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  • LG Poll: Majority Leader, Commissioner Escapes Death As Aspirants Supporters Clash in Nasarawa

    LG Poll: Majority Leader, Commissioner Escapes Death As Aspirants Supporters Clash in Nasarawa

    From Leo Nzwanke, Lafia

    Majority Leader of Nasarawa State House Assembly, Honourable Umaru Tanko Tunga, and Commissioner for Local Governent and Chieftaincy Affairs Aliyu Turaki, narrowly escaped death during the primary election exercise of All Progressive Congress APC in Awe Local Governent Area to produce chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming October 6 council election in the State.

    This following a clashed between supporters of the leading chairmanship Aspirants Umaru Tanko Dan Akano and Usman Umaru, who accused each other of plotting to rigged the election.

    An aide to the immediate past chairman of the local government, Yusuf Dogara, alleged that the Assembly Majority Leader and the commissioner had hijacked the process of the exercise in their attempt to rig and impose their preferred candidate against the wishes of majority of the electorates.

    ” According to Dogara, Umaru Tanko Tunga and Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy Affairs Yusuf Aliyu Turaki used their position to move the primary election from Awe to Lafia, and according to election time table the primary was supposed to end yesterday 27 July 2021 anything beyond yesterday is not election”, he said

    Dogara, while speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondent further alleged that the two politicians succeeded in illegally shifting the election to Lafia, the state capital as against the electoral guidelines issued by the state Independent Electoral Commission.

    All effort to reach Majority Leader Umaru Tanko Tunga, on the alleged plot proved abortive as he neither pick phone calls non responds to text massages as at the time of filing the report.

  • LG poll: Adesina wins Ikorodu LG chairmanship election

    LG poll: Adesina wins Ikorodu LG chairmanship election

    The returning officer, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission(LASIEC), Mr Olumide Metilelu, on Saturday declared All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of chairmanship election in Ikorodu Local Government (LG).

    According to Metilelu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Mr Hassan Rafiu, had a  total of 1497 votes, while Mr Wasiu Adesina of APC had 4729 votes.

    Adesina was declared winner of the chairmanship election in Ikorodu LG, by the retuning officer.

    “Having complied with the requirement of the law and scored the majority number of votes, Wasiu Adesina is hereby decleared elected and returned as chairman of Ikorodu LG.

  • LG Polls: No Nose Mask, No Voting, Electoral Officers Insist

    LG Polls: No Nose Mask, No Voting, Electoral Officers Insist

    Some voters at the Okerube Ward B Polling Unit (PU) 025 were sent back to get their nose masks before being accredited to vote in the ongoing election into Local Government Councils in Lagos.

    Daybreak reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), had made it a mandatory condition for voters seeking to exercise their rights to vote.

    The nose masks are a major health facility to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
    Alhaji Kabiru Omotosho, a voter, who was turned back, said he was not angry over the directive.

    “The officers did right by ensuring that COVID-19 protocols are adhered to.
    “I was asked to go back; I don’t know how and why I forgot to bring my nose mask. May be I was anxious and excited to vote.

    “The officials did right by reminding us. The election is going as it should,” he said.
    Mrs Idiat Ajibike, a business woman, reveald that she didn’t plan to buy a nose mask but was forced to, as there was no choice.

    “If not that I just want to vote, I would have just gone back. I don’t like the fact that I must buy something against my wish.
    “Walking back home is not an option because my place is far from here,” she said.

    An electoral officer, who preferred anonymity, said that there was enough publicity about the need for voters to come with their nose masks.
    “This is typical Nigerians’ attitude. They don’t pay attention. By now, we all should be used to using this nose mask all the time.

    “Imagine if there are no security agents around, some of them will insist that we must allow them to vote without it,” she said.

    Malam Abdurasak Isah, who has a kiosk nearby, stated that business was booming with many people rushing to buy nose masks.

    “I will soon run out of stock. If I knew there will be high demand, I would have bought plenty, but I am glad I made sales. I have had these nose masks for months now.
    “I am enjoying the patronage,” he said.

    So far turnout has been slow, with many Lagos residents going about their normal activities unperturbed.

    One such resident, Mrs Olaseni Idowu, a food vendor, said that she cooked so that electoral officers won’t get hungry while working.

    “I know that sales will be good today; a lot of people won’t cook today, so I want to take advantage of today.

    “Hunger is not friendly; some of us have to cook,” she said.

  • Ogun Govt Orders Restricted movement Ahead of LG Poll

    Ogun Govt Orders Restricted movement Ahead of LG Poll

    As the people of Ogun State go to the polls on Saturday to elect new Chairmen and councillors, the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has announced that movement would be restricted from 8am to 2pm tomorrow.

    Consequent upon this, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, vowed to enforce the restriction order on vehicular movement, in collaboration with other security agencies.

    According to a release from the office of the TRACE Corps Commander/Chief Executive, Cdr. ‘Seni Ogunyemi, “all Area Commanders, Divisional Commanders, Unit Commanders and Head of Squads, have been put on red alert to synergize with other services in the scope of their command structure to ensure orderliness during and after the election period.”

    The TRACE officials were asked to scan, track and locate suspicious movement and provide adequate information on same, as witnessed on locations and on roads.

    They are also to place on standby, rescue equipment, for quick response to emergency traffic challenges before, during and after the election.

    It is also the duty of the traffic officials to ensure that vehicles with voting materials get to their locations at the right time without hindrance.

    TRACE urged the general public, particularly the voting public, to respect and uphold the rules and regulations guiding their movement and restricting vehicular movement to guarantee a hitch free and credible Local Government Election in the State.

  • LG Election: We are still within the law to conduct LG election, NASIEC

    LG Election: We are still within the law to conduct LG election, NASIEC

    Abel Leonard/ Lafia

    Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission ( NASIEC), says it is still within the circle of the law to conduct local government election in the state.

    Chairman of the Commission Hon Ayuba Wandai Usman made this known when the commission appeared before the House of Assembly Committee on NASIEC, Multilateral Cooperation and Community Development in Lafia today.

    The chairman said that the commission has commenced preparation towards the conduct of free, fair and credible election in the state.

    ” First and foremost, we want to commend the House for the support the commission is enjoying from you in order to ensure that we deliver on our mandate

    ” Preparation for election is a long procedure, it have to go stage by stage.

    ” We have commenced preparation as last week, we have trained our staff towards conducting Local government election in the state.

    ” Very soon, we will commence consultations to stakeholders, political parties and security agencies among others .

    ” As we are still within the arbit of the law for the conduct of the local government election in the state.

    ” When the time comes, we will release the election time table, which will spell out everything and it will be made available to the public” he said.

    The chairman assured of the commission’s readiness and preparedness to conduct free, fair and credible election in the state.

    Also speaking, Hon Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House appreciated the commission for furnishing the House on its level of readiness and preparedness.

    Hon Tunga expressed satisfaction with the explanation made by the NASIEC Chairman and advised on the need to keep working together for the interest and benefit of government and the people of the state.

    Earlier, Hon Mohammed Okpoku, the Chairman of the Committee said that the committee has invited the commission in order to know its level of readiness and preparedness towards the conduct of the local government election in the state.

    ” Your invitation followed a motion under the Matters of public importance in which the House has directed our committee to know your level of readiness and preparedness for the conduct of the local government election in the state.

    ” Readiness has to do with when and preparedness has to do with How, hence the need for your invitation to enable the committee hear from you,” he said.

    It would be recalled that Daybreak news report that on February 22nd, 2021, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, had invited the state Independent Electoral Commission ( NASIEC) to appear before the House Committee on NASIEC on Wednesday, 24th February, 2021 to furnish the House on its level of readiness and preparedness as well as the definite date for the conduct of local government council election in the state.