By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor
#TrackNigeria: The Chairman of the Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida has assured supporters that the gubernatorial election won by governor Aminu Tambuwal would be reclaimed by the party.
This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida a copy of which was made available to Newsdiaryonline on Saturday.
He chided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for alleging that the APC used security agencies as well as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during the governorship elections against the party, describing the allegation as “delusion and misplaced outcries.
“Nobody had used the powers or prowess of any federal agency, rather , the teaming supporters of the party and the electorate, statewide had cast their votes massively for the APC candidates, at all levels.
“The massive and colossal votes cast for our candidates, at all levels, including President Muhammadu Buhari, showed that the people love and cherish the APC and it remains the party to beat.
“The electorate had since lost confidence in the PDP which had fielded expired and lesser candidates who lacked even the least of support.”
“The APC is extremely optimistic that the stolen mandate would be retrieved at the Gubernatorial Election Tribunal,which is expected to commence sitting in Sokoto, soon.
“Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal lacks the moral audacity to continue to euphorically cling to the seat, as he knows he was never elected by the people of the state,” the statement read.
According to APC, the recent “governorship elections were marred by flaws and electoral offences like vote buying, over voting, ballot box snatching and stuffing, as well as intimidation, non use of card reader machines, duplication of votes and outright disenfranchisement of thousands of voters across the state ,among others.
“In the same vein, there were many glaring infractions and violations of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, the nation’s constitution, as well as the Electoral Laws of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“Similarly, there were several other acts of pre and post election violence , intimidation, flagrant misuse of public funds to induce voters, compromise by some electoral officials ,and the various security agencies .
He added that “it is humorous and ironical for a Governor to be purportedly declared as winner of a poll with a vote difference of a paltry 342 votes, against his opponent who had since won the election , but , for the obnoxious infractions and daylight robbery being orchestrated by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his dead party, the PDP.
