BREAKING: SDP submitted two petitions requesting the cancellation of votes in five LGAs in Kogi State

The Kogi State Social Democratic Party (SDP) has demanded that the state’s governorship election results from November 11th be revoked.

The SDP made this request at the collation centre for the gubernatorial election, where David Edibu, the party’s collation agent, had filed two petitions with the Independent National Electoral Commission, demanding the annulment of the results in the local government areas of Okene, Okehi, Ogori Magongo, Adavi, and Ajaokuta, as well as in certain areas of Lokoja. The petitions accused the parties of engaging in corrupt practises, vote buying, and excessive voting.

He continued by saying that Social Democratic Party operatives were prohibited from approaching the local government regions’ polling places.

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On behalf of the commission, the state returning officer, Prof. Johnson Urame, accepted the petitions and gave the Social Democratic Party his word that it would be examined.

In the meantime, the Peoples Democratic Party declared that it would consider the Social Democratic Party’s plea.

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Collation Agent, Abubakar Mahmood, continued by stating that the amount of malpractices in the aforementioned Local Government Areas was concerning.

In response to the cancellation request, the All Progressives Congress stated that the Peoples Democratic Party could not hold anyone accountable for failing to send agents to the polling places.