Tekedia wants to congratulate INEC and the National Assembly besides our Presidency for this election. We think this election is fairly fair with a higher level of transparency than the equivalent one four years ago. The use of social media, internet, mobile devices were ubiquitous and that helped the results to come in time. Osun Defender – the winner of our website choice of the night for this election was excellent. INEC also deployed technology and it really showed. However, there are pockets of problems, yet, this is progress. With phone cameras everywhere, people were cautious of the implication of getting them acting unlawfully. We need to keep this momentum and consolidate our technology gain as we prepare for the Presidential election in coming days. Gone were the days of waiting for days to know results. Osun Defender called Osun elections within hours, before midnight – only possible because of mobile devices in all the wards/polling stations.

Nigeria is making progress and we are advancing. This transparency from  Prof A  Jega must be commended. I think people feel that this was not massively rigged.

There is  a buzz and many things are indeed changing in this election cycle. Jonathan just added some more points in the Google buzz metre. He was at 45.6% yesterday, but today, has moved to 47.3%. He is still the person to beat in this election. Indeed, no one can dispute that the incumbent is strong. Our barometer shifts more to the President to retaining his job  from 6 yesterday to 7.

Meanwhile, in Ogun state, Olumide Osoba, the son of former governor, Olusegun Osoba has been declared the winner of the Obafemi Owode House of Representatives seat. He polled 12,279 votes. The PDP and the PPN candidates scored 5231 and 5914 votes respectively.

The result of the Ogun East senatorial election has also been declared, with the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate, Gbenga Kaka emerging winner. He polled 76,543 votes. The PDP and the PPN trailed with 52,613 and 46,148 votes.