A petition to recall Coronavirus rule-breaking British member of parliament Margaret Ferrier has passed the required number of signatures needed for a bye-election to be called.
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Some members of the public alleged that they sighted Aiyedatiwa distributing money at Ward 9, Polling Units 3A & 3B at Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
The election result was announced on Sunday morning by the returning Officer, Prof. Christopher Onosemuode, at the Constituency Collation Centre, Isoko South INEC LGA office.
The State House of Assembly seat became vacant following the death of Hon. Kenneth Ogba in June this year.
The Returning Officer, Dr. Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, who declared the result on Saturday in Zaria, said Baba won the election with 9,113 votes.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the seat occupied by Aminu Shagali, member representing the constituency, was declared vacant in April, after he was alleged to have absconded from activities of the assembly for more than 360 days.
The election was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday.
Kalu, who is the younger brother of Chief Orji Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the election that took place on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that violence erupted in Omuo Ekiti during the Ekiti East constituency 1 polls of Saturday leading to shootings in some polling units and the killing of three persons.
Adaramodu sympathised with the injured and the families of those who lost their loved ones, while urging the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and the relevant security authorities in the State to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of “this barbaric crime”.
Oni, in a message in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, described the development as very unfortunate and a slap on the nation’s democratic system.
Describing Abiru as a seasoned and experienced professional, with passion for humanity, the Secretary of the APC Primary Election Committee for Lagos by-elections (Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe 11 State Constituency) stressed that the APC remains the only political party with national interest.
Primate Ayodele revealed that the former governor of the state, Chief Seriake Dickson, will emerge winner of the poll.
Abiru emerged at the party’s primaries conducted across the 72 wards in the five local government areas in the senatorial district.
Col. Aminu Iliyasu, spokesman of the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
Spokesman of the command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Saturday, said the incident had brought the number of people killed during the election to two.
Although, policemen and other security agents were seen at the police stations, they looked the other way, while thugs terrorised people.
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested 12 suspected cult members in Obudu Local Government Area of the state ahead of the August 11 bye election for Obudu State Constituency.
No fewer than 7, 727 ad-hoc staff would be recruited by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-election into Katsina North Senatorial District in Katsina State.
Dr Mudashiru Mustapha, INEC Administrative Secretary in Lagos State, announced the proposed date at a stakeholders meeting attended by party leaders at the Lagos headquarters of the commission.