The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has condemned the abuse of the electoral process by politicians in Saturday’s supplementary elections.
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The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the All Progressives Congress was planning a mass arrest of top PDP leaders in Bauchi State through compromised security personnel.
The Nigerian Air Force in Bauchi state has urged all personnel to maintain high level of discipline and professionalism during ongoing supplementary elections.
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Alhaji Garba Akuyam, has resigned.
The Peoples Democratic Party has petitioned the National Judicial Council over the exparte order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission from concluding the governorship election in Bauchi State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission said it has challenged the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering it to stop the collation of the governorship election results in Bauchi State.
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected what it termed the the arm-twisting of the judiciary and the court by the All Progressives Congress to unconstitutionally halt the conclusion of collation of already declared results in the Bauchi State governorship election, which the party claimed it won.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from going ahead to collate and announce the results of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the collation of the governorship election in Bauchi State.
An Army spokesman has confirmed the killing of Colonel Mohammed Barack, the Garrison Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, in Shadawanka Barracks, Bauchi.
Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, has urged Independent National Electoral Commission not give the Peoples Democratic Party undue advantage in Bauchi governorship election.
Governor Mohammed Abdullahi of Bauchi State on Monday visited the presidential villa barely 24 hours after the Presidency distanced President Muhammadu Buhari from the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The All Progressives Congress has faulted the decisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission on the initial inconclusive elections in Rivers and Bauchi States.
The All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State has alleged that the fact-finding Committee sent by the Independent National Electoral Commission to probe the irregularities in the governorship election of March 9 denied the party fair hearing.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has decided to resume from Tuesday the collation of the governorship election result in Bauchi State and may declare the winner of the poll hitherto ruled as inconclusive.
The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu against attempts to tamper with and further cancel already tallied and declared results in 14 more local governments in the Bauchi State governorship election.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State has rejected the inconclusive declaration of Saturday’s governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday declared as “inconclusive” the outcome of the governorship election in Bauchi State.
Counting of votes has commenced in polling units in Bauchi State, producing its first shocker as incumbent Governor Muhammed Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress lost his polling unit to Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Bauchi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, on Monday said voting during Presidential and National Assembly elections in Bogoro Local Government Area was characterized by intimidation and harassment of electoral officials.