Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress has won the
Plateau State governorship election, following the supplementary poll
held on Saturday.
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:
1. 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.
