Politics

#Kogi Decides: Early results favour Audu

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8 years ago

November 22, 2015

Although official collation of results is expected to start at 6am today, early results coming from the fields in the Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, seem to point at victory for a former governor of the state, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Audu.
Audu, from available results is leading the incumbent governor, Idris Wada in the West Senatorial zone, and most local government areas of the East Senatorial district, while Wada seems to be in the lead in most parts of the Central Senatorial District.
Audu seems to have won in Yagba East, Mopa-Moro and Ijumu while incumbent Wada won in Yagba West and Kabba-Bunu.
Audu was also leading in six of the nine local government areas in Kogi East where he and Wada come from.

The state resident electoral commissioner, Hassaa Pai announced late last night that collation of results from the local government areas would commence at 6am today.
There was a bit of snag when the governor arrived at his Odu 001 Polling Unit in Ogboyaga, Dekina Local government area, and went for accreditation. But his finger print was rejected by the card reader forcing the polling officers to register him with the Incident Form.
Speaking thereafter, he said: “It is unfortunate that despite all the assurance given by INEC, this kind of development could still occur. Though I’m not going to make quick judgment, I will relay my view to the appropriate authority”.
The governor’s predicament was, however, better than his wife’s, who could not vote, because her name was not found on the voter’s register.

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