Governor Lalong in early lead in Plateau

Governor Lalong in early lead in Plateau

Saturday, March 23, 2019 11:41 pm


Simon Lalong

As the results of the Plateau Governorship supplementary elections held on Saturday began to trickle in, Governor Simon Lalong got the early lead in Pankshin and Bokkos Local Governments.

In Pankshin, Lalong of the APC polled 446 votes out of the of the 597 votes cast at the Gyenyer and Kwem polling units, leaving Gen. Jeremiah Useni of PDP with 151 votes.

Dr O. Linus, the Returning Officer of the area, who declared the result of the elections declared Lalong as the winner, having scored the highest votes.

Linus, a lecturer in the Accounting Department of University of Jos, said, “Governor Simon Lalong, having scored the highest votes of the election in Pankshin and having made the requirement of the law is hereby declared winner and is hereby returned elected.’’

In Bokkos Local Government where elections were held in five different polling units, APC scored 1, 342 votes while PDP scored 1, 337 votes.

The INEC Returning Officer for Bokkos, Dr Linus Ven of the University of Jos, declared Lalong as the winner of the supplementary elections in the area where 5, 314 votes were expected.

“Lalong, having met the requirement of the law by polling the highest votes in the supplementary elections in Bokkos, is hereby declared winner and is so returned elected, ’’ Ven declared.

Speaking to NAN after, Mr Yusufu Machen, Chairman Bokkos local Government area, described the result of the supplementary election as “very satisfactory’’

“What Governor Lalong is looking for in the entire supplementary elections on the Plateau is just 5, 000 votes out of the total of 49, 000 expected votes to emerge winner comfortably in the state Governorship elections

“`From this performance in Bokkos, we in the APC are confidently sure that we shall win this election and continue to give the people of Plateau the desired leadership, ’’ Machen said.

Before INEC declared the governorship election inconclusive, Lalong had 583255 votes, while his challenger, septuagenerian Jeremiah Useni had 538,326 votes.

All the results so far announced :


Barkin Ladi LGA


One polling unit


Total number of registered voters -570


Total number of accredited voters-343


APC- 041


PDP- 296


Valid votes 339


No of rejected votes-0


Jos North LGA


Three polling units


Number of registered voters -4167


Number of accredited votes -1351


APC-274


PDP-1036


Valid votes -1329

Rejected votes -21


Total votes cast -1350


Shendam LGA


One polling unit


Total number of registered voters -851
Accredited voters -440


APC-337


PDP-80


Valid votes -419


Rejected votes -17


Total votes cast-436


Bassa LGA


Two polling units


Total number of registered voters -3078
Accredited voters-1429


APC-1040


PDP-367


Valid votes -1412


Rejected votes -17


Total votes cast-1429


Kanam LGA


Two polling units


Total number of registered voters -2627


Total number of accredited voters-1432


APC-944


PDP-476


Valid votes -1423


Rejected votes -5


Total votes cast-1428


Pankshin LGA


Two polling units


Total number of registered voters -1144


Total number of accredited voters-599


APC-446


PDP-151


Valid votes-598


Rejected Votes -0


Total votes cast -598



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