He cited Section 87 sub section 10 of the Electoral Act to buttress his point.
The party said it was only asking the government to allow a level playing field for the two candidates in the poll and boasted that its candidate, Governor Tambuwal, would win given the electorate’s preference for him. “Our party wishes to caution all the parties and individuals involved in the scheme against an infringement on the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of our people to their choice.
“Our people have expressed their will in the unjustifiably disrupted electoral process and will not be cowed into changing their choice by any force, however massive, contriving or strong. “The election was preceded by widespread reports of illegal thump0printing and stuffing of ballot boxes on private farms, residence of some government functionaries in preparation for votes allocation to parties including APGA.
Meanwhile, the opposition parties called on their supporters to be law abiding as the parties would reclaim the mandate through lawful means. He said those whose stock in trade is to foment trouble in the state should have a rethink as the government would not continue to fold its arms and watch government property and lives of the citizens being threatened.
Chairman of Karu Local Government Area, Samuel Akala confirmed the incident and said property worth million of naira were vandalized by the hoodlumsPresidency planning violence to declare state of emergency in Taraba – CUPP
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