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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