Labour Party Gombe Guber candidate rejects result, heads to tribunal
Gombe state Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate, Keftin Amuga, on Wednesday rejected the Gombe state governorship election result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Our correspondent reports that Muhammadu Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress, who is the incumbent Governor polled 342, 821 to defeat Muhammad Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party who recorded 233,131 and Khamisu Mailantarki of the New Nigeria Peoples Party who scored 19,861.
The Labour candidate came distant fourth with 1,753 based on result announced by Professor Maimuna Waziri, the state’s returning officer.
Amuga, while reacting to the election results in a press statement issued by his campaign office, said the results were not what was actually recorded in the field on 18th of March 2023.
Amuga said, “the results were manipulated, while the voting was characterised by voter suppression, massive votes buying, late arrival of staff and sensitive materials, violent chasing away and intimidation of labour Party Agents.”
The labour party candidate disclosed that he would challenge the results in the election petition tribunal and court, pointing out that the legal process to reclaim his victory has started.
While hailing his supporters for massively voting for Peter Obi and himself, “they should remain steadfast, calm and committed to the ideals of the party,” Amuga added.
