INEC Removes Rep's Majority Leader From List of Election Winners, Gives Reason
- The house of reps majority leader's name, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has been removed from the final list of elected lawmakers released by INEC
- The electoral body, in its remark on the list, said the returning officer read the result of the Doguwa/Tudunwada federal constituency under duress
- Doguwa was arrested and arraigned after the election over alleged murder, arson and unlawful possession of firearms and subsequently remanded in prison
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Kano, Kano - Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the embattled leader of the house of representatives, has been removed from the list of election winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Doguwa was earlier declared as the winner of the February 25 national assembly election in the Doguwa/Tudunwada federal constituency by the electoral commission, Daily Trust reported.
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Why INEC removed Doguwa, House Majority Leader, from the elected winners' list
Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai, the constituency's returning officer, declared Doguwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the election winner.
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Doguwa garnered 39,732 votes ahead of his closest rival, Yushau Salisu Abdullahi of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), who scored 34,798.
But in the newly released list of the elected house of representatives members by the commission, the majority leader's name was conspicuously missing.
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In the remark session, the electoral umpire stated that Doguwa was declared the winner under duress.
In a viral video, the INEC returning officer was seen with a shaky voice while reading out the results of the constituency.
Violence was recorded in the constituency election, and police arrested Doguwa after the poll over his alleged role in killing a number of persons and burning the NNPP secretariat, an allegation Doguwa has vehemently denied.
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According to the police, three people were killed, the NNPP campaign secretariat in Tudunwada was set ablaze, and two persons were burnt.
The lawmaker was subsequently arraigned before a magistrate court for murder, arson and unlawful possession of firearms and was remanded in prison.
But on Monday, March 6, a federal high court in Kano granted N500 million bail to the embattled lawmaker and barred him from his constituency during the forthcoming governorship and state assemble poll.
"It's either you vote for APC, or you are dealt with": Doguwa threatens constituents
Legit.ng earlier reported that the house of representatives majority leader, Ado Doguwa, was spotted in a viral video issuing threats to members of his constituents should they fail to vote for the APC during the election.
The lawmaker threatened that there would be consequences if the people did not support the APC in the 2023 election.
Source: Legit.ng
