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David  Adeleke,  who is popularly called Davido, on Friday, hailed the judgement of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal, which declared his uncle, Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the 2018 governorship election in the state. Adeleke was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election, in which the current governor, Gboyega Isiaka was returned the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission. On his verified Instagram page, Davido shared the news and wrote, “God no dey sleep!!! Mandate returned!!! Imole ti de!! Osun I’m on my way!!” And on his Twitter handle, he shared a photo from the 2018 campaign trail, and tweeted, “Imole ti de!!!!!! Congratulations to the great people of Osun State!”

Suspected political thugs have disrupted the rerun election at Jato-Aka ,Tse Akough PU 012, Yaav ward, Kwande Local Government of Benue State. A young man identified as Mr. Iorver Yough, believed to be working for the All Progressives Congress, APC, reportedly led APC thugs with Sekav Aule (Tor Geri Jato-aka) to destroy election materials. Yough allegedly slapped the PDP agent, Micheal Iornongo, used club and machetes on him while Aule and his boys broke the ballot box and snatched the register. Voters have fled the polling unit following the incident. DAILY POST gathered that, although some materials were recovered, the register is missing.

The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has declared Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the winner of the controversial state election. The tribunal also declared the September 27 rerun election in the state illegal. The three-man panel of the Tribunal gave the judgement on Friday following the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleka against the All Progressives Congress, APC and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola. The Tribunal also ruled that PDP and Adeleke proved that it was the state Returning Officer who cancelled the results in 7 Polling Units, adding that the petitioners also proved that the Returning Officer has no power to cancel election results of a polling unit. The Tribunal also deducted 2,029 votes from APC scores and 1,246 votes from PDP votes in 17 polling units where there was non compliance. Delivering the judgement, the panel had a split decision. While two members (majority judgment) ruled in fav...

Jimi Agbaje Jimi Agbaje, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, has denied the raging rumour that he had abandoned the party in anger. “I remain in PDP,” Mr Agbaje told PREMIUM TIMES following an enquiry seeking to corroborate claims of his departure. “Disregard the fake news.” Mr Agbaje, a career pharmacist who had sought to govern Lagos three times in the last four general election cycles, was reported to have left the PDP following insufferable attacks directed at him because he lost the recent governorship election in the state. Mr Agbaje was roundly defeated by Jide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress at the March 9 governorship poll. He wasted no time in placing a call to congratulate Mr Sanwo-Olu and accept the outcome. It was not immediately clear where claims of Mr Agbaje’s exit from PDP emanated, but Western Post, a regional newspaper, was amongst the earliest platforms to publish the disputed story Wednesday morning. The W...

Atiku Abubakar Files petition against Buhari’s victory Alleges massive rigging, malpractices and non-compliance with electoral laws PDP asks Nigerians to be wary of president’s antics Shola Oyeyipo, Adedayo Akinwale and Alex Enumah in Abuja Exactly 19 days after President Muhammadu Buhari was declared winner of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has filed a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, at the poll. Atiku and the PDP in the petition filed yesterday asked to be declared the winner of the election. In the alternative, he asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to nullify the election and order a fresh one that would be counted in line with the country’s electoral laws. Speaking with journalists at the Court of Appeal, Abuja premises of the tribunal, where ...

Peter Obi, Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, has called on Nigerians to massively vote candidates of the PDP in Saturday’s elections. Obi made the call during a news conference in his Onitsha residence on Monday. He said in spite of the outcome of the Feb. 23 presidential and National Assembly elections, supporters of PDP should be emboldened and come out on March 9 to vote in PDP candidates. Obi used the medium to assure PDP supporters that the party would challenge the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the Feb.23 presidential election in court. ”I believe in the rule of law and the court, and I know justice will be done on our matter when we finish filling our matter,” he said. Obi condemned killings that characterised Feb. 23 elections and condoled families of those who lost their wards in the process. He commended young Nigerians who participated in the nation’s elections for the first t...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night explained that it had taken long time to reposition Nigeria because of the alleged long time waste of the former Peoples Democratic Party-led administration that held sway for 16 years. Aisha Buhari strikes 4+4 pose This is as the wife of the President, Dr. Aisha Buhari, has assured women and youths who formed the fulcrum of the campaign organisation that the second tenure of the Buhari’s government will not forget their efforts and that the President will address gap between rich and poor. Speaking at a victory dinner organised by the Youth and Women Campaign Organisation at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa Abuja, Presidentu Buhari who vowed not to betray the confidence of Nigerians from the last elections, said that his victory was a sign that Nigerians were satisfied with the change that his government embarked upon. He also said that his victory in the February 23 election was an expression of confidence in his promise of it...

B enue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has vowed to retain his seat for a second term against all odds. The Governor said this to newsmen yesterday following the anouncement of the defeat of former Governor, George Akume who lost his senatorial seat to House of representatives member, Emmanuel Yisa Orker Jev. The Governor said he had kept his promise of retiring the senator and said he will emerge victorious in the forthcoming governorship elections because the tenure of a governor is eight years. “Have I said anything and not done it? I work with God and He has always seen me through. This is how it would be during the Governorship election. The tenure of a Governor is eight years and I will have my eight years. Just watch and see,” Ortom said. The governor who has not commisioned any project during his tenure and owes several months of salaries, pensions and gratuity faces a herculean task of convincing the electorate to vote for him.