Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau
state, says he will win no matter the number of times the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts elections in the state.
He spoke while addressing state
house correspondents shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the
current security situation as well as the preparation for the supplementary
election.
Lalong said he is not scared of
the decision of INEC to conduct supplementary election in the state.
The electoral body had picked
March 23 for supplementary elections after declaring the governorship elections
in six states as inconclusive.
He said since he is the sitting
governor, it will be impossible for him not to secure 3,000 votes to make up
the 49,000 required by INEC to declare him the winner.
“My meeting with the president is
the usual briefing, I call it usual because of my passion for peace in the
state. It is not about the election, it is about the peace, to ensure we have a
very peaceful election,” the governor said.
“So far, so good. We’ve had very
good and peaceful elections. We are coming back for a supplementary election, I
will like INEC to conduct a peaceful election and so we will like the security
apparatus to be on ground in the state. That was my briefing to Mr. President.
“There was no need for
cancellation but then as a lawyer, I still want to comply with the rules, I
don’t want to be talking about infringing on the rules when the elections
result is very clear. They said registered voters were 49,000 but the votes
were not up to 20,000 but people were still saying we need 49,000 and I was
already on top with 45,000 votes.
“So we are going to get the
49,000. How can you imagine that a sitting governor can not getting 3,000 votes
out of 39,000 in an area that I have well dominated for a very long time. So
for me, election is as good as concluded in Plateau State.
“I see it as an opportunity for
people whose votes were cancelled for them to vote. People came and said their
votes were cancelled, it is for them to
go back and vote and ensure their vote counts this time around. That is why I
support that we go back and conduct the elections. If they (INEC) like, let
them conduct the elections more than once, we will win.”
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