Attai Audu Jos
The Plateau state All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the Peoples Democratic party have taken different positions on the outcome of Governorship polls on the Plateau.
The Chairman of the state All Progressive congress in the state Rufus Bature while addressing the media at his Kalwa House Party Secretariat in Jos on Monday rejected the result of the State governorship election that was held on 18 March 2023 on the Plateau.
Hon Bature who said the conduct of the governorship polls in his state was flawed with irregularities,called on supporters of his party in the state to remain calm ,resilient ,steadfast , peaceful and law abiding while the party takes legal option to reclaim it’s stolen mandate .
Addressing newsmen in Jos on Monday ,the State Chairman of the APC in Plateau state Hon Rufus Bature alleged that the entire electoral process as midwifed by the Independent Electoral Commission ( INEC) was characterized by bizarre tendencies on the part of the opposition PDP to rig the elections and thus subvert the will of the people .
He added that ” There is no gainsaying the fact that the funny and laughable outcome leading to the so called emergence of Bar Caleb Mutfwang of the PDP as the winner of the Governorship polls smack of a charade of democracy perpetrated via high degree political robbery of the millennium .”
The APC Chairman also dismissed the result declared by INEC as a pyrrhic victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which will be overturned by the sheer weight of evidence against it.
In a counter media briefing on Monday at Plateau PDP Secretariat in Jos, the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Hon. Chris Hassan while addressing newsmen at his party Secretariat in Jos,said the election of Barr Caleb Mutfwang as Plateau Governor Elect was greeted with laud ovation through out the state, saying APC leadership in the should take the outcome of the election as the will of the people of Plateau .
Hassan alledged that some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, in Jos North LGA and suspected APC members of the same locality absconded with electoral materials, both sensitive and non-sensitive; and deliberately refused to turn in the results of 35 polling units for over 48 hours after the close of polls during governorship polls .
According to him, these acts of criminal conspiracy, and sheer electoral brigandage and banditry were premeditated, hatched, calculated and executed with the collusion, connivance and funding of the Chairman of Jos North LGA, Hon Shehu Bala Usman, Hon Babayo Yusuf Gagdi, member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Constituency and member elect of Jos North-North House of Assembly, Hon Aliu Adamu, all of the All Progressives Congress.
Hassan added that there were failed attempts at various stages of accreditation, voting and collation of results to manipulate and rig the election in favour of the governorship candidate of the APC in the state, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, but was halted by the vigilant people of the state who were desirous of putting an end to electoral fraud in Jos North LGA of the state.
He appreciated the people of his state for voting out the APC from power on the Plateau due to poor performance of the administration of Governor Lalong in the state.
Kwararafa Reporters 