The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling which nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last general elections in Zamfara State.
DAILY POST reports that ruling APC today lost its bid to govern Zamfara State for the next four years as the supreme court ruled that it did not conduct valid primaries in the 2019 general elections.
Also, the apex court validated the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division, which gave the verdict that no valid primaries were conducted by the APC in Zamfara State.
Further, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-member panel, decided that a party that had no valid candidate cannot be said to have emerged winner of the recently conducted general elections.
In an appeal filed by the APC, the apex court ruled against the appellant and ordered a fine of N10 million against the APC.
But reacting, INEC in a statement by Festus Okoye, INEC, Director of voter education and publicity, said the commission will announce its decision on Zamfara elective positions on Monday.
The Statement read, ”Following the Supreme Court’s Judgement delivered today 24th May 2019 on the Governorship, National and State Assembly Elections held in Zamfara State, INEC held an emergency meeting to consider the Court’s decision.
”The commission will meet again tomorrow, Saturday 25th May 2019 to further deliberate on the issue arising from the said judgement, while the final decision on the matter will be communicated to the public on Monday May 27th 2019.”
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