INEC declares Zamfara bye-election inconclusive, two ad-hoc staff missing
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared the state Assembly bye-election conducted in Bakura
constituency in Zamfara State on Saturday as inconclusive.
two ad-hoc staff of the commission have been declared missing and their whereabouts were still unknown
The returning officer for the by-election, Professor Ibrahim Magawata who addressed newsmen in the early
hours of Sunday said, the election results of some polling units in Bakura ward have been canceled.
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The affected units, according to Professor Magawata, have a total number of 11,429 votes.
He however declared that, so far, the PDP candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Tudu, has scored a total number of 18645
votes, while the APC candidate, Alhaji Bello Dankande Gamji scored 16464 votes.
A new date for the conclusion of the election for the affected polling units would be announced later,” he added.
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