By Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head South West Bureau, Osogbo)

The battle for the governorship seat has been shifted to four local government areas following the rerun election fixed for Thursday September 27.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had cancelled elections in seven polling units because of technical hitches and ad hoc staff that absconded with election materials.

The 3, 498 voters that will eventually determine the winner are located in Osogbo, Orolu, Ife South and Ife North councils.

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore and the Senator representing Ife Central, Babajide Omoworare are being seen as the candidates to determine who wins about 60 per cent of the votes from the rerun.

In Ife South where towns like Ifetedo and Garage Olode will also determine where the rerun will swing, APC won with 7,223, SDP 6,151 while had PDP 4,872.

Though Omisore is believed to have a good control of the unit where rerun will hold, votes for his party will be inconsequential.

In the only polling unit in Osogbo where 884 registered voters will participate in the rerun, APC had been winning and the party may repeat the feat.

There were speculations yesterday evening that some PDP stalwarts from outside the state were already wooing Omisore to forgive the party and support its candidate, Adeleke, in the rerun.

Omisore’s influence in Ife and environment cannot be underestimated.

Orolu local council where election will hold in 3 units is beside Ife.

But the PDP had an impressive show in the released result in Orolu leading with 7,776 votes against APC 5442, and SDP 2043.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun, is from the community but he was trounced by the PDP in circumstances that fueled suspicion about his influence and loyalty to the APC.

https://guardian.ng/news/omisore-omoworare-may-determine-winner-of-rerun-poll/

Omisore to the rescue.

He's having a very fat bone to swallow now

The ekiti gate is waving HI at him already.

These votes are not up to 15000 people! If an election of 15000 people is Rig... Just know that IT IS FINISHED!!

Let the voters decide the winner... Free and Fair

ZAWs:
Omisore to the rescue

rescue KO nema NI
The same OMISORE that a prophet claim he will win

Omisore use your head o. I kinda love the fact he contested sha. Who knows what would have happened if it were just the two major contenders.

yarimo:
rescue KO nema NI
The same OMISORE that a prophet claim he will win

Zombie leave those prophets abeg. Them no go kill person. I'm actually waiting for one of you to open a thread about that.

I will consider Aregbesola most incompetent politician if APC lose re-run. With little effort and focus, APC will easily score 2000 votes and that is all.

muykem:
I will consider Aregbesola most incompetent politician if APC lose re-run. With little effort and focus, APC will easily score 2000 votes and that is all.

You certainly don't understand jack!

Registered voters 3548
PVC collected =74% (2625)
Voters turnout =60%(1575)
Invalid vote projection= 75
Genuine votes = 1500
PDP needs statistically 573+ to confirm its victory.

That is a done deal.

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You certainly don't understand jack!

Registered voters 3548
PVC collected =74% (2625)
Voters turnout =60%(1575)
Invalid vote projection= 75
Genuine votes = 1500
PDP needs statistically 573+ to confirm its victory.
And whay happens if apc gets 1000 of

People are busy doing calculations...


Only God Almighty knows who wins either by vote or rigging.

Omisore has influence in Ile-ife but other villages and towns near Ife belong and voted APC. Adeleke can go and become governor in Ibo land if he want but PDP is not our friend in Yoruba land, PDP belong to the Ibo.

The votes from that unit in Osogbo is definitely key to Adeleke winning this thing. If care isn't taken results will look like APC 880, void 4

Tinubu knows.

My worries is that As it stands,
PDP has nothing to offer him.
He more likely to bargain with APC

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Ya

I expect PDP to have gone to court to seek an injunction to halt the re-run on Thursday immediately. Because it looks to me like if they decide to participate, that option will be off the table. If they decide not to participate without a court order, they are also playing a very risky game. Alot will happen between now and Thursday. All I know is good will prevail over evil.

I think say we go rest finally for Osun matter latest by Sunday but it seems no rest for now.

JUST A REMINDER!!!

In 2015, the Late Abubakar Audu of Kogi State was leading by 240, 867 votes to PDP 199,514 votes, the margin of 41,353 favoured APC but it was declared inconclusive.

Rerun was fixed because 49,953 canceled votes was higher than the 41,353 despite the fact that APC was leading with what is called a giant margin! Nobody shouts rather we waited patiently for the re-run date!. I hereby employ PDP to do the same for democracy to work perfectly in Nigeria.

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He will, in favour of PDP

There's a senatorial seat up for grab

He can't trust in APC for anything...they won't keep their promise

Apc should just give each of the 3500 people that Would vote in those wards 500k each if am from those wards I go make Money

INEC HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE AN ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE.

Will make this as brief as I can while ensuring facts are not traded in exchange.


What's the actual position of the law?

Pursuant to pages 22 – 23, Paragraph 4, Section N 2015 INEC Guidelines issued pursuant to Section 153 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended), INEC is empowered to declare election inconclusive where the margin of victory is less than the number of registered voters in cancelled Polling Units.

This power of INEC to declare an election inconclusive under the above provision has been upheld by the Supreme court in the case of Hon James Abiodun Faleke v Independent National Electoral Commission & Anor with the appeal no: SC. 648/2016 delivered in September 2016.

One of the issues for determination was whether the court below was right when it held that the 1st respondent acted correctly in applying the guidelines in the Manual for Electoral Officers (updated version) to resolve the conundrum that had arisen on the 21st of November 2015 and in holding that the announcement of the election as inconclusive is not contrary to Sections 179(2) and 181(1) of the 1999 Constitution.

The supreme held to wit:

“The Constitution in Section 153(1)(f) & (i) provides for the establishment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which, pursuant to paragraph 15 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule thereto, has power inter alia to “(a) organize, undertake and supervise all elections to the offices of the President and Vice President, the Governor and Deputy Governor of a State and the membership of the Senate, the House of Representatives and the House- of Assembly of each State of the Federation; and(i) to carry out such other functions as be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly.” Pursuant to Section 160(1) of the Constitution, INEC has the power, by rules or otherwise to regulate its own procedure or confer powers and impose duties on any officer or authority for the purpose of discharging its function.” PER K. M.O.KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C

Flowing from the above decision of the supreme court, it is very crystal clear INEC is empowered to declare an election inconclusive pursuant to the relevant provisions of the INEC guidelines. The exercise of this power was seen in both Kogi Gubernatorial election and that of Imo State gubernatorial election where INEC declared the elections inconclusive. Note that APC in both states were winning and had infact won before INEC declared it inconclusive for the same margin reasons. Imo election was conducted during the administration of PDP(Good luck Jonathan) while Kogi was conducted after APC won the presidential election and had taken over lower.

For Saraki, a seasoned law maker, Senate president and presidential aspirant to have said INEC had no such power leaves much to be desired and it tells a lot about the dubious and ignorant nature of Saraki.

E. Paul
Source: https://www.nairaland.com/4751204/inec-power-declare-election-inconclusive

You might want to check out this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/4750281/election-apc-won-been-declared

yarimo:
rescue KO nema NI
The same OMISORE that a prophet claim he will win

Maybe that's what the prophet meant.

If He decides the winner, he is the winner.

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Like for pdp
Share for apc

Hmm

Like for pdp
Share for apc.

Even after pdp bought votes massively. They’re still struggling to win

Abbeyme:


Maybe that's what the prophet meant.

If He decides the winner, he is the winner.

Continue to say nonsense.
Trying so hard to justify the fake pastor

kindnyce:
JUST A REMINDER!!!

In 2015, the Late Abubakar Audu of Kogi State was leading by 240, 867 votes to PDP 199,514 votes, the margin of 41,353 favoured APC but it was declared inconclusive.

Rerun was fixed because 49,953 canceled votes was higher than the 41,353 despite the fact that APC was leading with what is called a giant margin! Nobody shouts rather we waited patiently for the re-run date!. I hereby employ PDP to do the same for democracy to work perfectly in Nigeria.

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Proof? Source?