KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION DECLARED INCONCLUSIVE

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The INEC declares Kogi governorship election inconclusive as the difference between the two leading parties is less than the number of registered voters in cancelled polling units. Read more at:

The supplementary eletion should be held on a date to be announced by the commission. The law states that supplementary election is to be held 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 total 41353.

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.

13: 50 pm  All LGAs have presented their official results.
Results of governorship elections in Kogo state.

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: Total registered voters – 60,522, accredited voters – 19,620; APC – 9659, PDP – 7768; total valid votes – 17916, 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.


ELECTORAL OFFICIALS BATTLING TO COMPLETE THEIR REPORTS FOR SUBMISSION AFTER KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULTS IN LOKOJA ON SATURDAY (21/11/15) NIGHT.

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: Total registered voters – 46,819, accredited voters – 18,199; APC – 9,958, PDP – 6,040; total votes cast – 17,407.

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.

INEC officials at the collation centre

08:48 am Heavy security mounted at the entrance of the INEC office in Lokoja as collation continues.



08:42 am
Ajaokuta LGA: ‎Total registered voters – 52441, accredited voters- 17466; APC – 8581; PDP – 6903; total valid votes- 16408, rejected votes 298, total votes cast – 16706.

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.
COLLATION OFFICER FOR OKEHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, MALAM HUSSAIN ABDULKAREEM (L), PRESENTING HIS REPORT DURING THE COLLATION OF KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULTS IN LOKOJA

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.

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