Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Idris Wada and Audu Abubakar.

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

11.00 am The election results so far.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
INEC officials at the collation centre

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

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive
Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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.

Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

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