…PDP rejects ballot outcomes, alleges KADSIECOM complicity in electoral fraud
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has received in 15 out of the 23 native authorities areas of the state, whereas the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received 4 native authorities areas.
As acknowledged by outcomes introduced by the Returning officers, APC received in Soba, Zaria, Lere, Ikara, Makarfi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Kagarko, Kudan, Igabi, Kajuru and Kaduna North, Kubau, Kaduna South and Sabon Gari native authorities areas, whereas, the PDP received in Zango Kataf, Kauru, Sanga and Kachia native authorities areas.
Results had been nonetheless being awaited in Jema’a, and Chikun, whereas the outcomes of two native governments of Jaba and Kaura had been cancelled as a results of safety breaches. It was gathered that a new date can be fastened for the native authorities election within the two native governments.
The native authorities election was characterised with late arrival of election supplies whereas in another areas there have been hitches with the Electronic Voting Machine s (EVM).
Some voters alleged that a few of the native governments had been rigged in favour of the ruling APC, whereas members of PDP in Kagarko native authorities stormed the secretariate of the NUJ with end result sheets printed from the EVM which signifies that the PDP received however outcomes was introduced in favour of the APC.
Similar complaints had been made in Kajuru, Kaduna North and a few native governments in Northern senatorial district.
The Daily Times remembers that 31 political events boycotted the native authorities elections on grounds of allegatuons that plans have been perfected to rig the election in favour of the ruling party.
As on the ime of submitting this report, there was reported rigidity in Jema’a native authorities space had been outcomes from eight wards was being awaited.
The returning officers in Zaria native authorities chairmanship election stated APC polled 42,859, whereas PDP scored 16,033; in Soba chairmanship election, APC had 40,903, whereas PDP polled 13,835; in Makarfi, Returning Officer, Dr. Musa Abdullahi Mohammed stated APC polled 22,190, whereas PDP polled 13,088.
APC additionally received in Giwa native authorities space polling 57, 005 to beat PDP who had 2,636.APC received in Kudan native authorities, with 76,131 to win the chairmanship towards PDP who scored three,394.
On his half, the returning officer Kaduna North native authorities space, Umar Hayatu, whereas asserting the outcomes of polls, acknowledged that APC chairmanship candidate, Alhaji Saleh Shuaibu, polled 168,572 votes to win in Kaduna North, beating the PDP candidate, Alhaji Mohammed Sabo Babayaro, who polled 12,467 votes.
The Peoples Redemption Party candidate polled 4,956 votes. Kaduna North is the native authorities of Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
The governor received the Unguwar Sarki ward convincingly, polling 14,863, whereas PDP scored 706. The end result evaluation exhibits that within the Governor’s polling unit, APC polled 65 votes, whereas PDP had 50 votes for chairman in his ward, APC polled 68 votes for councillor, whereas PDP received 45 votes.
APC additionally received in Makarfi native authorities, the council of former PDP chairman and Kaduna state governor, Senator Ahmad Mohammed Makarfi.
Results within the different councils are nonetheless being awaited.
Meanwhile, the PDP has rejected the outcomes of Saturday’s council polls in Kaduna State over what it described as extremely provocative fraud and utterly indefensible alteration of ultimate outcomes that gave the APC false victory in areas clearly received by the PDP.
The party additionally accused the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) of altering the ends in favour of APC even in areas the place the PDP popularly received within the state.
Relying on info from the reviews of outcomes on the polling centres, the party stated it was clear that the PDP defeated the APC in many of the areas the place elections held throughout the state, together with Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s ward the place the PDP led with over 90% p.c of the votes solid.
“Such daylight robbery by the APC is absolutely unacceptable, particularly, given the precarious security situation in the state”, stated the party in an assertion issued 0n Sunday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan.
“It is completely insupportable for KADSIECOM, working in cahoots with the discredited APC, to interact within the manipulation of the collation course of by altering the figures and asserting ultimate outcomes which are completely different from figures tallied on the polling centres.
“We have preponderance of cases the place ultimate electoral officers had been whisked away to unknown locations by brokers of Kaduna State authorities, aided by safety companies, whereas faux outcomes are being introduced in favour of the APC.
“For occasion, whereas voters and party brokers had been nonetheless ready for the return of electoral officer, Mr. Elisha Gandu on the Kajuru Local Government secretariat the place outcomes from polling centres present that the PDP received 9 out of the 10 wards, the Nagarta Radio was busy asserting APC as winner.
“This is the state of affairs in many of the ultimate outcomes to date introduced by the commission and we can't settle for such.
“We want the APC and KADSIECOM to note that the PDP has eyes everywhere, monitored the entire balloting processes at all levels and know directly how all the parties, including our great party, the PDP performed in all the polling centr3s across Kaduna state”, the party confused.
Consequently, the PDP cautioned the Chairman of KADSIECOM, Dr. Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu, to avoid wasting the state from avoidable stress by resisting the APC, withdrawing all altered ultimate outcomes and asserting solely outcomes that mirror the precise needs of the individuals as expressed within the poll.
“KADSIECOM Chairman must note that the entire world is watching and history beckons as she makes her decision to stand either on the side of truth, justice and honour or on the side of corruption, treachery and infamy”, PDP insisted
Also, State Chairman of PDP and one time Minister of State for Aviation, Hon. Felix Hassan Hyet, alleged that his party was shortchanged, and the party will contest the ends in courtroom.
The Kaduna PDP Chairman whereas briefing journalists on the party secretariat in Kaduna on Sunday, stated the party will quickly launch its subject outcomes of the elections.
He alleged that his party has been shortchanged within the outcomes introduced to date within the 13 native authorities areas of the state. He stated the party brokers have submitted reviews and they'll observe authorized means to handle the injustices he claimed meted on them.
Hyet additional claimed that many of the outcomes introduced to date had been by radio stations slightly than the returning officers whom he alleged disappeared.
The PDP state chairman, whereas calling on supporters to stay calm, stated the producers of the digital voting machines presupposed to have stayed in Kaduna to observe the machines to keep away from malfunction in some polling items.
Hyet, nevertheless, alleged that some digital voting machines had been snatched to unknown locations.
He stated: “We name on you to transient you on the replace of the native election outcomes of 13 native authorities to date launched. Some native authorities outcomes weren't introduced by the returning officers however radio stations.
At the second we've some native authorities areas like Kaduna South, Chikun, Kajuru, Jema, Kagarko, Sanga, nonetheless awaiting to be introduced because the returning officers aren't any the place to be discovered.
The returning officers have disappeared utterly. Even, some wards returning officers additionally disappeared,” the Kaduna State PDP chairman alleged.
“We are ready for the returning officers to return out and announce the ends in native authorities areas but to be introduced. Our brokers have submitted the outcomes to us and we are going to take needed authorized steps to handle the injustices.
The producers of the machines would have been on floor to observe the machines. Humans are that ones working the machines.
“We will soon make our reports collected from our field agents public. We believe as a party, we will take over power in 2019 because Nigerians have said good bye to APC,” Hyet added.
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