• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Tribunal: Witnesses Allege Vote Reduction Against Gov Sule

by Ahmed Tahir Ajobe
2 years ago
in News
Sule
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Six respondent witnesses, who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday told the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State that votes scored by Governor Abdullahi Sule during the March 18 poll in Keffi and Awe local government areas of the state were reduced in an attempt to give opposition candidate an edge.

Advertisement

They also alleged that votes scored by the main opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were inflated in the affected areas.

Counsels to Governor Sule presented the witnesses in continuation of their defense in the petition filed by PDP and its governorship candidate, David Ombugadu, challenging the declaration of Gov Sule as the winner of the election.

Testifying before the tribunal, witness number two for the second respondent, Isham Abubakar Dan’azumi, a farmer and APC Polling unit agent, said in Wuse TV Centre Polling Unit 010, the BVAS machine was used and that the results were uploaded to INEC iRev by the presiding officer.

He however complained that the scores of APC was reduced in Wuse TV Centre Polling Unit while that of PDP was increased.

RELATED

Aide Dismisses Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Plan To Dump PDP For APC

Aide Dismisses Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Plan To Dump PDP For APC

4 minutes ago
Nigeria Is Highest Recipient Of Intervention Aid In Africa — Bill Gates

Bill Gates Set 20 Years To End Malaria In Africa

21 minutes ago

The defense witness number two, under cross examination, confirmed evidence tendered before the tribunal by the lead counsel to the APC, being the first respondent, Mathew Burkah, showing that while APC scored 353 votes at the polling unit 010, with PDP recording 37, the collation at the registration area of Wuse electoral ward, showed that the votes of APC was reduced to 193, while that of the PDP was increased to 197.

 

Answering further questions from the petitioners’ counsel, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa SAN, he noted that Sule Audu was not the APC polling unit agent, saying he signed the ward result of Wuse Ward.

 

Also testifying before the tribunal, the respondent witness number three, Abdullahi Hashimu Danlami, a resident of Sabon Garin Awe in Awe LGA, said from the report he received from his party agents, INEC conducted governorship election peacefully in Makungiji Electoral Ward, and on the day of the election, he cast his votes before going to the Ward Collation Centre, adding that BVAS machine was used by INEC Presiding Officers.

 

He explained that after the election, INEC presiding officers uploaded the results to iReV but his party had an issue with Kekura Primary School Polling Unit of Makungiji Electoral Ward, where the scores of APC was reduced while that of PDP was increased.

 

He said APC scored 238 in Kekura Primary School Polling Unit while PDP got 15 while in the result of Makungiji Electoral Ward APC score was entered as 159 instead of 238 and that of PDP increased to 94 instead of 15 which was its score at the Polling Unit Level.

 

Abdullahi Hashimu Danlami said on sighting the irregularities, he complained to the ward collation officer but his complaint was ignored.

 

On his part, Abdullahi Tela Usman, RW4 and  resident of Akiri, Awe local government area, told the tribunal that after he cast his votes, he moved to the Ward Collation Centre and visited some polling units in Akiri Ward. He added that the BVAS machine was used by INEC presiding officers for accreditation as well as uploaded the results to iReV.

 

He explained that his party had problems with the results of Ungwan Torbuto Polling Unit of Akiri Ward where the score of APC was calculated wrongly and that of PDP was increased. He said APC scored 213 while PDP got 59 but it was recorded as 161 for APC while that of PDP was increased to 111.

 

Also, Ahmad Abubakar Sarki, another witness and resident in Keffi, said that he visited Ungwan Nupawa and Ungwan Yarbawa Polling Units where APC scored 200, and PDP got 17 votes in the fish unit respectively.

 

Kasim Tanko Kasim, RW six and resident in Keffi said after he cast his vote at his polling unit, he proceeded to the Ward Collation Centre and visited some polling units within his ward.

 

He said in his polling unit and all the polling units he visited, INEC presiding officers used the BVAS machines to authenticate voters before they cast their votes and that the officers uploaded the results to iReV.

 

He however said the APC results in Ungwan Kwara and Kofar Gidan Late Mai Angwan Polling Units were reduced while that of PDP was increased. He added that APC scored 360 in Ungwan Kwara but it was recorded as 2 while PDP got 14 but it was increased to 384.

 

Abdullahi AlKasim, resident of Gangaren Yara in Keffi, said he cast his vote at his polling unit in Alhaji Mukhtar Ahuwa, before he proceeded to the Ward Collation Centre.

 

He said that election was conducted peacefully in his polling unit but complained that APC’s scores were reduced while those of the PDP were increased.

 

He said APC scored 160 and PDP got 19 in Kofar Alhaji Mukhtar Ahuwa Polling Unit of Yara Ward, but the score of APC was reduced to 65 and that of PDP was increased to 114.

 

PDP lead counsel, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa (SAN),  asked the sixth respondents’ witness, Abdullahi Alkasim, to sign on a plain sheet of  paper to authenticate the signature on the result sheet of his polling unit and consequently applied to tender it as exhibit.

Hearing on the matter has been adjourned till this Friday, August 25.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel



SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Tinubu Orders Quick Resolution Of Issues With UAE On Emirate Airline, Visa

Next Post

Neveah Limited Appoints Akinyemi As New CFO

Ahmed Tahir Ajobe

Ahmed Tahir Ajobe

You May Like

Aide Dismisses Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Plan To Dump PDP For APC
News

Aide Dismisses Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Plan To Dump PDP For APC

2025/06/04
Nigeria Is Highest Recipient Of Intervention Aid In Africa — Bill Gates
Health

Bill Gates Set 20 Years To End Malaria In Africa

2025/06/04
Tribunal Upholds Aiyedatiwa’s Victory As Ondo Gov
News

Tribunal Upholds Aiyedatiwa’s Victory As Ondo Gov

2025/06/04
EFCC, NDLEA Joint Raid On KWASU Students Inginite Crisis In Kwara Community
News

CBEX Scam: EFCC Declares 2 Nigerians Wanted

2025/06/04
Why Nigeria Needs A New Mega Party – Utomi
News

DSS Not Interested In Arresting Utomi, Anyone Over Shadow Gov’t

2025/06/04
natasha
News

My Phone Line Cloned To Malign Prominent Nigerians, Says Akpoti-Uduaghan

2025/06/04
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Aide Dismisses Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Plan To Dump PDP For APC

Bill Gates Set 20 Years To End Malaria In Africa

Tribunal Upholds Aiyedatiwa’s Victory As Ondo Gov

CBEX Scam: EFCC Declares 2 Nigerians Wanted

DSS Not Interested In Arresting Utomi, Anyone Over Shadow Gov’t

My Phone Line Cloned To Malign Prominent Nigerians, Says Akpoti-Uduaghan

A-BNB Global, John Bosco Institute Flag Off NYESAF Masonry Training

Court Remands Kano TikToker Over Cross-dressing, ‘Indecent’ Social Media Content

Edo Gov’t To Crack Down On Lounges, Clubs Others Without Valid Permits

Natasha: Court Orders Substituted Service On Akpabio In N100bn Defamation Suit

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.