INEC declares Kebbi guber poll inconclusive due to ‘overvoting’ | TheCable INECElectionResult
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Kebbi gubernatorial election inconclusive.
Yusuf Sa’idu, INEC collation and returning officer, said the poll was declared inconclusive because of “massive vote cancellation and overvoting” in 20 of the 21 LGAs in the state. Sa’idu said the total number of registered voters was 2,032,041 out of which the All Progressives Congress polled 388,258 and the Peoples Democratic Party garnered 342,980, leaving a difference of 45,278.
The returning officer said 792, 234 votes were cast, 18,204 votes were rejected and the total votes cast was 760,438.“We aggregated the total number of collected PVCs in those polling units and it came to a total of 91,829. And when we checked the results, the two leading political parties in this contest, APC and PDP polled 388,258 and 342,980 votes respectively. When we looked at the difference, it stands at 45,278,” he said.
“By virtue of these provisions and the powers vested in me as the collation and returning officer of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kebbi State, I, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu of the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, hereby declare the gubernatorial election in Kebbi State inconclusive.”
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