APGA gathers more evidence for election tribunal in Yobe

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said on Monday that more evidence that would warrant outright cancellation of the gubernatorial election in seven local government areas of Yobe State had been gathered by the party.

Alhaji Abubakar Maraya, Yobe gubernatorial candidate of the party, told newsmen in Damaturu that: “We have received more evidence of electoral malpractice in zone C comprising seven local government areas.

“The evidences is both tenable and convincing that the provisions of the electoral law were abused to favour some political parties and their candidates in the gubernatorial election.

”This evidence is in addition to the miscalculation of our votes at the collation centres which we are prepared to tender before the election petition tribunal,” he said.

Maraya noted that the emerging evidences showed “flagrant abuse of the Electoral Act by the ruling All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Yobe.”

“We find it difficult to believe this daylight robbery of scores entered into result sheets that were contrary to scores obtained at the polling units but, we will pursue our rights through the civilised constitutional means at the court, he said.