Kogi Governorship Election 2019: Updates, Results, Reports And Live Monitoring

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The governorship And Senetorial Election into Kogi West Senatorial Seat holds today 16th of November 2019.

Watch this space for live Updates and reports across the state for Governorship election and Kogi west for Senatorial election.

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BREAKING: Hoodlums attack Dino Melaye’s polling unit

...cart away ballot box


November 16, 2019

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By Tony Akowe

Thugs just attacked the polling unit where Dino Melaye voted.

The hoodlums who came in black hillux van and Honda Civic saloon car broke one of the boxes and carted away the other, shooting into the air.

Those who were yet to vote scamper for safety as the thugs arrived the unit.

Information had gotten to the unit that the thugs have attacked the town hall polling unit and carted away the ballot boxes.

Both Journalists and Election observers also scampered for safety.

 

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Jonathan decries late arrival of election materials at Otuoke polling unit
November 16, 2019

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Goodluck Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed disappointment over the late arrival of election materials to his Polling Unit 39, Ward 13, in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa.

Jonathan, who was expecting to cast his vote, stepped out of his house at 8:30 a.m., but met only journalists as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were yet to arrive at the venue.

“Are you an electoral officer, where are they?” The former president asked a journalist at the venue.

“Well this is where I will vote, but since they are not here yet, let me go back inside.

“You see now, youths of nowadays, you need to do more,” he stated.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that at the time of filing this report at 10:30 a.m, no official has arrived at the polling unit with materials for the exercise.

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Kogi Decides: Thugs allegedly hijack ballot box at Dino Melaye’s polling unit

 November 16, 2019



A case of ballot box snatching has been reported in Kogi State.
Dino, Melaye, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Kogi West Senatorial District on Saturday raised the alarm over alleged hijack of ballot box by suspected thugs in his polling unit.

The lawmaker accused one Sunday Faleke of leading the thug to hijack the election materials shortly after he left the polling unit.
He tweeted, “Shortly after I left my polling unit, one Sunday Faleke led thugs who shot sporadically and carted away the ballot box.”





NEWS

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Kogi Decides: Bello arrested, beaten in polling unit – SDP candidate, Natasha Akpoti

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 November 16, 2019



The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, has decried maltreatment against the party’s agent in Kogi Central.
Akpoti alleged that SDP’s agent, Bello Muhammad Sadiq was arrested, beaten and chased away from a polling unit at Kuroko 2, Kogi Central.

She made the disclosure in a tweet on her official Twitter handle, on Saturday.
Akpoti tweeted: “SDP agents arrested & chased away from polling units in Kogi Central. Bello Muhammad Sadiq was last seen beaten up at Kuroko 2. His whereabout’s unknown. Nigeria Police Force.
“Nigeria Police attention to Obeiba. Gun shots as I’m about heading to polling unit to cast my vote. One injured.”


POLITICS

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#KogiDecides: Yahaya Bello narrowly defeats Natasha Akpoti in her polling unit

Natasha Akpoti, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Kogi election, has been defeated at her polling unit.

Yahaya Bello, the incumbent governor and APC candidate, secured 78 votes while Ms Akpoti secured 76 votes

However, the PDP did not record any vote as the election was keenly contested by Mr Bello and Ms Akpoti

Both Mr Bello and Ms Akpoti are from the same part of the state.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Ms Akpoti criticised the conduct of the election in her Kogi Central senatorial district.

“This is definitely not an election, this is almost like a war zone and the sad thing is military personnel and security agents around there are doing nothing while thugs harass the SDP agents.

“There is no election happening in Kogi central, so I can imagine what is happening in other parts of the state. The level of violence is unprecedented,” she said after casting her vote.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/363507-just-in-kogidecides-yahaya-bello-narrowly-defeats-natasha-akpoti-in-her-polling-unit.html