The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the incumbent Governor of Plateau State and candidate of the APC, Simon Lalong, as the governor-elect in Plateau State.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Richard Anande, who declared the result, said Lalong got 595, 587 votes, while his closest rival and candidate of the main opposition PDP, Senator Jeremiah Useni, got 546, 813 votes.
It would be recalled that the electoral umpire (INEC) had earlier declared the election inconclusive because the difference between the two major contenders, APC and PDP, was less than the votes cancelled.
According to INEC, because the difference between the two major contenders is 44,929 is less than the cancelled votes of 49,347, the result cannot be declared.
“This according section 179 subsection 2, of the 1999 constitution as amended.”
It said the aforementioned cancelled votes were in Barkin Ladi (570), Bassa (3000), Bokkos (5, 314), Jos North (4, 152), Kanam (2, 627), Langtang South (5, 501), Mangu (26, 135), Pankshin (1, 144) and Shendam LGAs (851).
While declaring the winner, Returning Officer for the election and the Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Prof. Richard Anande Kimber said; “Barrister Simon Bako Lalong of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.” On the other hand, the State Assembly seat for Langtang South Constituency was won by Hon. Zimtim Sohchang of the PDP who scored 17, 984 votes to defeat the incumbent, Hon. Jackson Ponzhi Danladi of the APC who got 15, 041 votes.
However, below are results scored by the APC and PDP candidates in the supplementary polls:
1- Barkin Ladi LGA APC- 41 PDP- 296
2-Jos North APC- 274 PDP- 1, 036
3- Shendam APC- 337 PDP- 80
4- Bassa APC- 1, 040 PDP- 367
5- Kanam APC- 944 PDP- 476
6- Pankshin APC- 446 PDP- 151.
7- Bokkos APC- 1, 342 PDP- 1, 337
8- Mangu APC- 6, 931 PDP- 3, 520
9- Langtang South APC-972 PDP- 1, 224
Also below are the total results according to Local Governments:
Bokkos LGA APC – 27, 561 PDP – 26, 700
2. Jos East LGA APC – 18, 602 PDP – 7, 994
3. Kanke LGA APC – 23, 360 PDP – 22, 831
4. Langtang North LGA APC – 18, 979 PDP – 40, 519
5. Barkin Ladi LGA APC – 17, 039 PDP – 44, 233
6. Bassa APC – 30, 041 PDP – 32, 730
7. Mikang LGA APC – 15, 150 PDP – 11, 703
8. Langtang South APC – 14, 467 PDP – 18, 868
9. Pankshin APC – 36, 215 PDP – 24, 939
10. Kanam APC – 55, 338 PDP – 22, 432
11. Jos South APC 33, 075 PDP 91, 846
12. Jos North APC 108, 887 PDP 67, 113
13. Riyom APC 12, 720 PDP 24, 017
14. Mangu APC 51, 895 PDP 43, 555
15. Shendam APC 61, 646 PDP 17, 035
16. Wase APC 37, 593 PDP 27, 465
17. Quaan Pan APC 31, 962 PDP 20, 939.
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