Published 20th Mar, 2023

By Opeyemi Lawal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the gubernatorial election held in Kebbi State, a northwestern state, inconclusive.

Sa’idu said that the election was declared inconclusive because the figures of results got from some polling units exceeded the number of accredited voters.

“We aggregated the total number of collected PVCs in those polling units and it came to a total of 91,829,” he said.

“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 look at the difference, it stands at 45,278.”

He added that based on the electoral act, the state’s governorship election was inconclusive.

“Where the number of votes cast in an election in any polling unit exceeds the number of accredited voters in that polling unit, the presiding officer shall cancel the result of the election in that polling unit,” he said.

“By virtue of these 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 governorship election in Kebbi State inconclusive.”

Nasir Idris of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are among the most prominent candidates in the race.

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