TRIBUNAL AFFIRMS THAT IT'S NOT THE DUTY OF COLLATION OFFICERS TO REJECT RESULTS SUBMITTED BY PRESIDING OFFICERS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kogi State Central Senatorial election has been declared as the authentic winner of the February Senatorial election in Kogi Central by the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal. This was as the tribunal nullified the victory of Senator. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako who read the unanimous judgment of the 3-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in 9 polling units of Ajaokuta LGA while that of Natasha was intentional reduced in the same 9 polling units by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ward Collation officers. He also stated that 3 other polling units results was deliberately not entered for Natasha in the same LGA. The Tribunal said that Natasha results in the 9 polling units of Ajaokuta LGA was 1073 as against the 77 that was recorded by the Ward Collation officers while that of the APC candidate, Abubakar Ohere was inflated to 1553 against th...