Supreme Court Verdict On Zamfara APC : We Will Take Final Decision Next Week – INEC

BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday said that it will take its final decision on the ruling of the Supreme Court voiding the votes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state on Monday, May 27, 2019.

In a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Barrister Festus Okoye, said that following the Supreme Court’s judgment delivered on the Governorship, National and State Assembly elections held in Zamfara State, the Commission held an emergency meeting today (Friday), to consider the court’s decision. 

Okoye noted that the Supreme Court ruled that the APC did not hold valid party primaries as required by law, adding that the apex Court also held that all the votes scored by the APC in the said elections are wasted votes and declared that the candidates of political parties with the second highest valid votes and the requisite spread should be declared as having been elected. 

According to him; “The Commission will meet again tomorrow Saturday 25th May 2019 to further deliberate on the issues arising from the said judgment, while the final decision on the matter will be communicated to the public on Monday 27 May 2019.”