The announcement resumed with the outcome from Adamawa State
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As at the wee hours of Tuesday when Jega took a break from announcing the results, Buhari was still leading his main challenger and the incumbent, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
According to the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission as at the wee hours of Tuesday, Buhari is leading in 10 of the 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory so far announced
The information was contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Sirajo Kore, the Head of Voter Education and Publicity of the commission, in Dutse
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria observed that election materials were being moved under the watch of security personnel, observers and political parties’ agents as at 1pm
The coalition, which consists of three groups – namely the Conference of Minority Tribes in Nigeria, the Oduduwa Progressive Youth Coalition and the Ohaneze Independent Solidarity Front – made this call during a press conference held in Abuja
The picture shown by Channels Television was an old picture taken during the rally organised by the Baba Fasehun faction of OPC during the anti-Boko Haram rally on the same Ikorodu road in September, 2011
The INEC chairman stated this during an interactive session with the Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 60 civil society organisations
The APCPCO said in a statement on Wednesday, signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, its Director of Media and Publicity, that the petition follows the massive terror unleashed on the residents of Lagos State by armed pro-Jonathan groups under the dubious cover of a faction of the Oodua People’s Congress
While Jega simply said the meeting went well, the Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, said it was up to INEC to decide whether to go ahead with the polls or not
The basis of their demand, they said were the perceived irregularities in the commission in the build up to the 2015 general elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11
The group insisted that the chairman has since lost the capability of conducting the forthcoming general elections for the country
Jega stated this during a meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Abuja
The group in a statement jointly signed by the Coordinator, Chief Toye Ogunsheyi, and Secretary General, Hon. Tunde Oladapo, observed that since the collection and distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards had been extended to March 22, INEC should make the best use of the opportunity to justify the confidence reposed in it
Jega’s assurance on Wednesday came on a day some youths, under the aegis of the Middle Belt Concerned Youths, staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of INEC in Abuja against the use of Permanent Voter Cards and the Card Readers for the elections
Babangida, in a statement on Wednesday by his media office, said the card reader was a novel innovation worth trying
Fayose spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka
Odah stated this on Tuesday during a workshop organized by the Centre for Labour Studies and Advocacy in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees
Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, made the declaration in a statement in Abuja
There was no briefing after the meeting, but The Eagle Online gathered that the focus was on how to ensure peace and tranquility before, during and after the elections