Rose Ejembi, Makurdi
Results of supplementary elections held in Benue State today have started trickling in from various polling units with Governor Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leading with a wide margin.
At the Makurdi Central South/All Saints Primary School Polling Unit 014 the APC scored 49 votes while the PDP scored 75 votes. Also at the Modern Market/Ternamdo Polling Unit 011, APC polled 83 votes while the PDP scored 96 votes.
However, at Tse-Hirnyam Polling Unit 002 in Nyiev council Ward of Guma Local government area, the APC scored 149 votes while the PDP scored 86 votes.
Also, results obtained from some polling units in Benue South senatorial district showed Governor Ortom leading in the area.
At the Ejule-Adupi polling unit 006 in Ward 1 of Orokam, Ogbadigbo Local Government area, the APC polled 42 votes while PDP had 66 votes.
Senator-elect, Patrick, Abba Moro, also delivered his Okwungaga polling unit with his party, the PDP, scoring a total of 234 votes against its major challenger, Emmanuel Jime of the APC who polled 19 votes.
Results from Ehaje ward 1 in Ogbadigbo LGA at Ukwo 1 polling unit 005 showed that PDP polled 101 votes leaving the APC with 44 votes just as at Ukwo 2 polling unit 006, the PDP scored 39 votes and APC 17 votes.
Also at Onaje polling unit at Ugboju-icho in Otukpo LGA, the PDP got 69 votes while the APC scored 67 votes.
More results are still coming in from collation centres across the state at the time of filing this report and already, many of the PDP supporters have begun jubilating even as they kept urging the APC governorship candidate to make a congratulatory call to the incumbent governor.
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi
Results of supplementary elections held in Benue State today have started trickling in from various polling units with Governor Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leading with a wide margin.
At the Makurdi Central South/All Saints Primary School Polling Unit 014 the APC scored 49 votes while the PDP scored 75 votes. Also at the Modern Market/Ternamdo Polling Unit 011, APC polled 83 votes while the PDP scored 96 votes.
However, at Tse-Hirnyam Polling Unit 002 in Nyiev council Ward of Guma Local government area, the APC scored 149 votes while the PDP scored 86 votes.
Also, results obtained from some polling units in Benue South senatorial district showed Governor Ortom leading in the area.
At the Ejule-Adupi polling unit 006 in Ward 1 of Orokam, Ogbadigbo Local Government area, the APC polled 42 votes while PDP had 66 votes.
Senator-elect, Patrick, Abba Moro, also delivered his Okwungaga polling unit with his party, the PDP, scoring a total of 234 votes against its major challenger, Emmanuel Jime of the APC who polled 19 votes.
Results from Ehaje ward 1 in Ogbadigbo LGA at Ukwo 1 polling unit 005 showed that PDP polled 101 votes leaving the APC with 44 votes just as at Ukwo 2 polling unit 006, the PDP scored 39 votes and APC 17 votes.
Also at Onaje polling unit at Ugboju-icho in Otukpo LGA, the PDP got 69 votes while the APC scored 67 votes.
More results are still coming in from collation centres across the state at the time of filing this report and already, many of the PDP supporters have begun jubilating even as they kept urging the APC governorship candidate to make a congratulatory call to the incumbent governor.