Inconclusive polls: Buhari’s integrity should be questioned, says Kano rep

Aliyu Madaki, a member of the house of representatives from Kano
state, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity should be
questioned over the inconclusive governorship elections in some
states.

Madaki said the president’s integrity should be “seriously
questioned” over his inaction and silence on the manner the
elections ended in the states.

The lawmaker representing Dala constituency spoke while
contributing to a motion introduced during plenary on
Wednesday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had
declared elections in six states inconclusive following
cancellation of results in some polling units in the states.

The commission subsequently fixed March 23 for a supplementary
elections in the states: Benue, Sokoto, Plateau, Adamawa, Kano and
Bauchi.

In his contribution, Madaki who is of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), accused the president of not acting in the face of
“irregularities” carried out by INEC.

“If he (the president) has any integrity, it should be
questioned seriously. We will not take it; we will not allow it. It
will not happen.”

He said while he will not rig elections or support electoral
violence, “nobody will rig us out” in Kano.

“Nobody will come to Kano and say this must be done. Kano is not
Lagos,” he added.

Also speaking, Muhammad Soba from Kaduna state, said INEC has no
powers to declare elections inconclusive after results have been
collated at the poll.

“Regarding any result announced at the polling unit, nobody has
the power to cancel such results. Once the result has been declared
at the polling unit, no one can interfere at even the ward level
let alone the state collation centre,” he said.

Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house, however,
suggested an electoral amendment to address the issue.

According to him, “inconclusiveness should be something of the
past but how do we get there? Amending the electoral law to limit
the powers of INEC. The supreme court already ruled on this and
said INEC has such powers; so the only way to change the supreme
court ruling is to amend our law.”