Labour Party, PDP abandon national collation centre over Mahmood Yakubu’s refusal to announce results uploaded to INEC server
Two major political parties have staged a walkout from the national collation facility in Abuja.
The Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party, the two dominant opposition parties, abandoned the International Conference Centre venue of the collation after trying unsuccessfully to convince Mahmood Yakubu to announce results previously uploaded to the server of the electoral body INEC.
Controversies have continued to trail the announcement of results from across the country by Mr Yakubu, the INEC chairman, after parties said they believed the results being announced did not reflect what transpired at polling centres across the country. Some of the agents also mentioned how some results were specifically different from what had been announced at unit, ward and local government area levels.
A spokesman for INEC did not immediately return a request seeking comments about how the electoral office planned to respond to the demonstration of Labour and PDP.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Politics
56 councillors file lawsuit against Anambra govt over two-year tenure
Fifty-six serving councillors filed a suit challenging the constitutional validity of the two-year tenure of local government officials.
Education
FG lauds Kano govt for dedicating 32% of budget to education
The Kano government allocated a historic N405 billion out of its N1.36 trillion proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year to the education sector.
Economy
NUPRC Bid: Nigeria warns 2025 licensing round winners against delaying exploration
The government urged the bidders to develop the assets rather than treat the licences as investment trophies or merely use them to seek technical or financial partners.
Economy
Nigeria cannot tackle housing deficit without insurance protection: Heirs
Heirs General Insurance has urged policymakers, developers and other stakeholders to make insurance protection a central part of Nigeria’s housing agenda.
States
Kaduna govt constructs airport-style bus terminals to boost public transport
The Kaduna government says its ultra-modern Eastern Terminal, designed like an airport terminal, will transform transportation and create thousands of jobs upon completion.
Economy
Naira gains N4.80 at official market, trades at N1,375.30 per dollar
The naira on Tuesday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,375.30 to a dollar.
