PDP cries foul as ACN leads Ogun council polls

governor amosun being accredited to vote at the polls

Kazeem Ugbodaga and Eromosele Ebhomele

Early results from the Local Government election held today in Ogun State show that the Action Congress of Nigeria is coasting home to victory in some of the units monitored by P.M. NEWS, although in several places the votes were too close between it and the opposition PDP.

On its part, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not impressed by the ACN victory and has described the election as sham. The party complained about some irregularities.

ACN loyalists who monitored the results were seen jubilating in some polling units. In two of the units located at the Unity Secondary School, Abeokuta North, the ACN led in the first unit with its chairmanship candidate polling 53 against the PDP’s 35.

For the councillorship seat in the unit, while the ACN scored 43, the PDP candidate scored 40.

Also at the second unit, while the PDP had a total of 35 votes for its chairmanship position, the ACN had 56. For the councillorship seat, the PDP scored 47 while the ACN had 49.

As at the time of this report, officials of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) were gathered at the Unity Secondary School for the collation of the final result in the Local Government.

The chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee in the State, Mr Ireti Oniyide, has described the election as a sham complaining that there were malpractices such as overnight voting and disqualification of PDP candidates.

But the State Governor, Mr. Ibikunle Amosun, has denied the allegation even as he confirmed the low turn-out.

Results from Ado-Odo Ota local government area also followed the trend in Abeokuta, with the ACN leading.

The party defeated the major contestant, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by wide margin, though the polls witnessed mass apathy.

Results gotten from wards and various polling units showed clearly that the ACN ran away with landslide victory to further compound the woes of the PDP in Ogun State.

In Ward II, the ACN won 12 out of the 13 polling units in both the chairmanship and councillorship positions.

At Sayan Methodist polling unit, the ACN polled 80 votes as against 24 by the PDP in the chairmanship election.

At polling unit 013, the ACN polled 77 as against 41 by the PDP for the chairmanship position.

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At Iganmode unit, the ACN scored 60, PDP, 6; At Afobaje unit 2, ACN polled 60 as against 12 polled by the PDP for the chairmanship seat.

At Papa Aro unit, the ACN score 96 votes as against 36 by the PDP while at Esan I unit, ACN polled 78 and PDP, 20 for the chairmanship position.

At Borehole Unit in ward II, ACN polled 74 as against 16 by PDP while at Ewupe unit, ACN polled 105 as against 13 by PDP for the chairmanship position.

Likewise, the ACN polled 65 votes as against 19 by PDP at Igbale II while it also won at Esan II unit by scoring 79 votes as against 13 by PDP for the chairmanship position.

At Atan Ward, the ACN won about 15 polling units out of the 20 vied for in the chairmanship contest.

At Egando in Atan ward, ACN polled 260 votes as against 43 by PDP; at Lemomu, ACN, 188, PDP, 12; Erinle, ACN, 18, PDP, 10; Kookoro, ACN, 80, PDP, 26 and Kayole, ACN,144, PDP, 63 votes for the chairmanship polls.

In Ward 1, the ACN swept the polls in all the 18 polling units vied for in both the chairmanship and councilorship positions.

There is already jubilation at the Ado Odo-Ota Local Government by ACN returning officers and supporters while they eagerly await the official announcement of the results in both the chairmanship and councilorship seats.

Electoral officers are putting final touches to the results before declaring the ACN winner of the polls in the council, a result that is likely to be 100 percent success for the ACN.

ACN Ward I chairman, Ota, Kunle Andrew said the success of the party in the poll was due to its performance in the state and delivering the dividends of democracy to the people.

The ACN also leads in Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas.
In ward 1 Ifo, in front of Mosque, ACN polled 142 votes as against PDP’s 76
LP one vote and CPC 3, in the three polling units in the area. There was low turnout of voters all the polling units visited by P.M NEWS at Ibogun Akinsinde, Ibogun Oderinlo, Ibogun Alasia and some units in Ifo.

A voter at Ibogun –Oderinlo, Alh. Akeeb Iyanda Oderinlo 85, the Baba Oba of Ibogun blamed the voters apathy on internal wranglings within the party and the PDP whose supporters have threatened to boycott the election because of imposition of candidates by the parties elders.

At about 5pm today the zonal collation of votes moved to Adenrele primary School, Ifo while the final collation and results will be announced tonight at Ifo LG secretariat. The election was generally peaceful.

Policemen and a number of Nigerian Civil and Security Defence Corps
NCSDC manned each of the polling units.

Like in Ifo, the election was also peaceful at Ewekoro Local
Government Council Area. At the zonal collation centre at All Saints
Anglican Primary School, Itori, armed soldiers were on guard to
forestall breakdown of law and order and also keeping off unauthorized
persons.

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