The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced decision to halt the rerun for the Niger state House Assembly elections in Agaie constituency.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner
(REC) in the state, Prof. Sam Egwu, yesterday, issued a press statement
declaring the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Yahaya
Abdullahi, as winner of the election.
INEC said its decision was
sequel to the earlier declaration of the PDP candidate winner of the
election by the returning officer, Prof. Musa Kolo.
The REC, in a
statement he personally signed, said, “the rerun in two units has been
dropped after due consultations with stakeholders.”
However, in a
swift reaction, APC chairman, Eng. Mohammed Jibril Imam said the
commission’s decision declaring the PDP candidate winner was
unacceptable.
He said INEC erred in declaring the PDP candidate winner of the election it earlier said was inconclusive.
“Why
should the commission take such critical decision when the votes
difference in the results under contention were just 106, while the two
units the rerun was billed to take place boast of 1,437 votes.” Imam
queried in a chat with reporters.
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