Senator Omo-Agege re-elected | Nairalaw

Results for the Senate and House of Representatives in last
Saturday’s election in Delta state started trickling out on Monday
evening.

After a rather slow and tiring process, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) released some of the results in the
Delta Central and South Senatorial Districts.

In Delta Central, the incumbent senator, representing the
district, who is also the candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, emerged winner, having
polled 111,100 votes.

According to the Returning Officer of the contest, Professor
Godfrey Ariavie, who called the results out in Ughelli, Omo-Agege
defeated his closest opponent and candidate of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Evelyn Oboro, who polled 99,422
votes.

Also, the candidate of the APC for the Ughelli North/Ughelli
South/Udu Federal Constituency, Revd Ejiroghene Waive, was declared
winner of the election, polling a total of 41,385.

Returning Officer of the contest, Dr. Igbinoba Eghosa, said
Waive thrashed his closest candidates of the PDP, Hon Samuel
Marierie, who polled 35,126 and the incumbent, Hon Solomon
Awhinawhi, who is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) and polled 11,098 votes.

At the Delta South Senatorial District, results were yet to be
released.

As at the time of filing this report, results for Warri Federal
Constituency were still not fully ready.

Out of the three council areas of the constituency, only two had
been ready as at 6:40pm.

Declaring those of Warri South and Warri North at Nana College,
GRA, Warri, the Returning Officer for the constituency, Dr Samuel
Osifo, said he was still waiting for results from Warri
South-West.

In Warri South, the candidate of the PDP, Chief Thomas
Ereyitomi, polled 23,016 against the incumbent and candidate of the
SDP, Hon Daniel Reyeineiju, who scored 3,733, and the candidate of
the APC, Mr Alex Eyengho’s 7,291.

In Warri North, PDP polled 25,788, against SDP’s 8,326 and APC’s
4,921.

VIDEO: NAF Rockets Dozens Terrorists, Anti-Aircraft Guns
in Kolloram Borno

Video Link: https://youtu.be/I6DWaO-UdKo^[1]

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has
neutralized several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)
fighters as they assembled for a meeting at their hideout in
Kolloram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno
State.

The operation was conducted on 24 February 2019 following
credible intelligence reports indicating that some of the ISWAP
leaders and fighter had assembled for a meeting in a group of
buildings at the centre of the settlement.

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, which was deployed for confirmatory
surveillance, observed the presence of the terrorists at the
location and subsequently called for 2 Alpha Jet aircraft to attack
the group of buildings.

Bombs from the first Aplha Jet hit the desired mean point of
impact causing damage to the building and neutralizing some of the
terrorists.

Some of the surviving fighters, who formed the outer security
cordon of the meeting venue, were seen engaging the NAF aircraft
with Anti-Aircraft (AA) and small arms fire.

The attack aircraft continued to engage the target area with
bombs and rockets in several passes, mopping-up the terrorists who
survived the initial strikes.

The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain
its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in
the Northeast.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force