Ibori Wins House of Assembly Seat in Delta

Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, might be serving a prison sentence in the United Kingdom, but he will surely be a happy man this period.

This is because his first daughter, Erhiatake Ibori has been declared the winner of the just concluded state house of assembly seat in Ethiope West Constituency in Delta State.

According to Today.ng, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Ms. Ibori, the winner of the contest yesterday  after she polled a total of 32,700 votes, compared to the 1,429 recorded by her closest rival- Edirin Ajueshi Ejidiran of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Last year, Ms. Ibori started her campaign by launching a free ambulance in her constituency.

Meanwhile, the 2014 annual report of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, suggests Erhiatake’s father will be prosecuted again when he returns to the country after serving his imprisonment in London.

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President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has extended his hand of partnership to the newly elected governors and state legislators across the nation.

While commending the triumphant governors and state legislators on their hard-earned victories, General Muhammadu Buhari also urged them to listen to the clarion call of the electorates when sworn in.

The president-elect took to his twitter handle to issue his first message to Nigerians after the just concluded general elections.

General Buhari said: “Congratulations to all successful governorship candidates. I look forward to working with you. There is much to be done”.

Meanwhile, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in a chat with SaharaTV spoke on how he plans to deal with corruption, the government’s finances, Boko Haram, and Nigeria’s economy.

He blamed the Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the financial situation in Nigeria, promising that he will make his Ministerial appointees declare their assets to the public.

Vice President Congratulates El -Rufia

Namadi Sambo, Nigeria’s vice president, on April 13, Monday, called Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor-elect, to congratulate him on the victory in the governorship election.

Namadi Sambo

El-Rufai spokesman Samuel Aruwan made this known through the statement adding that Governor Ramalan Yero, who was defeated by the All Progressives Congress politician, also wrote an official congratulatory message to El-Rufai.

It should be recalled that El-Rufai secured victory by polling 1,117,635 vs Yero’s 485,833 votes.

According to Premium Times, Sambo wished the governor-elect a successful tenure in office and urged him to use his wealth of experience for the peace and development of Kaduna state and Nigeria at large.

He also urged Kaduna people to effectively cooperate with the new leader for the state to reach greater heights.

Even before the official announcement was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yero had called El-Rufai around 3pm, Sunday, to concede victory.

Chibok Girls Seen

More than 50 of the girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria last year were seen alive three weeks ago, a woman has told the BBC.

She saw the girls in the north-eastern Gwoza town before the militants were driven out of there by regional forces.

Boko Haram sparked global outrage when it seized more than 219 girls from Chibok town a year ago.

The US, China and other foreign powers promised to help find the girls.

However, the girls have never been traced, and little has been heard of them since they were taken from their boarding school.

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The whereabouts of the remaining girls is not clear.

Few weeks ago, a 56-year-old woman who was released by Boko Haram said that the Chibok girls abducted in April 2014 are being held in Gwoza town in Borno State.

According to the International Center for Investigative Reporting, icirnigeria.org, Mbutu Papka was kidnapped in July, 2014 and held by the insurgents in the same location as the abducted Chibok girls. Reportedly, the abducted girls are being kept under very tight security in a house in Gwoza.

PDP Protesters Attack Owerri Residents

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, went on the rampage in Owerri, the state capital, on Monday.

The PDP supporters, who carried placards, demanding that Governor Rochas Okorocha should vacate Government House for their candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, stopped and harassed motorists on Okigwe Road.

The crowd of protesters, who were joined by miscreants, also beat up some road users, including commercial tricycle operators who refused to support their cause.

The Police arrived the scene of the protest when it appeared to be getting out of hand and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Meanwhile, the Director of the Rochas Okorocha Campaign Organisation, Iheukwumere Alaribe, described the protest by the PDP supporters as a demonstration of their displeasure with the Imo State branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission for failing to deliver the governorship election to the party.

According to the latest update, INEC says Imo state election is inconclusive as areas where results were cancelled have voting population of about 144,000, which is higher than the difference between the APC and the PDP.

2015 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

Winners of Saturday’s governorship election began to emerge on Sunday afternoon with the All Progressives Congress topping the Peoples Democratic Party in the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.States where the APC won the governorship are Kaduna, Sokoto, Niger, Borno, Adamawa, Lagos, Kwara, Katsina, Bauchi, Kano, Yobe, Zamfara, Oyo, Ogun, Benue, Imo, Nasarawa, Plateau, Jigawa and Benue

While PDP won in Enugu, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Gombe and Delta