The concession in the early hours of Tuesday followed the declaration of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bala Mohammed, as the validly elected governor of the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has resumed the collation of the Bauchi Governorship Election results, for the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area which was earlier suspended.
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday made an order allowing the Independent National Electoral Commission to proceed with its plan to collate and announce the results of Tafawa Belewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Alhaji Garba Akuyam, has resigned.
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.
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 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 Niger State Police Command says the restriction of movement for the March 9 election commences from midnight of March 8 except for those on essential duty.
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to intensify oil explorations in the country’s frontier basins for a prosperous economy and balanced resources distribution of the nation’s wealth.
Six Political Parties in Bauchi State announced on Sunday that they have formed a common front to unseat incumbent APC governor, Muhammed Abubakar, during the forthcoming elections.
The Jigawa State Government on Tuesday said it had disbursed over N187 million grant to 35,810 women as part of its Women Empowerment Programme in the state.
Abubakar, while presenting the appropriation bill, tagged: “Budget of Continuity,” said N79.19 billion, representing 40 per cent, was for recurrent expenditure.
Governor Mohammed Abubakar disclosed this at a dinner organised for the executive of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Bauchi on Saturday night.
The State,Organizating Committee chairman, Dr Zubeiru Madaki, announced this on Monday in Azare town while addressing a gathering at the opening ceremony of the 33rd edition of the competition.
A group in Bauchi, under the aegis of Protein and Food Vendors Association on Tuesday donated N4.2 million to support the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, said this while briefing State House correspondents after NEC meeting on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President met separately with the governors in his office and the agenda of their meetings were not made known to the public
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Saturday refuted speculations that he was jittery over the decision of the National Executive of the All Progressives Congress to conduct direct primaries in the state.
Speaking on the issue while announcing the outcome of the presidential primaries conducted in the state for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress to emerge, the governor said he was fully prepared to slug it out with other contestants