The Plateau state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has rejected the results of the rerun elections into the State House of Assembly held in Plateau south constituency on Saturday.
The Chairman of the PDP in the state, Mr. Raymond Dabo declared the position of the party in a statement he issued in Jos on Sunday.
All Progressive Congress, APC's Alice Dimlong was declared winner of the rerun election into the State House Assembly for Pankshin North constituency, just as Pharm Gideon Dashe also of the APC won the rerun elections for Pankshin South.
However, the PDP Chairman said that the elections were marred by irregularities, hence his party's rejection of the results.
“PDP is not only rejecting the results, they should be cancelled outrightly because that result was not the true reflection of what transpired at the polls.
“Our candidate for the same election, Hon Istifanus Muansat was denied access to the polling unit, our party agents were chased out, my very self was also not allowed to come near the polling units, but APC members and agents were allowed freely to come in and manipulate the election.
“Thugs hired by APC chased me away from the polling unit. It was a display of impunity by the ruling APC government, and a flagrant show of power because the Deputy Governor who is not from the polling unit was allowed to be there but any PDP members were not allowed.
“I declare that what happened today in Pankshin south was not an election. It was impunity of the APC to have their way the way they wanted and all these happened with the support of Nigerian Police,“ he said.
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