The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna state, Isah Ashiru Kudan has rejected the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He vowed to challenge the results at the election tribunal.
Kudan who addressed newsmen on Monday in his country home in Kaduna said he will approach the tribunal on the basis of irregularities noticed during the exercise.
“It is on the basis of these established irregularities that our party in a petition to the State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, rejected the results and called for its outright cancellation,” he said
He said that available reports have shown that Smart Card Readers were not used during the elections in most of the polling units in Giwa, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna North, Igabi, Zaria, Lere and Ikara Local Government Areas.
He added, “it is our firm believe that the non-usage of the Card Readers which is a violation of the electoral guidelines have rendered the results from these areas invalid and should have been cancelled.”
He also condemned the militarization of the electoral process in various part of the State.
“Of a particular example is the use of military in Birnin Gwari and Kauru local government areas. Soldiers were also used to alter the result of our House of Assembly candidate to in Makera Constituency of Kaduna South local government area,” he said
“I am sure a lot of People in Kaduna State will consider it unbelievable the disparity between the numbers of votes obtained in the Presidential elections and the Governorship elections. How could the people of Kaduna State be convinced the APC could get more votes during the governorship elections than it got in the last Presidential elections?
He added.
He also call on their supporters and citizens of Kaduna state to remain calm and be law abiding.
