The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will on Monday make its final decision public on the vof the verdict of the Supreme Court which nullified the election of all All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State.
The court ruled on Friday that the APC did not hold primaries as required by the law, hence the election of its candidates was a nullity.
The verdict corresponded with the decision of INEC from the onset.
Following the verdict, INEC held an emergency meeting on Friday and is billed to continue on Saturday.
According to the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Festus Okoye, the final decision would be made public on Monday.
The statement by Okoye reads in part: “Following the Supreme Court’s judgment delivered today, 24th May 2019 on the Governorship, National and State Assembly elections held in Zamfara State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held an emergency meeting to consider the court’s decision.
“The Supreme Court ruled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not hold valid party primaries as required by law. It held that all the votes scored by the APC in the said elections are wasted votes and declared that the candidates of political parties with the second highest valid votes and the requisite spread should be deciared as having been elected.
“The Commission will meet again tomorrow Saturday 25th May 2019 to further deliberate on the issues arising from the said judgment, while the final decision on the matter will be communicated to the public on Monday, 27th May 2019.”
