Sokoto – The Sokoto State chapter of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has rejected the result of the Saturday’s governorship election in Sokoto State.
INEC on Sunday declared the immediate-past governor of the state, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko of the PDP, as the winner of the election, having polled 518,247 votes to beat 29 other contestants.
The Acting Secretary of CPC in the state, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, said his party “has totally rejected” the outcome of the election as declared by INEC.
In an interview on Sunday in Sokoto, Ahmed alleged that the election was marrred with irregularities, including ballot box snatching and stuffing.
He said the party would meet on Tuesday to decide the next line of action.
The running-mate of the ANPP gubernatorial candidate in the election, Alhaji Akibu Dalhatu, said his party would not accept the result of the election announced.
He also alleged that the election was marred by intimidation of his party’s supporters, insecurity and ballot box snatching.
Dalhatu, whose party had earlier in the day rejected the outcome of the election before it was officially announced, said top officials of the party would meet soon to consider the next line of action.
Meanwhile a female activist, Hajiya Halima Baba, has called on the losers to join hands with the winner in ensuring rapid political and socio-economic development of the state.
Baba said that since all the contestants wanted progress for the state and its people, as well as realised that only one of them could win, they should sheath their swords and cooperate in the interest of the people.
In the same vein, a lecturer at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Malam Mohammad Sajo, described the election as free and fair and appealed to the losers to embrace peace and work with the winner.
Sajo said that the people of the state, the INEC and the security agents should be commended for making the election a success.
In his contribution, a Sokoto-based lawyer, Alhaji Nasiru Binji, implored the contestants to respect the will of the electorate in good faith.
Binji noted that Nigerians are in dire need of basic infrastructures and called on elected representatives to work towards aleviating the suffering of the masses.
My victory is the will of God – Wamakko
The winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, said Sunday that he would do his best to serve the people.
Fielding questions on on the result of the poll, Wamakko said he would take peoples’ views and aspirations into consideration in executing development programmes for the progress of the state.
INEC on Sunday declared Wamakko of the PDP winner of the election, having scored 518,247 votes to beat 29 other contestants.
Wamakko, who thanked God for the victory, implored his opponents to regard his success as the will of Allah and urged them to join him in his efforts to move the state forward.
“ I appeal to them to accept the will of Allah and join me to develop the state. They should regard my victory as theirs and come together to take the state to the next level.’’
Meanwhile, hundreds of PDP supporters have thronged the residence of the governor-elect to celebrate his victory, amidst pomp, shouting and jubilation.
At the residence report that the PDP supporters, who rode on motorcycles and cars, chanted the winning party’s slogans and victory songs to welcome the “return of Alu to power’’.
Similarly, people in the town were seen celebrating Wamakko’s victory and thanking God for making it possible for him “to return and continue with the good work he started.’’
Although there were complaints from the opposition parties on the conduct of the poll, the seat of the caliphate remained calm and peaceful, as people went about their normal businesses.
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