The
electoral umpire ordered a supplementary poll in three local government areas
of the state.
FILE: An
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official holds up a ballot
paper towards part agents during the counting process at a polling station in
Yola on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election.
(Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the House of
Representatives Bye-Election held on Saturday in three local government areas
of Taraba State inconclusive and ordered a supplementary poll.
According to
the Collation Officer, Prof Daniel Ayuba, the decision became necessary because
the lead margin between the leading candidate and the first runner up is less
than the number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the polling units where
elections were cancelled.
Sadiq Tafida
of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in the lead in the collated results
with 17,214 votes, while Innocent Jabayang of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
was the first runner up with 15,537 votes.
The total
number of PVCs collected in cancelled polling units is 14,759.
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