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Wednesday, 27 February 2019

2019 PRESIDENTIAL RESULT: ATIKU DISMISSES BUHARI’S REELECTION AS WORST ELECTION FRAUD

Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded election, Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday, dismissed the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst election fraud in the country.

He also said the election cannot produce a government of the people for the simple reason that it does not reflect the will of the people.

Abubakar declared his reaction while briefing newsmen at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.

But he maintained that he was confident of victory but that the journey may be challenging.

In his words, “I will challenge the outcome of the election because the February 23 poll was the worst in Nigeria’s democratic regime even under the ousted military regime.

“The election witnessed an implementation of graft theft of the peoples’ will”.

He alleged that there were widespread statistical impossibility in the PDP strongholds with voter suppression in Akwa Ibom which, according to him, recorded 62 percent decrease in number of votes cast when compared to 2015.

He also said while this was the case in Delta, Rivers, Abia and Benue, that are part of the PDP strongholds, Borno and Yobe states recorded 82 percent increase in votes cast.

As for Borno and Yobe, Abubakar wondered if insecurity was evidence to higher voters’ turnout compared to other secured part of the country.

He said, “The electoral fraud cannot produce a government of the people for the simple reason that it does not reflect the will of the people.

“It is for this reason what I reject the result of the election as announced by INEC.

“I wonder whether insecurity is evidence to higher voter turnout”.

Abubakar added that he is consulting with the party and Nigerians on the next step.

He, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast, saying the PDP has “the real figures” from the election as only when the Peoples’ will prevail that democracy can be said to be in practice in the country.

The PDP presidential candidate also urged the fleeing international investors to have a rethink for their action, saying it is only the ordinary citizens that will suffer the adverse consequences arising from their departure.

MUHAMMADU BUHARI DECLARED WINNER OF THE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA

Video: INEC final result collation and declaration of winners.

BUHARI declared winner of 2019 presidential election in Nigeria.

INEC DECLARES PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI WINNER OF 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Prof Mahmood Yakubu , Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Returning Officer at 4.38 am declares President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 Presidential election.

Having polled a total number of 15,171,847 votes of the 28,614,190 votes cast on Saturday, March 23, 2019, President Buhari satisfied the constitutional requirement and was pronounced winner. The APC candidate defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 11,262,978 votes.

According to INEC chairman, a total number of 82,344,107 voters were registered for the election out of which 29,364,209 voters were accredited. Yakubu declared that the total number valid votes was 27,324,583; total votes rejected was 1,289,607 while total votes cast was 28,614,190.

The chairman said certificate of return will be issued to President Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at 2.00pm today at the Collation Centre.

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

NLC TO OCCUPY OGUN OVER AMOSUN’S HOSTILE POLICIES AGAINST WORKERS

Ayuba Wabba

The National leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Com. Ayuba Wabba, has declared that he would lead Nigerian workers to occupy Ogun State on Friday, this week, over alleged hostile policies of Governor Ibikunle Amosun towards the state work force.

The siege christened “Operation Occupy Ogun State,” Wabba added, is driven by the need to use the planned protest to prevail on Amosun to resolve all pending labour issues between Organised Labour in the state and the Ogun State Government.

The NLC leadership in a letter addressed to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, dated 20th February, titled “Re: Notice of Protest Against Anti-Worker Actions of the Ogun State Government Scheduled For 1st March, 2019,” said they would storm the state to protest the anti-worker decisions and infractions on the rights of workers by the state government.

He lamented that the Union had at different times drew the attention of the state government to its infractions with calls on Amosun- led administration to respect the collective bargaining agreement entered with workers as regards the last tranche of the Paris Club Fund.

Wabba noted that by agreement, Paris Club Fund, was meant to settle gratuity owed workers and unremitted statutory deductions due to workers and trade unions.

According to the Union leader, some of the issues they want Amosun to address include reinstating the state NLC chairman, Comrade Akeem Ambali and other labour leaders that were sacked by him.

Others are the liquidation of about 104 months arrears of withheld statutory deductions owed workers and unions in the state; payment of gratuity owed retirees and settlement of salary arrears owed workers of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu -Ijebu.

Wabba’s letter reads : “Your Excellency, we wish to remind you that the actions of the Ogun State Government under your leadership runs contrary to and undermine Section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution which guarantees and protects freedom of association which includes the freedom for trade unions to exist and function freely in any part of the country.

“Furthermore, as you know, the rights enjoyed by trade unions to respect for collective bargaining agreements and non-interference in their activities is further guaranteed by Conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labour Organisation and Freedom of Association. These conventions were fully subscribed to by Nigeria upon the attainment of independence.

“Given the intransigence of the Ogun State government to respond to earlier entreaties by the NLC, Organized Labour in Nigeria has no other option left than to keep Ogun State on an industrial lock down until our demands are met.”

FED HIGH COURT SACKS APC LAWMAKER OVER CERTIFICATE FORGERY IN JOS

A Federal High Court in Jos has sacked a member of Plateau State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Hassan, for forging his academic certificate.

The lawmaker had claimed to have obtained a business administration diploma from the University of Jos.

University of Jos registrar, Monday Danje, however, denied issuance of the certificate by the institution and declared it as fake.

The lawmaker representing Jos North-North in the Plateau state House of Assembly was taken to court in 2015 by Abdul Saleh.

Justice Kurya granted all the prayers sought by Saleh and ruled that Hassan was never qualified to seek office as a lawmaker.

The judge said the evidence given by the registrar “is true and uncontroversial.”

Justice Kurya called on the Department of State Security Services (DSS), the Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC), the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) and the State House of Assembly to take note of the judgement.

Kurya then ruled that Saleh who came second in the primary be sworn in as the replacement for the sacked lawmaker.

He also awarded N5 million as legal fees and N25 million as general damages against the ousted lawmaker.

Monday, 25 February 2019

SENATOR SHEHU SANI, PRP CALL FOR CANCELLATION OF KADUNA ELECTIONS

Shehu Sani

Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial zone, Shehu Sani has called for cancellation of elections in Kaduna State, particularly in the Kaduna Central zone.

Senator Shehu Sani who is the candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the Senatorial election.

Addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, Senator Sani said, the Saturday election was marred with irregularities across the zone, ranging from over voting, ballot stuffing, intimidation of voters, and connivance with security agencies to rig in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Sani said, himself and his party have compiled cases of irregularities across the zone and written to INEC, asking for the cancellation of the elections.

He said though, they have not gotten official results of the election; they are calling for the cancellation irrespective of the outcome.

Similarly, Kaduna State PRP House of Representatives candidate from Kaduna North, Kassim Balarabe Musa who spoke on behalf of PRP, alleged that the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections were marred by irregularities.

At a separate press conference in Kaduna, the PRP candidate called for cancellation of elections held in the state.

He said the election is marred by votes buying, card readers malfunctioning, usage of unknown persons PVC for voting and among others.

He said legal action will be taken against those involved in malpractice in the state, as there are evidences against them.

WE HAVE NOT DECLARED THAT SENATOR AKPABIO HAS LOST ELECTION - INEC

There have been speculations on social media that Senator Godswill Akapbio has lost the elections in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District to the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Chris Ekpenyong.

However, the REC dispelled the rumours saying, “Nobody has declared election results in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District”.

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