candidates.
“I declare that Tinubu Oluremi Shade of the APC has satisfied the requirements of law and scoring the highest number of votes, hereby declared the winner and returned elected having polled 131,735 votes,” he said.
The INEC Electoral Officer in Lagos Island, Mr Sodiq Abubakar, lauded the security agents for their support towards ensuring a free, fair and credible election.
Abubakar said that no causality was recorded during the period of the election and urged the stakeholders to keep it up.
The election was conducted in five local government areas namely;, Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Apapa, Surulere and Mainland.
House of Reps: Babatunde Adejare of APC wins Agege Federal Constituency
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Dr Babatunde Adejare of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Agege Federal Constituency seat in Lagos State.
Prof. Olufemi Shaibu, the INEC Returning Officer for the Agege Federal Constituency election, who is of the Department of Economics, University of Lagos (UNILAG), made the declaration at the Collation Centre in Orile Agege area of the state.
The APC candidate polled 32, 114 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr Oluwole Joseph of the PDP who had 13, 886 votes in Saturday’s National Assembly elections.
Mr Oladipupo Ayinde of the Accord (AC) party polled a total of 5, 490.
Shaibu said that Adejare, having scored the highest votes at the election, had won the National Assembly election for the Agege Federal constituency.
“Adejare Samuel Babatunde of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, has scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Shaibu said.
Shaibu said that only 10 parties contested in the election in Agege local government area.
Adejare is currently the Commissioner for Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure in Lagos and was also a member of the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015 representing Agege Federal Constituency.
Ex-Gov. Shekarau wins senatorial seat in Kano State
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state has declared the APC senatorial candidate for Kano Central District, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau as the elected Senator for the zone.
Shekarau, a former Governor of Kano state, contested for the seat under the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Feb. 23.
Announcing the results on Monday at the collation Centre, the Returning Officer for the district, Prof. Adamu Alhaji-Samaila said Shekarau scored 506, 271 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Aliyu Sani-Madawakingini who polled 276, 768 votes.
NAN reports that with the results, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the three senatorial seats in the state as the two incumbent Senators retained their seats.
They are Sen. Kabiru Gaya repesenting Kano South Senatorial District and Sen. Barau Jibril-Maliya who is representing Kano North Senatorial District.
