Not yet Uhuru for Ododo, ruling party in Kogi Guber poll

Opposition evenings In Kogi State to have not only rejected Saturdays governorship election In THE State as A fake but allegedly veil In a lot mysteries And “concocted” The figures that only court can unravel, RALPH OMOLOLU AGBANA reports.

In the middle of incidents of pre-filled result leaves, on vote And compromise by It is civil servants, THE Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Sunday declared THE candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Ousman Ahmed Ododo, winner of last Saturdays governorship election In Kogi Status.

According to has THE final results as announcement by THE electoral commission, Ododo won with 446 237 votes, defeat her the closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of THE Social Democratic To party (SDP), WHO interrogates 259,052 voice. Dinosaur Mélaye of THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP) obtained 46,362 voice has come A far third.

CENI had process with THE announcement of THE results of THE election ignore warnings by SDP And PDP against TO DO SO, on hold investigations of widespread allegations of malpractice especially In Kogi Central Senatorial District. SDP And PDP insisted that elections In THE five Local Government Areas of Okene, Okehi, Adavi, Ajaokuta And Ogorimagongo In Kogi Central should be canceled.

Presenting THE letter of THE petition of THE SDP has THE State Snack Center, Lokoja, THE visibly furious agent of THE to party, David Ehimony, said her to party did not accept THE result of THE elections In THE five local government areas In THE Kogi Central senatorial district because THE results were tampered with. SDP called For downright cancelation of results In THE entire Kogi Central area. However, THE APC agent Abdulazeez Idris King, objected has THE petition by THE SDP.

Kogi State Back Officer And Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of THE University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Teacher Johnson Ourama, on listen has THE arguments of THE agents pleaded For all evenings has to wait for THE result of CENI investigations In THE controversial elections In THE affected areas. He note that THE provisions of THE electoral law did not permit THE sign has Cancel results.

In the meantime, CENI had earlier announcement THE suspension of elections In nine neighborhoods In Ogorimagongo while Also declaring that costs elections will socket In 59 electoral neighborhoods. National Commissioner And member, Information And Elector Education Committee of CENI Mohammed Kudu Harunah say it Commission has received reports Since OUR civil servants In Kogi State on incidents of electoral professional misconduct, particularly THE incident of result leaves completed Before vote.

"Reports indicate that THE incidents occurred In Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okéhi And Okène Local Government Areas. THE most serious incidents occurred In Ogori/Magongo, affecting nine of ten Registration Areas.

"This East entirely unacceptable. Any of them result not emanating Since THE Commissions process In THE Vote Units will not be accepted. THE Commission East determined not has reward bad behavior. »

He further note that as THE process continued, THE commission would be not hesitate has apply appropriate punishments Or necessary, which would be come After A Audit track of staff And materials has check those WHO can to have has been partner in crime In undermine THE process.

"We to have A save of all civil servants deployed has miscellaneous levels as supervisors, monitors, technical staff Or vote unit civil servants And all election materials issued has them," he insured.

Allegations of on vote SDP national president, Shehu Gabam, voiced concerns concerning What he claims are substantial irregularities In THE recently concluded elections In Kogi State. Support her argument with information coming from Since CENI Independent Results Display (IReV) portal, he raised THE alarm on deviations that required urgent be careful.

According to has Gabam, these deviations are blatant In several local government areas, with A to focus on Adavi, Okehi, And Okene. Drawing attention has specific instances, he alleged that Adavi, as by CENI IReV data, had 28,070 accredited the electors, while THE official result leaf noted A alarming 88,413. THE resulting overvoting was rising has A staggering 60,343, representative 85 by hundred inflation of votes.

Moving on has Okehi, Gabam alleged that although there were 29,995 accredited the electors, THE result leaf documented A swollen figure of 57,678, signage A on vote of 27,909. In Okene, he Underlines A rigid contrast between THE 36,168 accredited voters checked in In IReV And THE result leaves swollen count of 122,299. This anomaly successful In A on vote figure of 86 131, component A substantial 89 by hundred inflation.

Gabam stress THE importance of align THE number of accredited voters checked in In THE BVAS (Bimodal Elector Accreditation System) Machinery with THE Numbers on THE result leaves. He argued that any of them DETOUR Since This standard should fast THE can...