PDP Convention: Atiku wins Zamfara, Kano states
Youth Developmenr Minister, Senator Afolabi Olasunkanmi (r)and other members of the Osun State delegates at the PDP Presidential Primaries at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida
By Adekunle Aliyu
How Jonathan floored Atiku in the Primaries, 13/01/2011
Nos States Jonathan Atiku
1. Abia 80 1
2. Adamawa 76 31
3. Anambra 47 31
4. Akwa Ibom 141 0
5. Bayelsa 67 0
6. Bauchi 46 44
7. Sokoto 32 84
8. Rivers 128 2
9. Benue 75 15
10. Borno 33 26
11. Niger 16 94
12. Ondo 69 6
13. Osun 99 1
14. Ogun 80 3
15. Kogi 84 24
16. Ekiti 76 1
17. Kebbi 33 44
18. Kaduna 82 41
19. Plateau 70 5
20. Oyo 107 10
21. Katsina 147 11
22. Delta 114 7
23. Enugu 89 9
24. Kwara 61 26
25. Ebonyi 82 2
26. Edo 63 0
27. Cross River 105 0
28. Kano 21 98
29. Imo 123 3
30. Nasarawa 53 3
31. Jigawa 100 17
32. Yobe 29 20
33. Lagos 52 3
34. Abuja FCT 24 3
35. Zamfara 7 70
36. Taraba 62 16
05:51 Atiku gets 41 votes in Kaduan and Jonathan wins the state with 82 votes
05:40 Atiku takes 94 votes from Niger State and Jonathan 16 votes. Kaduna is the last state to be counted sorting is going on now. However from all indication Jonathan will be the PDP flag bearer in the upcoming election.
05:36 Atiku takes another wining from the Niger State delegates
05:28 Atiku gets 3 votes from Ogun States delegates and 80 votes goes to Jonathan next state is Niger
05:21am Jonathan wins Oyo again with 107 and Atiku gets 10. Ogun State comes next
05: 11am The States won by Atiku Abubaker includes Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano and Kebi the next state to be counted is Akala’s State which is Oyo State
05:10am Kebi State Atiku wins another state making four sates won by him. Atiku gets 44 votes from Kebi and Jonathan gets 33.
05:01am Plateau State Jonathan gets 70 votes and 5 votes for Atiku next is Kebi State
04:52am 24 votes for Atiku in Kogi State. Jonathan gets 84 votes Jubril gets non and 2 votes voided. Next state is Plateau State, which capital is Jos, where the nation just experience the Xmas eve bombing in 2010 and much unrest in resent times
04:42am Ekiti State Atiku increases his votes by 1 while Jonathan is coasting home with 76 more votes. There are about 4 more states to go out of which Kogi State is next with 112 voters
04:39am Katina Jonathan coasts home 147 votes winning Atiku the next is Ekiti
One will not be totally wrong if he or she declares Dr Goodluck Jonathan the winner of the PDP primaries why is that even in Kastina Atiku gets 11 votes
04:21am Delta Jonathan wins again with while 114 votes and Atilu gets only 7 the next state is Kastina
So far so good from the states counted 1, 815 votes goes to Jonathan. Atiku gets 510 votes. Jubril only one. The next State is Delta where they just had a re-run election which was won by Dr E. Uduaghan.
04:09am Jonathan win in Enugu with 89 votes and Atiku 9
03:56am Kwara State’s votes is shared among the 3 contestants Atiku 26 votes GEJ 61votes and Jubril 1 vote next is Enugu
Sarah Jubril wins first vote from Kwara
Back to Sarah Jubril She gained a wide range of experience as teacher, housewife, sportswoman and as counselor.She was one time Commissioner for Social Development, Youths and Sports in Kwara State. Former assistant athletics coach, Kaduna Sports Council, she has also taught at the Advanced Teachers College, Kano.
She attended various educational institution which include Datford College of Education, London, Kansas University, USA, where she graduated with a B.Sc. in Education. In addition, she bagged a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Lagos.
03:47am Eboyin State Jonathan gets 82 votes and Atiku 2. the next state is Kwara.
Dr Bukola Saraki is governor of the state and the Chairman of the Governors Forum. Hope are that he may win the state for Atiku
03:37am The strong woman candidate in the primaries Sarah Jubril has not had any votes so far.
However she remains the first and only woman to aim for the presidency. In 1991, she sought to fly the ticket of Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the presidential race. She displayed a gallant effort and in a crowded race, she came out fourth. Ever since, her name has been associated with politics. She remains a source of inspiration and rallying point to many women politicians. Eboyin State vote is been counted and from all indication Jonathan will win again in a landslide
60 Edo delegates voted President Goodluck E Jonathan
03:33am Another clean sweep as all votes from Edo State goes to President Goodluck E Jonathan
03:26am Cross River Jonathan wins all the way as all105 delegates voted GEJ the next is Edo State
At this juncture from all indication Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is wining the PDP Presidential Primaries with a very high margin of vote
03:12am Atiku wins Kano State votes as he gets 98 vote and Jonathan 21 next is Cross River State
02:56am Imo State: Atiku has 3 and Jonathan 125 votes the next state is Kano
02:42am Borno State 33 votes Jonathan and 26 for Atiku
02:31am Gome State: GEJ wins again with 55 votes
02:20am Ondo State: Jonathan has 69 and Atiku 6 non yet for Sarah Jubril
02:11am Benue State : GEJ wins with 72 votes and 15
02:04am Osun State: Jonathan wins with 99 votes and Atiku 1
01:53am From Nasarawa State 53 of the votes went to GEJ and 8 to Atiku. For Jigawa State Jonathan carries the day again wining with 100 votes from the delegates and Atiku 17
01:31 am Lagos State: 52 votes for Jonathan and 3 vote for Atiku while in Federal Capital Territory 24 voted Jonathan and Atiku had 3
01:21 am Zamfara State: Atiku win Zamfara State’s votes 70 delegates vote Atiku and 2 for Jonathan
So far 10 states have been counted and from all indications Jonathan is winning.
Yobe State Jonathan 29 votes and Atiku 20
Rivers State : 128 votes goes to Jonathan 2 for Atiku and non for Jubril
Bayelsa State 67 votes for Jonathan and non for the other contestants
Bauch State : Jonathan got 46 votes while Atku got 44
1am Taraba State: Jonathan coasts home 62 vote from the delegates from Taraba State while Atiku gets 16 votes and non for Sarah Jubril
Sorry for the break.
11.16pm Anambra State: Goodluck Jonathan got 47 votes, Atiku 8 while Sara Jubril got nothing
11.35pm The whole 141 delegates from Akwa-Ibom State voted for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
11.20pm Counting commence on the Akwa-Ibom State delegates’ votes
Adamawa States delegates vote en-mass for Jonathan. 76 vote for Jonathan
It looks like Jonathan will win the votes from Adamawa State
Atiku g0t 31 votes from Adamawa State
126 votes is expected from Adamawa State delegates.
10.50pm The next ballot box which is that which the Adamawa State delegates voted in is now open for counting.
Dr Goodluck Jonathan got 80 votes from the Abia State delegates
10.32 The first ballot box is been counted and so far Jonathan, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s name is prominent. The Ballot box is that which the Abia State delegates voted in.
Click here to see Photos of people at the PDP primaries
10.15 pm Counting of voting commence.
9.30 Senator Teslim Folarin who was just released from Agodi Prison, Ibadan cast his votes among the Oyo State delegates.
8.50 pm Obasanjo cast vote at the PDP primaries
8.15 President Jonathan leads the Bayelsa State delegates to vote
8 05 pm Adamwa teams moves to vote
Voting begins with Abia States delegates
Following the order of an Enugu High Court restraining him from parading himself as the National Chairman of PDP, the party chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo has stepped aside at the PDP convention.
Roll call at the convention
Former Nasarawa State Gov, Abdullahi Adamu
Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State
Governor Akwe Doma of Nasarawa State
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State
Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State
Governor Danjuma Goje of Gombe State
Governor Mauzu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State
Governor Martins Elechi of Ebonyi State
Governor Suntai of Taraba State
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State
Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State
Philip TanimuAduda
Minister of Environment, John Odey
Sen. Bala Mohammed
Alhaji Adamu Hassan
Paul Unongo
Senator Walid Jubril
Senator Ibrahim Mantu
Senator Abubakar Sodangi
Senator Chris Anyanwu
Prince Vincent Ogbulafor
Senator Amadu Ali
Chief Solomon Lar
Chief Barnabas Gemade
Isiaka Adeleke
Hope Uzodima
Senator Adolphus Wabara
Ambassador Esther Audu
Chief Vita Abba, Chairman, Enugu State PDP
Walter Ofonagoro
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu
Senator Joseph Wayas
Aviation Minister, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze
Humprey Abah, Minister of State, Interior
General Godwin Abbe
Senator Ike Nwachukwu
Senator Uche Chukwumerijie
Senator Arthur Nzeribe
Kema Chikwe
SenUsman Albashir, leader of Yobe delegation
Deputy Governor, Delta, Professor Amos Utuama
Senator Stella Omu
Senator James Manager
Senator Patrick Osakwe
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos, Femi Pedro
Senator Nicholas Ugbane
General David Jemibewon
Dr. Alex Ekwueme
Senator Pius Anyim Pius
Bamanga Tukur
Mrs Josephine Anenih
Austin Okpara
Deputy governor Kwara State, Joel Ogundeji led the State delegation
Chief Tony Anenih led the Edo State delegation
Edo State PDP chairman, Chief Dan Orbih Kazeem Ozeto
Garba Zakawanu
Pascal Ugbome
Senator Odion Ugbesia
Leader, House of Representatives, Tunde Akogun
Senator Yisa Braimoh
Abass Braimoh
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu
Live update
