Early results from the re-run of the Benue South Senatorial District last night showed that Chief David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Comrade David Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were locked in a close race.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were collating returns from the 102 wards across the nine local governments areas that constitute the district at press time.
Unofficial results obtained by The Nation showed that while Mark, a former Senate president surged ahead of Onjeh in Otukpo, Apa, Agatu and Opokwu Local Government areas, the APC flag bearer was leading in Obi, Oju and Ohimimi local government areas.
The election was generally peaceful although there were reports of pockets of violence in a few places.
Turn out by voters was low.
Both parties accused each other of thuggery and rigging.
One of the places where violence erupted was Idabi polling unit at Okete ,Oturkpo following a disagreement on the relocation of the polling unit.
The APC agent at the ward was said to have kicked over the location of the polling booth there and claimed that the party had already written to INEC to relocate it due to irregularities in previous polls.
The PDP agent insisted on the retention of the polling booth there.
Violence soon ensued but the situation was brought under control by security men.
The March 2015 election in the senatorial district was annulled by the Court of Appeal following a petition by Onjeh who said it was not held in substantial compliance with provisions of the electoral law.
Some of the results at press time:
Oju LGA, Ukpa/Ainu Ette, Ihigile PU
APC 198, PDP 72
Oju LGA, Oju Ward,
Ohijile PU
APC 142,
PDP 132
Ivini PU APC 153, PDP 80
Obi LGA, Adiko Ward,
Imade PU
Acrred. 200,
Result APC 132, PDP 67
Obi LGA, Adiko Ward,
Imade PU
Acrred. 200,
Result APC 132, PDP 67
AKWUTULO PU
APC=58, PDP=41
EJULE PU, APC 104, PDP=48
OBI LGA, Itogo Ward, Ebong PU, APC=157, PDP=138
Oju LGA, Okpokpo Ward, Ogum-igwe PU
APC=131, PDP=53
Oju LGA, Ukpa/AInu Ette Ward, Onyoho PU
APC 108 PDP 90
Obi LGA, Obko Ward, Omapia PU
APC 224, PDP 70
Ohimini LGA,
Aume-icho Ward,
ONDO/ OLABE PU,
APC 89 PDP 129
OLEGA PU, APC 87, PDP 60
Oju LGA, Okpokpo Ward, Ogum-igwe PU
APC=131, PDP=53
Ohimini LGA, Idekpa Ward Olaigbechi PU
APC =57, PDP= 5
Ohimini LGA, Aume Iche Ward
AKWUTULO PU
APC=58, PDP=41
EJULE PU, APC 104, PDP=48
Oju LGA, Owo ward, Omua Unit 1,
APC= 49, PDP= 14
Oju LGA, Okpokpo Ward, Ogum-igwe PU
APC=131, PDP=53
Mr. Mark’s VIP polling unit, Otukpo Town Central ward: PDP- 254
APC – 59
PU 003, MAMSER Office, Otukpo Town East ward:
APC- 86
PDP- 57
PU 010, Otukpo Town Central ward:
PDP – 82
APC – 57
PU 023, Otukpo Town
Central ward:
PDP – 39, APC – 30
AGATU
Ogbaulu primary school PU, Ogbaulu Ward, Agatu LGA
PDP 75
APC 31
Oju LGA, Owo ward, Omua
PU 1,
APC= 49, PDP= 14
Oju LGA, Okpokpo Ward, Ogum-igwe PU
APC -131, PDP – 53
Ugbonoko polling unit
APC – 131, PDP – 110
OTUKPO
Otukpo LGA Adoka-Haje, PU Aune Play Ground 1
PDP 135 APC 38
Otukpo LGA, Adoka Icho
Opanehe II, Open Space
APC 52
PDP 70
Ogbadibo LGA
Orokam ward
Court Oko polling,
APC 105
PDP 53
Ekere primary school unit PDP,=98 APC30
Ipole owukpa unit
APC – 78
PDP – 47
Ocheje Oko unit
PDP17
APC 191
Ipole Oko unit
PDP = 46
APC = 80
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