Protest trails Kebbi LG election

Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday blocked roads leading into Argungu from Felende area of the town to protest what they called non-declaration of the result of Felende ward election rumoured to have been won by the PDP councillorship candidate.

The protesters, for several hours, blocked the main road leading into Argungu and burnt tyres to prevent motorists and other travellers from passing through the town.

Mobile policemen were drafted from Birnin Kebbi to Argungu at about 9:30am in the morning to quell the situation but the people insisted they would not leave until their candidate was declared winner of the election.

One of the protesters who spoke to our correspondent said: “The returning officer sensing the PDP candidate won Felende ward, refused to declare him winner of the councillorship election. We have decided to remain here until they do what is right,” he said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has also rejected the councillorship candidates declared as winners in Birnin Kebbi Local Government council poll by the Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KESIEC).

The party’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sanni Dododo, made the party’s position known while speaking with journalists on the local government election.

He said: “The names of those declared as winners in Makera and Gawassu wards by the KESIEC were not the names forwarded by the APC to KESIEC.”