Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Olafemi Saheed has been announced winner of the Kosofe State ii constituency bye election.https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/06/apcs-olafemi-saheed-wins-lagos-house-of-assembly-bye-election/
The APC candidate had 12, 434 votes defeating his closest rival, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sikiru Alebiosu who had 2,008 votes.
The election result was announced by Professor Iyiola Oni, from the department of geography, University of Lagos (UNILAG), the returning officer for Kosofe State ii constituency.
The House of Assembly bye-election in Kosofe State ii constituency became necessary after the death of former House of Assembly member, Tunde Buraimoh. The deceased formerly represented the constituency and unfortunately died of COVID-19 in July.
The total number of vote cast at the election was 15, 124 as 361 were rejected. 15,133 voters were accredited for the election out of 280,251 registered voters.
The All-Progressives Congress, APC has won the Bauchi State Assembly Bye election that took place in Dass LGA following the death of Hon Musa Mante Baraza.https://leadership.ng/just-in-apc-wins-bauchi-assembly-bye-election/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The returning officer of the election, Professor Ahmed Mohammed of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa while declaring the result, said the candidate of the APC, Hon. Bala Lukshi polled 12, 299 while his PDP counterpart, Lawal Wandi polled 11,062 votes.
The returning officer said Mr. Lukshi of the APC has won the election and was returned elected having scored the highest votes.
Sources who spoke to LEADERSHIP said there were apprehensions before the final results were declared as agents of the People’s Democratic Party “started shouting when their complaints were ignored by the returning officer.
“The whole scenario was very chaotic and there was a lot of tension, we have to sneak out of the venue where the result was announced”, a source told LEADERSHIP on telephone.
The Dass Assembly bye election was held following the death of Hon. Musa Mante who was killed by gunmen in August.
The election is considered a tug of war between Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and a former House of Representative Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
Mr Dogara in a congratulatory message through his media aide Turaki Hassan said “I heartily felicitate with my brother, Hon. Bala Ali Lukshi and the entire All Progressives Congress family in #Bauchi State on this well-deserved victory in the Dass State Assembly Constituency bye-election. Thanks to all our beloved supporters.
The All-Progressives Congress, APC has won the Katsina State Assembly Bye election that took place in Bakori LGA following the death of Late Hon Ismaila Tsiga earlier this year.http://katsinapost.com.ng/2020/12/05/breaking-dr-kurami-of-apc-wins-bakori-constituency-bye-election/
The returning officer of the election, Professor Aminu Dalha Kankia, a staff with Federal University, Dutsin-ma while declaring the result, said the candidate of the APC, Dr. Ibrahim Aminu polled 20,446 votes while his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Aminu Magaji polled 11,356 votes as well as Accord party candidate, Abdullahi Sulaiman who polled 729 votes.
The returning officer while declaring the result, said Dr. Ibrahim Aminu of the APC has won the election and was returned elected having scored the highest votes.
source http://www.nairaland.com/6298991/bye-elections-apc-wins-kosofe-ii
