Trouble for El-Rufai, Uba Sani as 7 Guber Candidates Reject Kaduna Gov’ship Election Results

Trouble for El-Rufai, Uba Sani as 7 Guber Candidates Reject Kaduna Gov’ship Election Results

  • The just concluded elections in Kaduna state have been rejected by seven governorship candidates
  • In fact, the guber candidates and the leadership of the political parties have refused to accept the election results by INEC
  • While calling on INEC to do the needful, the aggrieved candidates maintained the purported results is unacceptable

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Seven governorship candidates in Kaduna State under the aegis of Kaduna state Rescue and Rebuild Gubernatorial Candidates Forum have rejected the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the March 18 Governorship Elections in the state.

This was contained in a statement signed by Ambassador Sanin Yaya, Kaduna State Chairman Rescue and Rebuild Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Tuesday, March 21, and made available to journalists in Kaduna, Vanguard newspaper reported.

Kaduna governorship election, 2023 polls, Uba Sani, PDP, APC
Fresh headache for El-Rufai as seven governorship candidates reject election results in Kaduna state. Photo credit: Nasir El-Rufai
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The forum task INEC

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The forum called on INEC to do the needful on the purported result announced which declared the APC Candidate as the winner in the just concluded election, maintaining that the purported result was unacceptable to them and their supporters, Leadership report added.

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Legit.ng reported earlier that Kaduna governor-elect, Uba Sani, has assured residents that he will not govern the state along ethnic or religious lines but would give everyone a sense of belonging.

Uba stated this in his acceptance speech, adding that he would consolidate the achievements of the outgoing governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai.

He said:

“The people of Kaduna state have given us their mandate to lead in serving them for the next four years. We accept this privilege as a heavy responsibility. We shall carry out the people’s democratic directives with focus and unrelenting dedication."

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According to Channels Television, the former governor on Tuesday, March 21, said the presidential election is over, and a winner has emerged.

Fayode, while speaking on the Channels programme, added that whoever did not win on the field should be reminded that the winner would not sit back and watch his victory upturned through the tribunal.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.