The Ruling Party PDP clearly won in the South while the major Opposition party CPC also replicated the same in the North. Voter turnout was low in the North whereas in the South, Turnout was as high as 85% though the North contributes a higher percentage of Nigerian Voters.
INEC has released a FAQ to let clarify INEC's position on why Governorship Elections are being held now Q1) Why were elections not conducted by INEC in the five States of Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Kogi, and Sokoto in April, 2011?
A1) Elections were not held in the above States during the 2011 general elections because a Federal High Court on February 23, 2011 ruled in favor of the incumbent Governors ...
As a consequence of the Supreme Court judgment, Governorship elections shall hold in the states as follows:
2011 voter register for Ogun LG poll – OGSIEC
Ahead of the local government council elections scheduled for July 21, the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday that it woul ...
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Conduct council polls, Reps urge 25 govs
House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the governors of the 25 states where caretaker chairmen run the affairs of local governments, to put ...
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PDP denies rigging 2011 elections
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday described as height of hypocrisy, the statement credited to the Action Congress of Nigeria that the 2011 ge ...
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Tribunal throws out petition against Wada’s election
The election petition tribunal in Kogi state, has upheld the election of Captain Idris Wada and his deputy Yomi Awoniyi as the elected governor and de ...
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Elections Time Table (NEW TIMETABLE)
1) Saturday 9 April, 2011- Senate and House of Representatives Elections
2) Saturday 16 April, 2011- Presidential Elections
3) Tuesday 26 April, 2011- Governorship and State Assembly Elections