BAUCHI: INEC halts announcement of guber results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put a hold on its planned announcement of governorship election results from Tafawa Balewa local government area in Bauchi State, as ordered by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

That much information was disclosed by Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (INEC) at a press conference staged at the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Conference Hall, INEC Headquarters in Bauchi on Tuesday.

Addressing newsmen at the briefing, Mr. Abdullahi said; “the court has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from continuing with the collation and subsequent announcement of the results of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area as it affects the Governorship election.”

Read also: Senate approves N30,000 new minimum wage

Hours before the news briefing, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday gave an order stopping the collation, concluding and announcement of result of the governorship election held in the state on March 9 by the electoral body.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now