<div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images "> <div class="clear"> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3428" src="https://thedailycrucible.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG-20230320-WA0004-1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></div> <div dir="auto">•Rasheed and his people</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared a Catholic Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia; the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 governorship election in Benue State.</div> </div> </div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"> The Catholic priest polled 473,933 votes to beat his closest rival and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Titus Uba, who scored 223,913. The Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna declared Alia the winner. Alia, is expected to take over from Governor Samuel Ortom of the PDP G5. </div> <div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images "> <div class="clear"> <div dir="auto">He described his victory as a remarkable history for APC and said the victory belongs to the good people of Benue State.</div> <div dir="auto"></div> </div> </div> <div dir="auto">He urged the indigenes and residents of the state to expect positive change.</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"> Also, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Sheriff Oborevwori has been declared winner of the Saturday's Governorship election in Delta State. </div> Oborevwori defeated Senator Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled a total of 240,229 votes. The PDP's Oborevwori polled 360,234 total votes. <div dir="auto"> The deputy president of the Senate and the senator representing the Delta State Central Senatorial District, Omo-Agege in only four local governments out of 25 local government areas in the state. The State Returning Officer, Prof Georgewill Abraham, while declaring Oborevwori as the winner of the governorship election at the INEC headquarters in Asaba, said the PDP candidate “having met the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned as governor-elect.” </div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"> The results of the PDP and APC candidates from the 25 local governments as announced by INEC are as follows; Ika North-East: APC-4,733 PDP-26,760 </div> <div dir="auto"> Aniocha North LG: APC – 4,386 PDP – 8,938 Ndokwa East LG: APC – 9,044 PDP – 10,146 Ika South: APC 6,790 </div> PDP 15,283 Patani LG: APC 4,743 PDP 6,069 Udu LG: APC 13,154 PDP 9,746 Sapele LG: APC 12,090 PDP 15,217 Aniocha South: APC 4,622 PDP 10,032 Uvwie LG: APC 12,389 PDP 9,776 Okpe LG: APC 8,679 PDP 14,544 Bomadi LG: APC 4728 PDP 12340 Ethiope East LG: APC 11,600 PDP 13,030 Oshimili North LG: APC 5,329 PDP 35,966 <strong>Warri South LG:</strong> APC 11,569 PDP 15,299 PDP 15,198 Isoko South LG: APC 15,954 LP 492 PDP 19,963 Ukwuani LG: APC 7,591 <div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images "> <div class="clear"> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="auto">Meanwhile, Rasheed Kashamu, son of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has been announced as winner of the House of Assembly election into Ijebu North Constituency 1.</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">Rasheed of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) polled 10, 004 to defeat the incumbent member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester 'Niyi Abiodun (a.k.a SLY) of the All Progressives Congress (APC).</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">At 26, the younger Kashamu will probably be the youngest House of Assembly Member in Ogun state and nationwide in this dispensation.</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">Kashamu has a B.Sc in International Business and Management from Brunel University, London. He also has a Master of Science degree in International Finance and Investment from the University of Surrey.</div> </div> </div> </div>
