Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Today, November 22, residents of Kogi state will know who will take charge of the state’s affairs for the next four years: Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party or Audu Abubakar, who is the All Progressives Congress candidate.
Yesterday, November 21, the INEC shifted the collation exercise to this morning, as results did not trickle in from the local government areas.
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Legit.ng brings you fresh live updates on the November 22 development:
16: 35 pm: The INEC declares Kogi governorship election inconclusive as the leading margin (between the two leading parties) is below the number of registered voters in cancelled polling units.
The supplementary election should be held on a date to be announced by the commission. The law states that supplementary election is to be conducted within one week as of today.
16: 30 pm:
The final results as announced by the INEC:
ACCORD - 199
AA - 120
ACD - 472
AD - 163
AEC - 678
APA - 1938
APC - 240,867
APGA - 584
CPP - 587
DPC - 456
DPP - 457
ID - 174
KOWA - 134
LP - 8756
NCP - 346
NNPP - 282
PDC - 861
PDP - 199,514
PPA - 2973
PPM - 231
SDP - 86
UDP - 105
Difference between the APC and the PDP totals 41,353.
13: 50 pm
The INEC officials are putting the results of all the political parties from 21 LGAs together and would then announce the party that wins the polls.
Residents of Ofu LG are already celebrating Audu's victory.
13: 50 pm All LGAs have presented their official results.
13:45 pm
Ibaji LGA: Total registered voters - 66563, accredited voters - 24817; APC - 11427, PDP - 10,572; total valid votes - 22383, total votes cast - 23409.
13:25 pm The counting process is gradually reaching the final stage.
13:15 pm
Dekina LGA: Total registered voters - 141963, accredited voters - 52344; APC - 20994, PDP - 21,602; total valid votes - 43938, rejected votes - 3094, total votes cast - 46955.
13:03 pm
Lokoja LGA: Total registered voters - 114139, accredited voters - 30746; APC - 13517, PDP - 12414; total valid votes - 27063, rejected votes - 1173, total votes cast - 28236.
12.50 pm
Bassa LGA: Total registered voters - 51526, accredited voters - 24663; APC - 11815, PDP - 9258; rejected votes -1524, total votes cast - 23226.
12:40 pm
INEC administrative officers and party agents at the collation of Kogi governorship election results in Lokoja.
12:35 pm
Igalamela-Odolu LGA: total registered voters - 54266, accredited voters - 20953; APC - 9003, PDP - 8683; total valid votes - 18448, rejected votes - 1285, total votes cast - 19733.
12:20 pm
Olamabolo LGA: Total registered voters - 71756, accredited voters - 24429; APC - 13227, PDP - 8202; total valid votes - 22075, rejected votes - 1192, total votes cast - 23,267.
12:05 pm
Ankpa LGA: Total registered voters - 119556, accredited voters - 45967; APC - 22983, PDP - 14731; total valid votes- 38732, rejected votes - 1960, total votes cast - 40692.
11:58 am
OFU LGA: Total registered voters - 76936, accredited voters - 32311; APC - 16800, PDP - 10997; total valid votes - 28685, rejected votes - 1946, total votes cast - 30631.
11:45 am
Omala LGA: Total registered voters - 53510, accredited voters - 22545; APC - 9228, PDP - 10,517; total valid votes- 20175, rejected votes - 950, total votes cast - 21125.
11:40 am
Kabba Bunu LGA:rejected votes - 839, total votes cast - 18755.
11:30 The collation of the election results has continued.
11.00 am The election results so far.
10:32 am
Election results from 11 local governments have been already announced.
10:30 am INEC officials at the collation office in Kogi state are going on a 30-minute break.
10:25 am
Idah LGA: Total registered voters - 48762, accredited voters - 21471; APC - 11,779, PDP - 6952, total valid votes - 19,273, rejected votes - 951, total votes cast - 20224.
10:15 am
Yagba East LGA: Total registered voters - 35322, accredited voters - 13921; APC - 7129, PDP - 5368; total valid votes - 12842, rejected votes - 516, total votes cast - 13358.
10:05 am
Yagba West LGA: Total registered voters - 35966, accredited voters - 15902; APC - 7930, PDP - 7021; total valid votes - 15176, rejected votes - 529, total votes cast - 15,705.
10:01 am The issue has been resolved in a following way: registered voters should be changed to - 117131 and accredited voters should now be - 35143.
09:56 am PDP agent has already rejected the result, saying it shows there was no real voting in Okene.
09:52 am There is discrepancy in the result from Okene LGA, so it may be cancelled. Accredited voters - 33703, total votes cast - 34042. It is not possible for the total votes cast to be more than accredited voters.
The INEC officials are trying to resolve the issue right now.
09:48 am The collation of election results is ongoing.
09:38 am
Okene LGA: Total registered voters - 117132, accredited voters - 33703, APC - 14786, PDP - 15968, total valid votes - 33039, rejected votes - 1003, total votes cast - 34042.
09:30 am
Ijumu LGA:
09:20 am
Kogikk LGA: Total registered voters - 45,817, accredited voters - 21,834; APC - 10,426, PDP - 9,316; total votes cast - 20,533.
09:03 am
Adavi LGA: Total registered voters - 85127, accredited voters - 30993; APC - 15636, PDP - 11902; total valid votes - 29292, rejected votes - 768, total votes cast - 30060.
08:55 am INEC national commissioner reading the results from each local government area.
08:48 am Heavy security mounted at the entrance of the INEC office in Lokoja as collation continues.
08:42 am
Ajaokuta LGA
08:30 am
Ogori Mangogo LGA: Total registered voters - 14387, accredited voters - 4820; APC - 1931, PDP - 2601; total valid votes - 4890, rejected votes - 135, total votes cast - 4760.
08:27 am The INEC collation room at the moment.
08:20 am
Mopa Moro LGA: Registered voters - 18348; accredited voters - 8859; APC - 3888; PDP - 4195; total valid votes - 8244; rejected votes -282; total votes cast - 8526.
08:16 am
Okehi LGA: Registered voters - 69114, accredited voters -24645; APC - 10,170, PDP - 8504; rejected votes - 733; total valid - 23251.
08:12 am All major national TV stations are here to cover proceedings live.
08:00 am The collation has started, the opening remarks is now being given by the representative of INEC national commissioner and former INEC acting boss, Hajia Amina Zakari.
07:30 am The INEC announced that each party should present only one agent for the exercise.
07:20 am "We now have 16 results," the INEC official just announced. This means that results of 16 LGAs have been processed at the commission's ICT.
07:15 am The seats where the Resident Electoral Commissioner and other senior officials of INEC will announce the official results.
7:00 am The conference room is extremely crowded with collation officers, parties' agents, journalists, local and foreign observers and INEC staff.
6.55 am Journalists and observers have gathered at the media room of the INEC office in Lokoja waiting for the commencement of the process.
Source: Legit.ng
