News: Round-up of 2015 Governorship Polls: Low turn-out of voters nationwide as electoral violence kills 16

The 2015 gubernatorial and National Assembly elections
held across the country yesterday was characterised by low
turn-out of voters and violence which resulted into 16
deaths nationwide.
In yesterday’s elections, violence rocked at least seven
states across the country leading to 16 deaths.
Five persons were feared killed in Benue; four in Kebbi; two,
each, in Rivers and Lagos; and one, each, in Plateau, Bauchi
and Ebonyi.
President Goodluck Jonathan blamed the low turnout in his
native Bayelsa on the non-holding of the gubernatorial
election in the state.
Only the House of Assembly election took place in the state.
The European Union Chief Observer to the elections,
Santiago Fisas, also lament the poor voter turnout at the
polls.
As the results of the elections began to trickle in, last night,
reports said Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti won 25 of the
26 legislative seats in the state assembly for his party, the
PDP, leaving one seat for Labour Party (LP).
Only the legislative election held in Ekiti.
Meanwhile, Governor Rotimi Amaechi faulted the conduct of
the elections in Rivers State, describing it as a sham.
He also alleged that his phone number was claimed by
some people to send text messages to APC supporters to
ask them to ask to boycott the polls, saying it was a ploy to
give advantage to the PDP in the elections.
The gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Rivers State, Mr
Nyesom Wiki, immediately countered Amaechi, saying all
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