The ruling Individuals’s Democratic Get together in Bauchi State has gained all 20 Native Authorities chairmanship seats within the Saturday, August 17, Native Authorities elections.
Nevertheless, the All Progressive Congress has rejected the outcomes, describing them as theft.
The Government Chairman of the Bauchi State Impartial Electoral Fee, Ahmed Makama, introduced the outcomes final evening at his workplace, following the conclusion of the train.
Makama declared the outcomes, stating it was primarily based on the powers vested in him by the related electoral legal guidelines because the Government Chairman of the State Impartial Electoral Fee.
The newly elected chairmen are scheduled to be sworn in at this time, Sunday, August 18, 2024, on the Authorities Home in Bauchi, in response to a press release by the Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado.
Nevertheless, whereas reacting to the result of the election, the APC rejected the outcomes, describing them as a blatant theft of the voters’s rights and a mockery of democracy.
Talking at a press convention held on the get together’s secretariat on Saturday, the APC authorized adviser within the state, Barrister Rabiu Garba, criticised the election, alleging it was a political manoeuvre by the PDP-led administration in Bauchi State.
He condemned the election, stating, “As we rightly pointed
out yesterday, BASIEC had no intention of conducting a free, truthful, and credible election. What we witnessed at this time in all 20 Native Authorities Areas was a misleading drama and a mockery of harmless voters and politicians.
“The so-called election was marred by quite a few irregularities, together with insufficient election supplies, withheld delicate supplies and outcome sheets, votes allotted to the PDP, absence of Returning Officers to formally declare outcomes, abandonment of election supplies at polling items by fleeing electoral officers, and non-conduct of elections in most polling items throughout Bauchi State.”
The APC demanded the instant resignation of Ahmad Makama as Chairman of the Fee, accusing him of failing to uphold his Oath of Workplace. The get together additionally referred to as on BASIEC to cancel the native authorities elections purportedly performed on seventeenth August 2024 in Bauchi State and urged the Bauchi State Authorities to dissolve the present administration of the Electoral Fee and reconstitute a reputable crew to conduct recent elections that might be free, truthful, credible, and in step with worldwide finest practices.
In the meantime, it has been reported that some opposition political events secured a number of councillor seats within the elections.
Based on experiences, Samira Maikano of the Younger Progressive Get together was elected as councillor for Wandi Ward in Dass Native Authorities Space, profitable with 1,610 votes and defeating her closest rival, Bashir Abdullahi of the PDP, who obtained 1,352 votes. The outcomes have been introduced by Returning Officer Nasiru Hassan on the ward stage.
Equally, in Darazo Native Authorities Space, Yunusa Muhammed of the African Motion Congress gained the Papa North councillorship place with 1,156 votes, defeating Ashiru Muhammad of the PDP, who obtained 1,053 votes, and Idris Muhammad of the APC, who secured 290 votes.
The Returning Officer, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, introduced the outcomes, stating, “Yunusa Muhammed of the AAC, having glad the necessities of the regulation and scored the very best variety of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
In Bogoro Native Authorities Space, regardless of not fielding a candidate, the Labour Get together (LP) obtained the very best votes within the Lusa Ward. The LP obtained 2,200 votes, whereas the PDP obtained 2,168 votes, and the APC obtained 275 votes. Nevertheless, Lucy Yusuf of the PDP, who secured second place, was declared the winner by Returning Officer Daniel Gambo.
In complete, 323 candidates from 10 political events contested for councillor seats within the state.
