INEC CALLS THE KEBBI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO OVER VOTING

The Kebbi State Governorship Election has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

On Monday morning, Prof. Yusuf Sa'idu of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, the Collation and Returning Officer of the election, announced the position at the collation center located at INEC headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. March 20.

According to him, there were cancellations in 20 of Kebbi State's 21 Local Government Areas, spanning a number of Registration Areas (RAS) in various polling units.

"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.

"Where the number of votes cast in an election in any polling unit exceed the number of accredited voters in that polling unit, the presiding officer shall cancel the result of the election in that polling unit.

"Sub section three of section 51 also states that where the result of an election is cancelled in accordance with sub-section two, there shall be no return for the election until another poll has taken place in the affected polling unit.

"By virtue of this provisions and the powers vested in me as the collation and returning officer of 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," he said.