Declare PDP candidate winner of Bauchi gov’ship poll - INEC urged

The Bauchi State chapter of a political group, South East Coalition for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the PDP candidate in the March 9 governorship election, Senator Bala Mohammed, winner.

The group’s chairman, Chief Emeka Aneke Ekwueme, made the call in a statement in Bauchi while reacting to the recommendations made by the committee sent to Bauchi State by the INEC national headquarters.

Ekwueme urged INEC to, instead of resorting to unnecessary remedy measures, declare Senator Mohammed of the PDP winner of the election.

He argued that Bala was leading the APC with thousands of votes after results collated from almost all the local government areas in the state including Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area whose results were rejected by the commission.

“Since there was no breach and violation of the Electoral Act or any law of the land at the Tafawa Balewa collation, the victory should be given to the PDP candidate without waste of time because the candidate with the highest number of votes is the candidate of the PDP, Bala Abdulkadir (Kauran Bauchi).

“God has given the PDP governorship candidate, Senator Bala Mohammed, power and this should be accepted by all God fearing individuals and groups.