The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed regrets over the omission of the acronym of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the results sheet for Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Zamfara.

This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s National Secretary, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, and made available to newsmen in Gusau on Friday.

The statement with reference number INEC/SEC/265/Vol.ll/X and dated 8/3/2019 was circulated to the chairmen of all political parties and other stakeholders in the state. It recalled its earlier compliance to a Zamfara High Court ruling No. ZMS/GS/52/2018, which ordered the commission to include the APC on the ballot paper for all elections in the state which made it possible for the party to participate in Feb. 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The commission noted that it also included the party on ballot papers for the governorship and state legislative elections but lamented that the party was not on the Result Sheets.

However, the commission has just discovered that because of the suddenness of the court order, the party (APC) was omitted for the Governorship Result Sheets. “This omission is deeply regretted. “As a solution, the commission has decided to manually create columns in each of the Result Sheets after the last printed party, ZLP, and insert the APC. “This does not affect any other information on the Results Sheet,” it explained. Meanwhile, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Asmau Maikudi, has assured that the commission had completed all arrangements for an early start of the governorship and state assembly polls in the state. Maikudi, who commended the cooperation of the stakeholders in the state, especially security agencies, politicians and the media, re-assured that the umpire would conduct a free, fair, credible and acceptable election in the state. She said all elections materials which were distributed to all the 14 local government areas of the state under the supervision of party agents and other stakeholders had reached their destinations without any hitch. “This will guarantee the good start of the elections process on record time,” she said. (NAN)

Source : https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/apc-omitted-from-inec-results-sheet-in-zamfara/

After these elections INEC should be thoroughly investigated.

Very good

Vote Emeka Ihedioha for Imo State governor

APC must be served hot this is not the Presidential Election ... Alot of people who Voted Buhari would vote for PDP pending on the APC Governors performance

APC is a failed party
We all know

BuhariIsBURIED:
Very good

You didn’t read everything

INEC has been too desperate to make sure that APC does not participate in this election across the country. what sort of nonsense is this ?

Honesty, this worst election in history of Nigeria the umpire failed in all department shame!

Watch as some of them will commend this action but when APC win other States they will cry of rigging and influence of Federal might.
I wonder why Federal might wasn't used to coerce INEC boss to include APC in the result sheet.

Thank God its result sheet not ballot papers,i for fear.

garfield1:
Thank God its result sheet not ballot papers,i for fear.

You for fear death

INEC made stupid mistake. You removed party logo even when the case is still in appeal court.

Dem go cancel this election

otokx:
After these elections INEC should be thoroughly investigated.

Why add them? When they have already prepared their sheets with result

pdp members ll love ds. Nobody sud come and cry that ATIKU was rigged out o. Nothing concern me wt aboki land.

All this their distraction techniques. We know how you guys rigged the Presidential elections and have come over it already. So is high time you people stop this smoky screen gimmicks.

Buhari administration will go on as the administration that conducted the most fraudulent election in Naija history, even when billions was allocated and they have years to prepare!

the same omission that they will soon put back?

gurunlocker:
Buhari administration will go on as the administration that conducted the most fraudulent election in Naija history, even when billions was allocated and they have years to prepare!

nonsense talk

INEC will still rig in APC, its officially a branch of the party now, same as nig police and army.....everything APC

gurunlocker:
Buhari administration will go on as the administration that conducted the most fraudulent election in Naija history, even when billions was allocated and they have years to prepare!

Cry me a river

And they said APC rigged

Now that its against APC, those foolish wailers will keep mute. No rigging abi. Lubbish!

not an issue

You obviously didn't read the post or probably you did not understand it. INEC have not removed APC fromy ballot nor barred them from the election. They have just apologised for an omission in the result sheet. Better still look up the meaning of the word "omission ".

Charmingrascal:
Watch as some of them will commend this action but when APC win other States they will cry of rigging and influence of Federal might.
I wonder why Federal might wasn't used to coerce INEC boss to include APC in the result sheet.

ollah2:


Cry me a river

Cry you a river? That's the problem!


They've given the judgement for up to 2 weeks now, I guess the time isn't enough to put APC on ballot?


Ask yourself what will happen in scenario like this? Election might be postponed there, if not, it can lead to fighting.


But the best thing you can utter is for someone to cry you a river!

You obviously didn't read the post or probably you did not understand it. INEC have not removed APC fromy ballot nor barred them from the election. They have just apologised for an omission in the result sheet. Better still look up the meaning of the word "omission".

Charmingrascal:
Watch as some of them will commend this action but when APC win other States they will cry of rigging and influence of Federal might.
I wonder why Federal might wasn't used to coerce INEC boss to include APC in the result sheet.

gurunlocker:
Buhari administration will go on as the administration that conducted the most fraudulent election in Naija history, even when billions was allocated and they have years to prepare!

...what of 2003,2007 and ,2011...when yaraduwa himself said the process that brought him in was so flawed