The delay in commencing the collation had ignited a rumour that the INEC, in connivance with the state government, may be plotting to alter the results.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Bauchi State, Ibrahim Abdullahi, has blamed the delay in the commencing of collation for the supplementary governorship election on the absence of the State Returning Officer, Muhammed Kyari.
The delay in commencing the collation had ignited a rumour across the state and on social media that the INEC, in connivance with the state government, may be plotting to alter the results. “The INEC is not an interested party in the outcome of the election. What is paramount for INEC is the processes and the procedure and not the outcome.
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