BAUCHI: APC files petition contesting PDP’s Bala Mohammed as Gov-elect

The election of Sen. Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor-elect of Bauchi State is being contested at the Bauchi Election Petitions Tribunal.

According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the petition was filed before the tribunal in Bauchi on Friday by the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC).

According to Alhaji Uba Nana, the state’s chairman of the APC while speaking with newsmen in Bauchi, the party is seeking justice from the tribunal by challenging Sen. Bala Mohammed victory at the polls.

“We are here to file a suit on behalf of the APC challenging the results of the governorship election held some weeks ago.

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“What we want is justice, as always, from the court because we know that the court will do just that,” he said.

Defeated incumbent Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of the APC who scored 500,625 votes to finish second behind Mohammed the winner of the governorship poll in the state with 515,113 votes, said he decided to approach the tribunal after a directive from the APC.

“Just like I said, I am an obedient member of the national body of the party; it is because of this, that all these three places that I went to, each one of them said the APC will file a suit in court to challenge the governorship election results in the state.

“As an obedient member, I accepted to go with that decision. Everyone knows when the results of the election were announced, I conceded defeat but I contested on the ticket of the party and the party has refused to accept the outcome,” he said.

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