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According to him, until when the INEC seemed to have compromised and started to operate as another Zamfara State Government agency doing the bidding of the People’s Democratic Party.
“Although the results of over 30 polling Units in Rini, Birnin Tudu, Bakura and Yargeda were cancelled during the collation exercise by INEC, the INEC however unilaterally and singlehandedly upturned its earlier verdict and came out with what can best be described as random selection of 14 polling units where its conducted the said runoff election.
“INEC did not take into cognizance the APC’s critical role as major stakeholder in the exercise and therefore went solo to finish the dirty job it started and that was what informed our earlier decision to pull out of the supplementary election,” Birnin Magaji said.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has concluded plan to file a suit in court against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) over Bakura constituency supplementary by-election in the state.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday at APC Secretariat in Gusau, chairman, publicity committee of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji said INEC didn’t recognize APC as a major stakeholder in Bakura constituency by-election, adding that there was insecurity during the by-election.
“INEC didn’t take into cognizance APC’s critical role as a major stakeholder in the exercise and therefore went so low to finish the dirty job it started and that is what informed our decision not to participate in the supplementary election.”