Crisis Looms on Plateau over Alleged Manipulation of Election Results …CAN, PDP task INEC on transparency

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As palpable tension continues to mount in Plateau State following allegations that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate last Saturday National Assembly elections in the state, the commission has continued to hold unto the results, refusing to declare it for fear that there might be a breakdown of law.

Youths from one of the trouble spots, the Plateau North zone, have threatened to crackdown on INEC should they announce any result different from the popular choice of the people.



The polls for the three senatorial seats and a House of Assembly in the state were allegedly won by the PDP candidates going by the results declared at the ward level. But the commission which cited some regularity declared one inconclusive and held on to the rest since last Saturday.



There are insinuations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state has mounted pressure on the commission to change the results in its favour.



Though INEC has denied the allegation, it has however refused to declare the results despite pressure from various quarters, including the PDP, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Civil Society Organisations (CSO) among others.



The INEC on Thursday issued a statement to journalists declaring that Dimka Hezekiah Ayuba of the APC won the Plateau Central senatorial zone, a position that was immediately rejected by the PDP in Plateau Central senatorial district.


The commission said Ayuba, a former Police Commissioner, polled 149,457 to defeat Paradang David Shikfu, a former Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), of the PDP who scored 145,048 votes.



The statement by INEC’s Voter Education and Publicity Head, Mr. Osaretin Imahiyereobo, on Thursday also disclosed that the Plateau South senatorial election was declared inconclusive, while results for Plateau North senatorial election was still yet to be declared.


Other results declared in the statement are those for Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency won by Yusuf Adamu Gagdi of the APC; Shendam/Mikan/Quan’pan federal constituency won by Longgap Komsol Alphonsus of the APC, while Wase federal constituency won by Idris Ahmed also of the APC.


Others are for Barkin-Ladi/Riyom federal constituency won by Simon Davou Mwadkwon of the PDP; Jos South/Jos East federal constituency won by Dachung Musa Bagos of the PDP; Mangu/Bokkos federal constituency won by Solomon Maren Bulus of the PDP, and Langtang North/Langtang South federal constituency won by Beni Lar of the PDP.


Meanwhile, Plateau State governorship candidate of the PDP, General Jeremiah Useni (rtd), has led all PDP senatorial and House of Representatives candidates in a protest to the INEC headquarters in Jos to urge the commission to declare the remaining results of Plateau North senatorial zone and Bassa Jos North federal constituency without further delay.


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