These are just gists from eye witness accounts
The remaining Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Isin/ Irepodun federal constituency election has been rescheduled for April 26,2011 due to the absence of the logo of the candidate of the DPP
THE political influence of the controversial Ibadan politician, Late Chief Lamidi Adedibu may have died with him as his son, Senator Kamardeen Adedibu was defeated by Chief Olufemi Lanlehin who contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
While announcing the result of the Oyo Senatorial District which was keenly contested, the Returning Officer, Prof. Bayo Okunade said Lanlehin scored 127,691 votes closely followed by the candidate of the Accord Party,Mr. Bayo Lawal who polled 118,256 votes and Adedibu came third with 92,359 votes.
In the remaining two senatorial districts of Oyo Central and Oyo North, Chief Jumoke Akinjide,the daughter of the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Chief Richard Akinjide(SAN) also lost to Hon. Ayo Adeseun who also contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
Adeseun, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, had 105,975 votes while Accord Party came second with 92,544 votes.
The remaining senatorial seat-Oyo North which was won by Mr. Hosea Agboola, who represented the PDP was controversial as other party agents except the PDP refused to sign the result sheets.
In the House of Representatives election, PDP won five seats, ACN four seats and Accord Party won four seats.
The remaining seat, Ibadan North West and Ibadan South West is to hold on April 26 2011.
ACN won in Ibadan North with 30, 035 votes, Accord Party, 24, 519 votes and PDP had13, 412 votes. Its candidate is Mr. Abiodun Awoleye.
It also won in Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West with Mr. Kamil Akinlabi who defected from the PDP and also in Ibarapa East/Ido with Mr. Sunday Adepoju and , Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa with Mr. Kola Olabiyi.
PDP won the following constituencies Irepo/Orelope/Olorunsogo, Ogo Oluwa/ Surulere,Atisbo/Saki West/Saki East, Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North, and Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Ooriire Federal Constituencies.
Accord Party took many by surprise as it won Oluyole, Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East, Akinyele/Lagelu, and Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituencies. Its candidate, Mr. Murtala Kayode scored 18,888 votes, ACN 17,47 and PDP 16,498 votes.
Dimeji Bankole (PDP) also lost his seat to ACN candidate
Mr Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker, House of Representatives, says the outcome of Saturday's National Assembly
election reflected the wishes of the people.
In a statement by Mr Kayode Odunaro, his Special Adviser on Communications, in Abuja,Sunday, Bankole commended the peaceful nature of the election, particularly in his constituency, and in Ogun.
``The exercise is a good omen in our national quest to entrench democracy in our nation,'' the statement quoted him as saying.
NAN reports that Bankole lost his return bid to the House by polling 23,103 votes
against the 28,490 votes polled by the ACN candidate in his Abeokuta South Federal Constituency.
Bankole thanked the electorate for trooping out en masse to vote for the candidates of their choice, and congratulated all the winners in the parliamentary elections, while urging the losers to take their losses in good faith.
He declared: ``For me, the race was not a life-and-death duel. Of more importance is the building, maintenance and development of our democratic institutions and processes toward true national development and greatnes
Kwara state
Ilorin-Governor Bukola Saraki’s led Peoples Democratic Party[PDP]in kwara state, in the last weekend poll swept all the elections to the three senatorial and five house of representatives seats as conducted in the rescheduled national assembly election .The remaining Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Isin/ Irepodun federal constituency election has been rescheduled for April 26,2011 due to the absence of the logo of the candidate of the DPP
Oyo State
THE political influence of the controversial Ibadan politician, Late Chief Lamidi Adedibu may have dwindled because his son, Senator Kamardeen Adedibu was defeated by Chief Olufemi Lanlehin who contested on the platform of the Action Congress of NigeriaTHE political influence of the controversial Ibadan politician, Late Chief Lamidi Adedibu may have died with him as his son, Senator Kamardeen Adedibu was defeated by Chief Olufemi Lanlehin who contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
While announcing the result of the Oyo Senatorial District which was keenly contested, the Returning Officer, Prof. Bayo Okunade said Lanlehin scored 127,691 votes closely followed by the candidate of the Accord Party,Mr. Bayo Lawal who polled 118,256 votes and Adedibu came third with 92,359 votes.
In the remaining two senatorial districts of Oyo Central and Oyo North, Chief Jumoke Akinjide,the daughter of the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Chief Richard Akinjide(SAN) also lost to Hon. Ayo Adeseun who also contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
Adeseun, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, had 105,975 votes while Accord Party came second with 92,544 votes.
The remaining senatorial seat-Oyo North which was won by Mr. Hosea Agboola, who represented the PDP was controversial as other party agents except the PDP refused to sign the result sheets.
In the House of Representatives election, PDP won five seats, ACN four seats and Accord Party won four seats.
The remaining seat, Ibadan North West and Ibadan South West is to hold on April 26 2011.
ACN won in Ibadan North with 30, 035 votes, Accord Party, 24, 519 votes and PDP had13, 412 votes. Its candidate is Mr. Abiodun Awoleye.
It also won in Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West with Mr. Kamil Akinlabi who defected from the PDP and also in Ibarapa East/Ido with Mr. Sunday Adepoju and , Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa with Mr. Kola Olabiyi.
PDP won the following constituencies Irepo/Orelope/Olorunsogo, Ogo Oluwa/ Surulere,Atisbo/Saki West/Saki East, Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North, and Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Ooriire Federal Constituencies.
Accord Party took many by surprise as it won Oluyole, Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East, Akinyele/Lagelu, and Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituencies. Its candidate, Mr. Murtala Kayode scored 18,888 votes, ACN 17,47 and PDP 16,498 votes.
Ogun state
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello lost her seat to the ACN candidateDimeji Bankole (PDP) also lost his seat to ACN candidate
Mr Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker, House of Representatives, says the outcome of Saturday's National Assembly
election reflected the wishes of the people.
In a statement by Mr Kayode Odunaro, his Special Adviser on Communications, in Abuja,Sunday, Bankole commended the peaceful nature of the election, particularly in his constituency, and in Ogun.
``The exercise is a good omen in our national quest to entrench democracy in our nation,'' the statement quoted him as saying.
NAN reports that Bankole lost his return bid to the House by polling 23,103 votes
against the 28,490 votes polled by the ACN candidate in his Abeokuta South Federal Constituency.
Bankole thanked the electorate for trooping out en masse to vote for the candidates of their choice, and congratulated all the winners in the parliamentary elections, while urging the losers to take their losses in good faith.
He declared: ``For me, the race was not a life-and-death duel. Of more importance is the building, maintenance and development of our democratic institutions and processes toward true national development and greatnes
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