In Plateau State, the gubernatorial battle between Governor Simon Lalong and Senator Jeremiah Useni is not over.
Useni who was defeated by Lalong in the supplementary election held on Saturday has vowed to challenge the result as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in court.
Lalong of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 595,582 votes against Useni of PDP who got 546,813 votes.
Useni said his decision to go to court was as a result of the irregularities that characterized the election.
“We have every reason to believe that justice has not been done to our people in this election because there was massive rigging and electoral shortcomings.
“After due consultation, I hereby state that the results announced by INEC is not acceptable to us.
“Consequently, we have requested our legal team to activate all the due processes to reclaim our cherished mandate.
“I give you my word that we will pursue this matter diligently, and by the grace of God, we will overturn and recover the people’s mandate,” he said.
Useni thanked those who voted for him, saying that their efforts would not be in vain.
His words: “I assure you that such massive support will not go in vain.
“I appeal to all of us to unite all the more now and avoid any bickering and blame-giving.
“Let us remain focused on the struggle and avoid anything else that will distract and divide us.
“I want you to know that it is not yet over. This is only a temporary setback. We have entered another critical stage.”
