seunmsg:



Very wrong conclusion. Void votes are valid when determining total vote cast in an election. The votes scored by Zamfara APC (though now voided) are still very valid when determining the total vote cast for the election.

The above notwithstanding, the OP is also wrong in claiming that the PDP candidate need 202,696 votes to be returned elected. All that is required to win a governorship election is for a candidate to score majority of the vote cast and get 25% of total vote cast in at least 2/3 of all the local government in the state.

mushystuff:
The court first declared all votes allotted to the APC as wasted, rubbish and void. So subtract those and come back with the actual, judicially recognised votes and your question again.

Ratello:
APC is out of the race already. The Supreme Court rules in clarity on this case and going by the voided votes of APC by the highest ruling body in Nigeria it is very clear that a rerun can never be and the issue of requirements clause of 25% is not needed in PDP's case as they are the legitimate runners up in that election. Simple as ABC.

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

rafindo:
Does the constitution recognize wasted vote.the supreme is actually compounding a serious debate. Wasted votes automatically disenfranchised the voter who had nothing to do with internal issue of a party. The best the supreme court should have done is other a new election with APC excluded. People votes must count not court vote. Supreme court erred in error.

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

Johnnyessence:
Na Ayekooto Akindele from twitter dey tweet this rubbish and you that doesn't think deep, you are sharing it over nairaland. Hmmm. Apc nairaland propagandists has gone haywire. well that's your job. you are been paid for it. pdp governor has come to stay in Zamfara State. you just have to adjust your self and your party to it. in the next 4 years Zamfara State will be marked as pdp state. congratulations to the governor elect.

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

Udantu:
Wasted votes are dead votes

Zamfara at a glance. Crunching the figures: PRE-SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT:
1) total votes cast: 810, 782
2) total cancelled votes: 17,844
3) total valid votes: 792,938
4) APC votes: 534,541
5) PDP votes: 189, 452
6) NRM votes: 15, 177

POST-SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT:

1) Total valid votes 792, 938
- APC wasted votes 534, 541
= 258, 541

2) total valid votes at play
= 258, 541
3) cancelled votes 17, 844

RESULTS AS THEY STAND POST-SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT:

1) PDP 189, 452
2) NRM 15, 177

a) Difference between PDP & NRM votes: 174, 272

b) Cancelled votes 17,844

i) Total votes cast: 258, 397
ii) PDP votes 189, 452
Difference = 68, 945

Pdp has won it

seunmsg:



Very wrong conclusion. Void votes are valid when determining total vote cast in an election. The votes scored by Zamfara APC (though now voided) are still very valid when determining the total vote cast for the election.

The above notwithstanding, the OP is also wrong in claiming that the PDP candidate need 202,696 votes to be returned elected. All that is required to win a governorship election is for a candidate to score majority of the vote cast and get 25% of total vote cast in at least 2/3 of all the local government in the state.

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

Halo22:
Why all these logics? Supreme Court never ordered a re- run, the ruling was that the candidate with the highest number of votes cast outside APC's votes Should be returned elected, what's the ambiguity there? I know INEC will try to bring in some of their unnecessary 2/3 whatever, but the apex court has ruled and it is final.

Udantu:
Wasted votes are dead votes

Zamfara at a glance. Crunching the figures: PRE-SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT:
1) total votes cast: 810, 782
2) total cancelled votes: 17,844
3) total valid votes: 792,938
4) APC votes: 534,541
5) PDP votes: 189, 452
6) NRM votes: 15, 177

POST-SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT:

1) Total valid votes 792, 938
- APC wasted votes 534, 541
= 258, 541

2) total valid votes at play
= 258, 541
3) cancelled votes 17, 844

RESULTS AS THEY STAND POST-SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT:

1) PDP 189, 452
2) NRM 15, 177

a) Difference between PDP & NRM votes: 174, 272

b) Cancelled votes 17,844

i) Total votes cast: 258, 397
ii) PDP votes 189, 452
Difference = 68, 945

Pdp has won it

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

bbxxxxxx:
Full result of Zamfara governorship election

1] Bakura LGA
PDP – 15,331 (87%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,540.

2] Anka LGA
PDP – 8,292 (77%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 10,743.

3] Gummi LGA
PDP – 13,418 (78%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,198

4] Bukkuyum LGA
PDP – 12,010 (74%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 16,216

5] Maradun LGA
PDP – 18,868 (88%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 21,477

6] Zurmi LGA
PDP – 13,194 (68%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 19,431

7] Talata Mafara LGA
PDP – 12,691 (71%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,875

8] Bungudu LGA
PDP – 18,379 (56%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 32,892

9] Kaura Namoda LGA
PDP – 14,647 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 18,439

10] Birnin Magaji LGA
PDP – 7,880 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,974

11] Gusau LGA
PDP – 22,441 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 37,269

12] Maru LGA
PDP – 9,830 (39%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 25,325

13] Shinkafi LGA
PDP – 5,707 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,577

14] Tsafe LGA
PDP – 16,764 (48%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 34,747

Mr Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 189,452 votes, is now presumed winner of the election courtesy of the APC vs APC Supreme Court Judgement.

kahal29:
”The apex court ordered that the runner-up candidate be sworn in if he fulfils the constitutional requirement of getting one quarter of the total votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state.

Here is the analysis:

Total votes cast: 810,782

APC: 534,541 votes

PDP: 189,452 votes

So PDP must get 202,696 to clinch the governor seat of Zamfara state.

Let's all Digest this please?

Credit: Omowumi Olalekan

opius:


There is nothing like meeting constitutional requirement here Oga the ruling of the court supersede what the constitution says.

bbxxxxxx:
Full result of Zamfara governorship election

1] Bakura LGA
PDP – 15,331 (87%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,540.

2] Anka LGA
PDP – 8,292 (77%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 10,743.

3] Gummi LGA
PDP – 13,418 (78%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,198

4] Bukkuyum LGA
PDP – 12,010 (74%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 16,216

5] Maradun LGA
PDP – 18,868 (88%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 21,477

6] Zurmi LGA
PDP – 13,194 (68%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 19,431

7] Talata Mafara LGA
PDP – 12,691 (71%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,875

8] Bungudu LGA
PDP – 18,379 (56%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 32,892

9] Kaura Namoda LGA
PDP – 14,647 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 18,439

10] Birnin Magaji LGA
PDP – 7,880 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,974

11] Gusau LGA
PDP – 22,441 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 37,269

12] Maru LGA
PDP – 9,830 (39%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 25,325

13] Shinkafi LGA
PDP – 5,707 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,577

14] Tsafe LGA
PDP – 16,764 (48%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 34,747

Mr Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 189,452 votes, is now presumed winner of the election courtesy of the APC vs APC Supreme Court Judgement.

Yyeske:
You are right with your analysis but the question is this, does PDP have the at least 25% of votes in 2/3 of the LGAs as required by the constitution? It has the majority vote now, no doubt but it and INEC must prove that it satisfies the other requirement.

Yyeske:
You are right with your analysis but the question is this, does PDP have the at least 25% of votes in 2/3 of the LGAs as required by the constitution? It has the majority vote now, no doubt but it and INEC must prove that it satisfies the other requirement.

Jammy28:


Remove that 534,541 votes casted in APC favour from the total of 810,782 as the Supreme Court declared them wasted. And u will have 276,241. PDP's percentage of that remaining votes is 68.58% of the total valid votes cast.


So,...are you sure they didn't meet the requirements by Law?

seunmsg:



Very wrong conclusion. Void votes are valid when determining total vote cast in an election. The votes scored by Zamfara APC (though now voided) are still very valid when determining the total vote cast for the election.

The above notwithstanding, the OP is also wrong in claiming that the PDP candidate need 202,696 votes to be returned elected. All that is required to win a governorship election is for a candidate to score majority of the vote cast and get 25% of total vote cast in at least 2/3 of all the local government in the state.

Ratello:


Read below and be comforted;

Full result of Zamfara governorship election

1] Bakura LGA
PDP – 15,331 (87%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,540.

2] Anka LGA
PDP – 8,292 (77%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 10,743.

3] Gummi LGA
PDP – 13,418 (78%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,198

4] Bukkuyum LGA
PDP – 12,010 (74%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 16,216

5] Maradun LGA
PDP – 18,868 (88%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 21,477

6] Zurmi LGA
PDP – 13,194 (68%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 19,431

7] Talata Mafara LGA
PDP – 12,691 (71%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 17,875

8] Bungudu LGA
PDP – 18,379 (56%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 32,892

9] Kaura Namoda LGA
PDP – 14,647 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 18,439

10] Birnin Magaji LGA
PDP – 7,880 (79%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,974

11] Gusau LGA
PDP – 22,441 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 37,269

12] Maru LGA
PDP – 9,830 (39%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 25,325

13] Shinkafi LGA
PDP – 5,707 (60%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 9,577

14] Tsafe LGA
PDP – 16,764 (48%)
Reversed Accreditated Votes – 34,747

Mr Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 189,452 votes, is now presumed winner of the election courtesy of the APC vs APC Supreme Court Judgement.