The stage is set for collation of results from the 21 local government areas at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja.
The REC, Haliru Kpai, said no LGA had so far returned results.
The electoral body had, last night, shifted the collation exercise to this morning, as results did not trickle in from the Local Government Areas yesterday.
At the moment, at least results from 14 LGAs have arrived Lokoja.
The collation Officers are already seated in the conference hall preparing to commence announcements of results.
Follow our live blog of the announcements here.
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.
The stage is set for collation of results from the 21 local government areas at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja.
The REC, Haliru Kpai, said no LGA had so far returned results.
The electoral body had, last night, shifted the collation exercise to this morning, as results did not trickle in from the Local Government Areas yesterday.
At the moment, at least results from 14 LGAs have arrived Lokoja.
The collation Officers are already seated in the conference hall preparing to commence announcements of results.
Follow our live blog of the announcements here.
Live Blog
10.35
The REC just declared a 30 minutes' break. The collation exercise resumes at 11.00 a.m.
Results from 11 LGAs have so far been announced. APC is maintaining clear lead, having won in eight of the 11 LGAs whose results had been collated. See chart above fore how the parties stack.
10.28
In Yagba East, Ogele 05 polling unit was canceled after hoodlums attacked polling officers and destroyed the polling the booth, the Collation Officer has said.
In Yagba East, Ogele 05 polling unit was canceled after hoodlums attacked polling officers and destroyed the polling the booth, the Collation Officer has said.
10.25
Idah LGA
10 wards
Registered voters 48,762
Accredited voters 21471
APC 11,779
PDP 6,952
10.22
Yagba East
10 wards
Registered voters 35,322
Accredited voters 13,921
APC 7,129
PDP 5,368
10.05
Yagba West
14 wards
Registered voters 35,966
Accredited voters 15,902
APC 7,930
PDP 7,021
09.49
Okene LGA
11 wards and 266 PUs
Registered voters 117,132
Accredited voters 33,703
APC 14,786
LP 141
PDP 15,968
09.34
Ijumu LGA
15 wards and 79 PUs. Registered voters 46,819 Accredited voters 18,199 APC 9,958 LP 25 PDP 6,040
09.16
Kogi-Kotonkarfe LGA
11 wards and 67 PUs
Registered voters 45,817
Accredited voters 21,834
PDP 9,316
LP 10
APC 10,426
08.58
Adavi LGA
11 Wards and 191 Polling Units
Registered voters 85,127
Accredited voters 30,993
APC 15,636
LP 1318
PDP 11,902
08.48
Ajaokuta LGA
Registered voters 52,441
Accredited voters 17,466
APC 8,581
PDP 6,903
LP 550
In Ajaokuta LGA, three polling units were canceled because of violence. The PUs are Ibiya South, Ituwa Opaja and Agbamila Ogodo.
08.35
Mopa/Moro LGA
Registered voters - 18,348. Accredited voters - 8,859
APC 3,888
LP 10
PDP 4,195
08.28
Ogori-Magongo LGA
Registered voters 14,387
Accredited voters 4,820
APC 1,931
PDP 2,601
No case of cancellation, the Collation Officer said.
08.18
Following
the disclosure of the Collation Officer for Okehi LGA that one polling
unit was canceled for over voting, the PDP agent, Mr. Adaga said he
would be interested in the number of the registered voters.
In response, the Collation gave 403 as the number of registered voters.
08.15
Okehi Local Government
APC 10,170 PDP 8504
07.53
Finally,
collation of results is about to begin. The Returning Officer, host
Resident Electoral Commissioner, three National Commissioners and six
other RECs are seated.
Results from Okehi LGA will be taken first. Mopa/Moro will follow.
Meanwhile, a PDP agent created a scene as he refused to leave the hall even though he had no accreditation letter.
He said he was there on the instruction of the Governor, Idris Wada.
07.34
While INEC says it can only accommodate one agent per political party in the hall where election results would be announced, PDP has four agents. The four PDP agents have taken attendance. But INEC has asked them to present one agent.
While INEC says it can only accommodate one agent per political party in the hall where election results would be announced, PDP has four agents. The four PDP agents have taken attendance. But INEC has asked them to present one agent.
07.20
Scuffle Over APC Agent
A gorgeously dressed woman walks into the
collation center citing an authority from the APC governorship
candidate, Abubakar Audu, to act act as his agent at the center.
This created a little upset, as one person had been registered as the party's agent.
INEC announced that the parties should sort themselves out and ensure only one agent is produced for the exercise.
07.18
06.50
"We now have 16 results," the INEC official, anchoring the collation exercise, just announced,
This implies results of 16 LGAs have been processed at the Commission's ICT.
Tally of the results is expected to commence soon.
Collation of results has commenced. Collation Officers from 18 LGAs are ready to present with their results.
INEC officials have called the Collation Officers according to LGAs' to enter results into the Commission's database.
Agents of political parties are now taking attendance.
The conference room is extremely crowded
with Collation Officers, party agents, journalists, local and foreign
observers and INEC staff.
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.
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