Executive director, Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Dr Sani Shinkafi has faulted the judgement of the Zamfara State Election
Petition Tribunal that upheld the victory of Governor Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party against Dr. Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress saying it’s a travesty of justice, reckless assault on the rule of law and extremely partisan.
He claimed that it is on record that election was not held in four registration areas of Birnin Magaji local government with 80 polling units and a total of 46,000 registered voters. “Also election was cancelled in several polling units with over 85,062 registered voters. The purported margin of lead declared by the Returning Officer, Prof Kasimu Shehu was 65,750 far below the number of voters in the areas where polls did not hold or were cancelled,” he added.
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