Declare Wada winner or conduct re-run – Coalition

A coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Idris Wada winner of the Kogi governorship election or conduct a fresh poll. The coalition said based on the unfortunate demise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Prince Abubakar […]

A coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Idris Wada winner of the Kogi governorship election or conduct a fresh poll.
The coalition said based on the unfortunate demise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Prince Abubakar Audu, the logical position that INEC would have taken was to declare Wada, who was trailing Audu in terms of votes, winner.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, spokesman of the coalition Uzoh Ifeanyi said on the alternative, INEC could conduct a re-run since Audu’s votes and other benefits as a candidate in the poll had gone with him.
He said the position taken by the INEC that the APC could substitute its candidate at this point was unknown to the law based on Section 179 of the constitution.