The Independent Electoral Commission INEC, Kano, has put to rest the controversy over who the Commission recognised as the PDP State Gubernatorial Candidate between the two Contending Persons, Muhammad Abacha and Sadiq Wali.
The Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Risque Shehu told journalists on Thursday that as per as they are concerned, the primary elections conducted by Shehu Sagagi faction are the authentic elections because he was recognized by the law.
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Prof. Shehu said, “As at the time the PDP Primary was conducted, Shehu Sagagi was the one recognized by the Law as the State Chairman of the Party in Kano and is also the only elections that we sent our observers”.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, who was responding to questions as to who they recognized as the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party, while briefing the Media, said, “although the Primary is a purely Party affairs, but as per as we are concerned the elections conducted by Shehu Sagagi was the one we recognized”.
He said some Party Stalwarts, came from Abuja that they were sent from the PDP headquarters to conduct Primary elections into the Gubernatorial seat of the State, but they came without location of where the elections would hold.
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“But later Shehu Sagagi the State recognized PDP Chairman by Law as at that time, came with the same letter from the Party Headquarters and with locations and we sent our observers who monitored their elections”.
“And later in the day another team of Observers claiming they came from the Party Headquarters came and asked us to send our team of Observers to witness their Primary elections but we declined because we told them we are acting on what the Law says”.
Prof. Shehu added that, “The law purely recognized Shehu Sagagi as the party Chairman as at that time and we have already monitored his conduct of elections and we cannot go to any one again”.
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“So as per as INEC is concerned, the elections conducted by Shehu Sagagi is the authentic elections and which was observered by our Men, this is our position”.
Two Contending Persons Muhammad Abacha and Sadiq Wali emerged winners of two Parallel PDP Primaries in Kano with each of them claiming to be the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party in the state.(End).
