Some results of the supplementary election held today in 91 polling units of Kogi state have indicated that All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the lead while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) trails behind.
According to the on-the-spot calculation which, though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to officially announce, APC led in one of the units in Odo Ape Ward of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area with 41 votes while PDP has 18 votes.
In Okehi local government, the results are as follows:
Oboroke ward two APC 110 PDP 0
Apanko poling unit APC 212 PDP 2
Oboroke Uvete II polling unit 10 APC 108 PDP 2.
Ijumu LGA; Aiyetoro ward 1: APC 86 PDP 102.
Bariki ward in Okene local government APC 201 PDP 2
This was even as thugs disrupted the voting in Eti Aja 2 in Anyigba, the commercial city of Igalaland.
Trouble started when thugs stormed some of the polling units in the area, shooting sporadically into air shortly after accreditation. However, normalcy was returned to the polling units by security agents.
But as soon as voting started, the thugs stormed the place again and chased the voters on queue away, disrupting the entire voting arena. Electoral officers and prospective voters were seen scampering to safety.
Meanwhile, the Governorship candidate of the APC, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is most likely going to emerge as the new governor of the state, has vowed to do all he can to unite aggrieved parties.
Bello told journalists in Lokoja today that he would not be a sectional governor. Rather, he said he would be a governor for all, irrespective of ethnic or political affiliation.
“I may be from Kogi Central, but that does not mean I will favour the place at the expense of other areas, I am for the development of Kogi State and that will be my focus.
“I do not believe in power shift as some people are advocating. The development of the state as a whole will be my priority. I will ensure that sectional division among our people is taken care of.” [myad]
