Court halts announcement of guber results in Bauchi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been stopped from proceeding with the collation, or announcement of the result of the governorship election in Bauchi State.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday gave the order stopping the announcement of result of the governorship election held in the state on March 9 by the electoral body.

The order which was issued on the strength of an ex parte application filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, Mohamed Abubakar, shall however last till the determination of the suit brought before the court by the two plaintiffs.

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In the ex parte motion, the APC and Abubakar had prayed the court for an order of Interim Injunction restraining INEC from resuming, concluding or announcing the result of the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State in respect of the election to the office of Governor of Bauchi State.

Recall that the governor Mohammed Abubakar, on Monday, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari who paid a working visit to Bauchi about the inconclusive elections in the state.

Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting with Buhari, the governor said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) introduced procedures not known to the laws of the land during the March 9th elections in the state.
INEC was to resume the announcement of the results of the elections from Tafawa Balewa Lg today (Tuesday) and stakeholders, including journalists had gathered before the court order came.

INEC is yet to react to the development.

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