PDP Heads To Tribunal, Says Bauchi South Senatorial By-Election Worst In Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bauchi state chapter, has rejected the result of Saturday’s By-election in Bauchi South Senatorial District which the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Yahaya Gumau, was declared the winner.

‎

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared APC candidate, Lawal Yahaya Gumau as the winner of last Saturday Senatorial By-election, having scored 119,489 votes, to defeat the PDP candidate, Ladan Salihu and seven others.

Salihu, a former Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), scored 50,256 votes.

‎

Addressing a press conference on Monday in Bauchi, Chairman of PDP in the state, Alhaji Hamza Akuyam said their candidate and the party would head to the Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election.

‎

He described the election as the worst in the history of democratic elections in the country.

‎

He alleged that there were manipulations, and that “figures were scandalously re-jigged” to favour the candidate of a particular political party.

‎

“This was done without any consideration for voters who stood in queues for long; some traveled miles and braved extreme conditions, only to be disenfranchised with a stroke of the pen; this is unacceptable,” he said.

‎

He also alleged that vote-buying was widespread and conducted in the open, adding that votes were sold for between N100 and N5000.

‎

Akuyam also alleged that about 80,000 votes were unjustifiably canceled in an election where only 256,763 votes were cast, just as he claimed that card readers were not used in a larger part of Toro Local Government Area. (NAN)

Comments

Ooni Dismiss Rumours of Resurgence of Ife-Modakeke War

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has rubbished the reports that farmers killed in Toro village, Modakeke is a renewed crisis between Modakeke and Ife. Ooni described the killing in Modakeke as sheer criminality. "What happened at Toro village was sheer criminality and the long hand of the law would soon catch up with the perpetrators,” Ooni stated. He noted that attachment of communal coloration to the killing is an attempt by mischief makers to derail security operatives who are on top of the matter. Oba Adeyeye in a release by Moses Olafare, his director of media and public affairs said he received the report of the killing on Friday with serious concern. The monarch said the matter has been reported to the appropriate security agencies who have swung into action. Ooni warned that the Ife-Modakeke crisis has long been resolved and the killings should not be linked to the long resolved crisis. Oba Adeyeye thanked the Osun government, security agencies, and vigilante...

Gunmen invade Edo community, kill 3, abduct 13 children, women

Heavily-armed gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly invaded Emokpae community, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, where they killed three persons. The invaders were said to have also hijacked a bus conveying 13 passengers, including school children and market women, and marched them into the forest. he people of Emokpae community staged a peaceful protest to the State Government House in Benin on Friday. Spokesman for the community who gave his name simply as Egua, told journalists that the 13 passengers were still being held captives by the gunmen. Egua, who claimed to be the local leader of Edo State Security Network, disclosed that the kidnappers had contacted the family of a female hostage, demanding for a whopping N20 million ransom. “Yesterday, as at 3 pm, when our children were returning from school from the neighbouring community, the herdsmen invaded the road, took our children, even the bike men that went to take them from the school...

Governor Ortom Eulogizes Late Pa Jerome, Father of Ex-BERWASSA Boss

….As family announces burial arrangements Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has extolled the Late Pa Jerome Abalike Ella, father of his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Water Resources, Engr. Ejembi Ella, and his indelible legacies. This is coming as the family announces the burial arrangements for the deceased whose death occurred last month, December 27, 2022. Ortom described the deceased as a renowned community leader who was humble, hardworking and dedicated his life to the service of God and humanity until his demise. In a condolence letter on behalf of his family, the government and people of Benue State to the SSA, a copy of which Humanity Watch obtained, the governor stated that the transition of Pa Jerome at a time his wise counsel was most needed, has created a vacuum in the family that will be difficult to fill. The governor however, urged the SSA on Water Resources who is also the immediate past General Ma...

Humanity Watch

Search This Blog