Results of the ongoing governorship and State House of AssemblySupplementary elections in Nigeria have started coming in from different polling units in the country.
Naija News reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the governorship and House of Assembly supplementary elections at exactly 8 am on Saturday, March 23, amidst tight security.
The governorship election is taking place in 5 states while the state assembly polls held in eighteen (18) states.
According to the document released by INEC on Thursday, the supplementary governorship elections took place in five states including Bauchi (14 LGAs), Benue (22 LGAs, Plateau (9 LGAs) Kano (29 LGAs) and Sokoto (22 LGAs).
Below is the list of states, affected LGAs and number of registered voters there:
- Bauchi (one LGA, 1,111 voters)
- Bayelsa (three LGAs, 58,270 voters)
- Benue (nine LGAs, 91,141 voters)
- Ebonyi (three LGAs, 45,905 voters)
- Edo (one LGA, 6,764 voters)
- Ekiti (one LGA, 2,244 voters)
- Kaduna (one LGA, 7,514 voters)
- Adamawa (two LGAs, 49,588 voters)
- Kano (one LGA, 40,821 voters)
- Kogi (three LGAs, 24,637 voters)
- Imo (five LGAs, 118,372 voters)
- Lagos (one LGA, 12,711 voters)
- Nasarawa (four LGAs, 43,874 voters)
- Osun (one LGA, 2,485 voters)
- Plateau (one LGA, 5,501 voters)
- Sokoto (two LGAs, 24,492 voters)
- Taraba (two LGAs, 19,912)
- FCT (four LGAs, 29,796 voters).
In the build-up to the elections, candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, have popped up clearly as top contenders for the office of the governor and representatives of various constituencies in the 18 states.
Below are the results… (PLEASE REFRESH ALWAYS)
3:56 pm: BAUCHI: Salarma Primary School PU 019, Ribina Ward, Toro LGA
PDP – 244
APC – 304
BAUCHI: PU District head 023, Kofar Fada Ward, Itas/Gadau LGA
APC – 167
PDP – 261
KANO: PU Filin Dirimi 036. Gobirawa Ward, Dala LGA
PDP – 191
APC – 174
KANO: PU Shinkafi, Kosawa Ward Kura LGA
APC: 201
PDP: 114
PLATEAU: PU Angwan Madaki Ekan 01, Mangu Ward 1, Mangu LGA
APC – 296
PDP – 146
BAUCHI Malar Giji Polling Unit A & B Bogoro D Ward, Bogoro LGA
PDP: 478
APC: 101
KANO: PU 33, Goburawa Ward Dala LGA
PDP – 139
APC – 69
BAUCHI: PU 006, Dewu East Ward Kirfi LGA
PDP: 113
APC: 87
KANO: Polling Unit 021, Magajin Gari Ward, Karaye LGA
APC – 536
PDP – 4
KANO: Calbo ward, Kibiya LGA
APC – 984
PDP – 05
BENUE: Gungul Polling Unit, Mbakyase Ward, Konshisha LGA
PDP – 88
APC – 40
BENUE: Agune Polling Unit, Mbakyase Ward, Konshisha LGA
APC – 44
PDP – 144
BENUE: RCM Primary School Polling Unit, Mbaaka, Ward, Ushongo LGA
PDP – 352
APC – 94
PLATEAU: Plateau Hotel Polling Unit, Jos North LGA
PDP: 158
APC: 78
BAUCHI Malar Giji Polling Unit A & B Bogoro D Ward, Bogoro LGA
PDP: 478
APC: 101.
Please note that these results are yet to be confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the only body recognised by law to declare election result.
source https://www.naijanews.com/2019/03/23/live-updates-2019-supplementary-election-results-across-nigeria/
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