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Zamfara Governorship Election: PDP Candidate Accuses IGP of Rigging

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In the lead-up to the Zamfara State governorship election, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dauda Lawal, has made a scathing accusation against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, and Governor Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawal claims that the IGP has deployed a team of special operatives to rig the election in Matawalle's favour, citing a lack of police presence on election day as evidence of a plot to aid the APC. The PDP candidate has also expressed concerns about the Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) intentionally delaying the announcement of the result.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dauda Lawal, the PDP candidate for Zamfara State governor, has accused IGP Usman Alkali Baba of deploying special operatives to rig the election.
  • Lawal claims that the Zamfara State commissioner of police colluded with the ruling APC to manipulate the electoral process.
  • The PDP candidate has lost confidence in the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Zamfara State, alleging that they are intentionally delaying the announcement of the result.
  • The APC's Governor Bello Matawalle is trailing the PDP candidate in the overall results, having won three out of 12 local governments announced so far.
  • Lawal has called on the INEC chairman to intervene and address the concerns over the REC's actions.

Statistics:

  • The PDP candidate, Dauda Lawal, has won nine out of 12 local governments announced so far.
  • The APC's Governor Bello Matawalle has won three out of 12 local governments.
  • The Zamfara State governorship election is ongoing, with the results from 12 local governments announced in the northwestern state.

Sources:

  • A statement by the media office of Dauda Lawal, the PDP candidate for Zamfara State governor, released on Monday in Gusau.
  • A report by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Zamfara State governorship election, announcing the results from 12 local governments.

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