The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
announced that it will conduct supplementary elections in Doguwa/Tudun Wada
Federal Constituency.
This decision comes after the Returning Officer for the
federal constituency elections held on February 25, Ibrahim Yakasai reviewed
the results of the elections held in the area.
According to Yakasai, the commission had reviewed the
initial results that were allegedly announced by him under duress. He stated
that INEC, in compliance with the provisions of the electoral act, had reviewed
the results.
Announcing the reviewed results, he stated that “the reviewed elections results stand as follows, APC 39,732, NNPP 34, 798, PDP 7,091.” He also explained that there were cancellations of results in 13 polling units.
He added that “the total number of votes domiciled in the
polling units that were cancelled had submerged the margin of votes difference
cast in favour of the duo of APC and NNPP”.
He further explained that the total number of Permanent
Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in the 13 polling units that were cancelled stood
at 6,917 as against the over 4,000 votes margin between the APC and NNPP.
Yakasai said that INEC will conduct supplementary elections
in the affected units to determine the winner of the February 25 Doguwa/Tudun
Wada Federal Constituency poll.
INEC had removed the name of the embattled leader of the
House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, who is from the constituency
from the list of election winners.
Recall that Doguwa was arrested for his alleged involvement
in the killing of several persons and burning of the Secretariat of New Nigeria
People’s Party (NNPP). The lawmaker was subsequently remanded at a Kano prison
but granted bail. He is standing trial for alleged culpable homicide.
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