BAUCHI : PDP WINS TAFAWA BALEWA CONSTITUENCY HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SEAT

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced PDP as winner of the Tafawa Balewa constituency House of Assembly election in Bauchi State which has been subject of serious controversy.

The result of the election in the constituency was not announced following the declaration of the election as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Also, the result of the governorship election in the state was not declared because of the initial decision of INEC which has kept most people in suspense.

Meanwhile, the result announced by INEC on the state assembly election in Tafawa Balewa constituency showed that the PDP won with 29,933 votes against the APC that scored 25,210 votes.

The PDP emerged winner in the election after the resumption of the collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The results for the governorship election was however halted because of a Court Order following a suit filed by Governor Mohammed Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress, APC.

It would be recalled that the Tafawa Balewa local government results were rejected by the state INEC Returning Officer, Professor Mohammed Kyari after alleged reported cases of violence and intimidation at the local government collation Center.

A committee sent by INEC to Bauchi headed by Festus Okoye however recommended that the results from Tafawa Balewa be re-collated and declared.

The commission resumed the collation for the State House of Assembly but halted the collation of result for the governorship election in obedience to the court order.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has described the loss of the Peoples Democratic Party at the inconclusive 2019 elections as “pure evil” which will be short-lived, as all perpetrators will not go unpunished.

Dogara spoke with Newsmen at the emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party which was held in Abuja on Wednesday, March 20.

He said: “What has happened at the elections is pure evil. Our consolation as members of this party is that evil does do not last and no evil doer has ever escaped punishment.”