tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730596987387960387.post2741208117783358705..comments2023-10-03T10:06:43.840-07:00Comments on ICHEOKU: NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2011, WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.EBEKUOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12634012877434160861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730596987387960387.post-62642374796886668132011-04-17T23:13:07.537-07:002011-04-17T23:13:07.537-07:00Jonathan Cruises to Victory, Reaches out to Oppone...Jonathan Cruises to Victory, Reaches out to Opponents<br /><br />18 Apr 2011<br />Font Size: a / A<br /><br />Prof. Attahiru Jega, INEC Chairman<br /><br />By Chuks Okocha and Ike Abonyi in Abuja<br /><br />Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is the president-elect only awaiting official confirmation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday, going by the results that were announced Sunday by the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).<br /><br />In total, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 22,496,157; Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) 12,214,529; All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) 917,365; and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) 2,088,791. The total valid votes are 37,716,842 out of 73 million registered voters, representing about 50 per cent voter turn-out.<br /><br />Jonathan polled 59.64 per cent of the votes cast; Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (CPC) 32.38 per cent; Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (ACN) 5.54; and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) 2.43 per cent. The law requires a simple majority or 51 per cent.<br /><br />Jonathan won in 23 states, including 16 out of the 17 Southern states and seven Northern states — Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and Taraba – and FCT.<br /><br />He also scored 25 per cent or more in 32 states and FCT, surpassing the constitutional requirement of at least a quarter of the votes cast in at least 24 states. The spread is national.<br /><br />However, in Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Yobe, Jonathan did not meet the 25 per cent requirement.<br /><br />The CPC candidate, Buhari, won in 12 states — all in the North.<br /><br />The states are Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Niger and Jigawa, Kebbi and Sokoto. He met the 25 per cent requirement in 12 states, with Nasarawa and Taraba being the additional states even though he was not the winner there.<br /><br />However, he scored less than 25 per cent in 24 states, including all Southern states and four Northern states – Kogi, Kwara, Benue and Plateau.<br /><br />The candidate of the ACN, Ribadu, won in only one state, Osun, while that of the ANPP, Shekarau, did not win in any state. In fact, Shekarau did not meet the 25 per cent requirement in any state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com