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The Peoples Democratic Party has said that it has credible intelligence that the All Progressives Congress has plotted to use ‘compromised security’ personnel for a mass arrest of top PDP leaders in Bauchi state.
The party however stated that such underhand scheme by the APC would not deter it from standing firm in resisting all aggression and consolidating on our already established victory in Bauchi state. The presence of party Chieftains, Alhaji Murtala Daniya of the Peoples Democratic Party and two All Progressives Congress chieftains, Alhaji Abdullahi Hassan, a one time chairman of Sokoto North LGA and APC youth leader, Nasiru Italiya, at the polling center disrupted the procesess.
However, the APC agent Muntari Muhammad, opposed the position, stressing that it violated electoral laws and said he had lodged a complaint to the authorities.Musulmi Ward ‘B’ and Danhilin Hubbare polling unit 004 also in Sarkin Musulmi Ward ‘B’ in Sokoto North LGA. Umar, who is from YAGA Africa said incident forms were being compiled to be reported to relevant authorities.
“In every election we expect some challenges but presently the situation is under control as you can see. NAN reports that Police directive on restriction of vehicular movements from 8 a.m to 6 p.m was flouted. In some polling units, there were no queues as those who came to vote were promptly attended to by polling unit officials.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and materials arrived the polling units before 8:0am and the units were open at 8:00am. He said that many of the youths and residents of the area had left for the Lagos metropolis for different engagements. Mrs Gbemisola Omoshola, the PDP agent at PU 006 at the junction of Ajewole said that the election had been smooth without any problem.
Mr Saheed Ijaodola, APC agent at 005, said “People are coming to exercise their franchise, we are happy with the peaceful conduct.” A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria , who visited the polling point, reports that accreditation and voting started early, while the officials arrived the area before 7 a.m.According to the presiding officer, Ima-obong Ernest, the polling unit has a voting strength of 1,297 voters.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who visited Makera polling unit at Angwan Rimi ward, the only voting point where the rerun was being held, found many voters waiting on the queue to vote. “INEC wishes to inform the good people of Bayelsa that the supplementary polls to conclude results in three constituencies namely: Brass 1, Ogbia 11, and Souther-Ijaw IV, is holding on March 23 with the exception of Brass 1.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that armed policemen deployed to enforce the restriction of human and vehicular movement are patrolling some of the major streets of the city to ensure total compliance of the order. The rerun is being conducted to decide the winner between two candidates – Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party , who polled 1,014,477 votes, and incumbent Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress , who got 987,810 votes in the first poll conducted on March 9.Large Turnout of Voters in Nasarawa Rerun PollA large turnout of voters has been witnesed in the ongoing rerun election to determine who will represent Keffi East in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
NAN reports that the journalists who were in the area to monitor the poll, were chased out of the place by the hoodlums. “The situation is very bad and this is not how to conduct an election where people or voters are denied the opportunity to vote,” Tijjani said. Akinmoyode said this on Saturday in Jos in an interview with newsmen when led top security personnel to monitor the election.“We hope that it will be peaceful till the results are collated and the winner is declared.“People should not be afraid of the security, they are there to give them confidence to come and vote.
“We have security report and it behoves on us to take the right decision or allow the thing to happen before we start running helter shelter,” he said. Some thugs welding weapons on Saturday morning, dispersed voters at Suntulma Gama primary school in Nasarawa local government area of Kano State. Armed security personnel were seen at the Wurukum, Highlevel, NorthBank, Wadata market and other major streets in Makurdi to ensure compliance with the directive.Meanwhile, voting has commenced in most polling units in Makurdi.
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