INEC Chairman, Jega, Speaks On Delta State Election Re-run

The winner of today’s court-ordered governorship re-run contest in Delta State is…nobody, yet.

In a press conference concluded just minutes ago regarding today’s much-anticipated election, INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, said that the announcement of the poll result will take into accounts several factors, including the situation of the electoral process in troubled areas.

Jega said all results have been displayed transparently in polling units and that the commission will be able to know in about an hour when the collation at the state level would begin.


He said all the results would first be announced at the local government collation centers and made public, stressing that election results are not legitimate until they are finally announced by INEC. Jega did not specify when the final elections would be announced by INEC.

Jega said reports of ballot snatching and late arrival of materials were true in some place but on the balance he said the election was a “good election,” He stated that voters registers were not perfectly cleaned up. He acknowledged that some people could not vote as a result.

Today’s polls were ordered by the Electoral Appeal Court, which found the election of Emmanuel Uduaghan of the People’s Democratic Party in 2007 to have been rigged. Uduaghan was a candidate in today’s election, but exit polls show Great Ogboru of the Democratic People’s Party was trouncing him.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/desperate-pdp-bid-rig-delta-governorship-poll-0

As indications emerge that former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is badly trailing in today’s re-run governorship election in Delta State, top security sources have disclosed to Saharareporters that Mr. Goodluck Jonathan and his inner team have sworn to steal the election by all means.

Preliminary results released to party agents at polling centers indicate that Mr. Great Ogboru, the Democratic People’s Party governorship candidate, was leading comfortably. An INEC official told Saharareporters that Mr. Ogboru even won in Oghara, the home base of former Governor James Ibori. Mr. Ibori and Mr. Uduaghan are cousins. However, INEC may have cancelled the poll results in Oghara following an outbreak of violence in the community.

One of our security sources said that Mr. Jonathan was so rattled by the electoral tsunami that he gathered his closest advisers to discuss an appropriate response. “President Jonathan and his associates then resolved that they must secure victory for Dr. Uduaghan by hook or crook,” said the source.


The source said the Jonathan camp decided that their best shot was to rig the election at the collation centers. “Chief Ogboru is leading at the polling booths, but the idea is that results coming from the collation centers are to declare Dr. Uduaghan as the leader,” said an INEC source. Another source told us that election results were being manipulated at collation centers in fourteen local governments.

Another source, who is close to the Presidency, told Saharareporters that Jonathan did not initially mind an electoral loss for Uduaghan. The source explained, however, that Mr. Jonathan had a change of heart on realizing that a loss in Delta State might imperil the perception that Jonathan is popular in the South South where he led Mr. Uduaghan’s re-election campaign a few days ago. A defeat in Delta state a few days to the PDP presidential primaries they stated, might affect Jonathan’s presidential election chances. Mr. Jonathan is in a tough battle to secure the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Saharareporters reached Mr. Kayode Idowu, spokesman for INEC chairman Attahiru Jega on the reported manipulation of the governorship polls at collation centers across the state. Mr. Idowu said he was not aware that INEC had released any figures at collation centers, and then indicated that Mr. Jega was scheduled to address the press on the Delta election at about 8: 30 p.m. (Nigerian time).

TimesofNigeria is owned by one of the Ibori/Uduaghan Associates.So lets wait for INEC announcement"

If they declare uduaghan the winner all hell will brake lose and Jona will have himself to blame no one else.

my guy that one no hold ground as i dey here so men dey bust champu for street heavy groove dey go on for.

wesley80 if you have news state it

Oshimili South LGA results: DPP 2811, PDP 2460, total valid votes: 5532

DPP is the winner of Oshimili South.

As the results come in i will be stating them 1 by 1

Unconfirmed sources says, Great has won the Delta state re-run Election.

Early results from the Delta State Governorship election shows a very tight race between former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan (PDP) and Chief Great Ogboru (DPP).

In the Delta north area, Ogboru and Uduaghan are running neck to neck with Uduaghan slightly ahead.

THEWILL checks statewide show a trend in the voting pattern. Delta voters seem to want CHANGE.

Stay tuned for updates.

So far, the PDP has won in Ika North East, Ika South, Aniocha South, Oshimili North, Ethiope West, Ndokwa East, Aniocha North.

Exit poll shows that the DPP (Ogboru) won in Oshimili South, Ndokwa West, and Uvwie Local Governments.

http://thewillnigeria.com/breaking/7137-Delta-State-Election-Results-Too-Close-Call.html

who wan catch am again na whao see question na me wan catch am i get liver.

Commissioner for communication in Delta state caught stealing ballot boxes.

Commissioner for communication in Delta state caught stealing ballot boxes.

latest results from Oshimili South DPP 2820 PDP 2442

Ogboru is leading in Delta North while Uduaghan is leading in Delta South.

Guys i have no candidate all i want is a free and fair election .If uduaghan should win free and fair no quams but to rig the election process is not acceptable at all.

General Opinion in Oshimili North LG is that DPP won.

"Ballot box, corper and police kidnapped and taken away in black Toyota LandCruiser reg number TP 887 KJA

Sunday Erharuyi 353830, police officer, misbehaving during d elections, stuffing ballot boxes in Pessu's house

exit interviews here suggest that DPP made a great surge and stand a fair chance. But we wait for the big picture.

E go red well well this night if them say na pdp win o

My brother if pdp try am no be small blood go flow.

All ballot boxes snatched by PDP are about to be taken to INEC office fully loaded with ballot papers."

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Results as they are coming in

UNIT 20 IN UVWIE RESULT-DPP=114,PDP=32.EFFURUN PO UNIT=DPP=I00,PDP=I.OVIE PALACE GATE PALACE RD EFFRUN.DPP=67,PDP=I0.via

Ogbeofu village Isseleuku PDP 55 DPP 60

Ward 5,conducted in St. Brigids Sch. DPP=155, PDP=47. in Asaba.

This na election do or die level you wan take picture abeg make you try come take am yourself.

I no fit shout you no happy say u dey get info you want more i no blame you na myself i blame goodluck.

Massive rigging at Oghara under the very eyes of the police. Youth corpers seem compromised.

My guy warri different if you like i fit pay your flight ticket or bus fare make you come take the picture.
Make you know how far.
Dem go do take

You think say na nigeria army u dey deal with u never know how far try am make u c 4 ur self

Umulede dpp. Swept by100 percent

Ughelli Update. Fifteen arrested for stealing ballot boxes. Jega arrived there at thesame time.

Edjekota ward result. Great Ogboru wins.