JUST IN: INEC to conduct supplementary elections in Doguwa-Tudun Wada Federal Constituency

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will conduct supplementary elections in Doguwa-Tudun Wada Federal Constituency.

The Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency elections held, on February 25, professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai, Wednesday made the announcement saying the results earlier announced were done under duress.

Making the announcement, the commission said had review the initial results that was allegedly announced by him under duress.

“INEC in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act has reviewed the results and the reviewed elections results stands as follows, APC 39,732, NNPP 34, 798, PDP 7,091 and there were cancellation of results in 13 polling units” he said.

He added, “the total number of votes domicile in the polling units that were cancelled have submerge the margin of votes difference cast in favour of the duo of APC and NNPP.”

He explained that the total number of PVC’s collected in the 13 polling units that were cancelled stood at 6,917 as against the over 4000 votes margin between APC and NNPP.

He said INEC will conduct supplementary elections in the affected units to determine the winner of the February 25, Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency polls.

This explained the earlier removal of the embattled winner and former majority leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa from the list of those to receive certificate of return at the close of the February 25 election.