12th April, 2023
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has asked the Borno Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to order a fresh election in the state.
In a petition, the NNPP argued that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) omitted the name of Umar Alkali, its governorship candidate and the party logo on the list of contestants cleared for the election in Borno.
The party also sought an order nullifying the election and directing INEC to conduct a fresh governorship election in Borno that will include Alkali as the NNPP candidate.
Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Taiwo Adediji, confirmed that the tribunal received 10 petitions for the National Assembly election comprising three for the Senate and seven for the House of Representatives.
“We also have two petitions from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Askira/Uba and Kala-Balge State Constituency challenging the victory of APC candidates in the areas”, Adediji said.
Earlier, Prof Jude Tsammani Rabo, INEC’s returning officer, declared Zulum the winner of the Borno governorship election. According to him, the APC candidate polled majority votes and satisfied the requirement of the law.
He polled 45,543 votes to defeat Mohammed Jajari of the PDP, who scored 82,147 votes.
NAN