'Nasarawa:Our tribunal is too slow'

The People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) in Nasarawa State has
expressed concern over what
it calls “snail speed” in the
counting of ballot
papers at the Election Petition
Tribunal sitting in Lafia.
Former Governor of the State,
Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma is
challenging some of the
results declared by the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) in favour of
Governor Umaru Tanko
Almakura who was declared
winner during the
gubernatorial elections in
April.
INEC is re-counting the ballot
papers following the
subpoena it got from the
Nasarawa State Elections
Petitions Tribunal to produce
and also re-count the ballot
papers that were used during
the elections in the 1,495
polling units of Nasarawa
State.
The PDP legal Adviser in the
state, Hassan Yakubu,
however, said that despite the
ongoing re-counting, the
party is not happy with the
slowness with which the
counting is being done.
Explaining that time is
essential in such matters, he
however pointed out:
“Nevertheless, we are
optimistic, even if it is a
deliberate tactic at thwarting
our efforts, we will surely
carry the day.”
He maintained that the party
was challenging the results in
52 of the polling units in Lafia
LGA and 39 of the polling
units in Keffi LGA at the
tribunal.
He however said that the PDP
is particularly concerned with
the results of some of the nine
LGAs in the state including
Keffi, Obi, Keana, Wamba, Lafia
and Akwanga.
Yakubu also said that when
the total number of votes cast
during the April governorship
election in Nasarawa State is
ascertained after the exercise,
then the party would know
how to focus its argument.
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