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PRIVATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER CALLS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 29(1) OF THE NEW ELECTORAL ACT

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A private legal practitioner, Barr. Ahmad Kwatarkwashi has called for reconsideration of section 29(1) of the new electoral act assented into law by the President, saying the section will widen the gap of corruption and unnecessary expenses by political aspirants.

Section 29(1) of the new electoral act stipulate that, parties must conduct primaries and submit their list of candidates at least 180 days before general election

But Kwatarkwashi who made his submission when he featured on the Thunder Blowers TV show Dawache Kazo   said if candidates are to campaign for (180) days they would be compelled to make unnecessary expenditures.

He noted that many candidates may be forced to source for fund to attend to the unnecessary demands of the electorates without mincing the financial threshold provided by the electoral act.

The lawyer suggested that the days for campaign may be reduced to a very minimal number so that issues of expenses can be managed.

Though the decision to extend the campaign period to (180) days may not be unconnected with the objectives of getting all pre-election matters decided before the election period,  the lawyer noted that, the expenditure component of the section must not be ignored.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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March 18, 2023

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

 

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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March 18, 2023

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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March 18, 2023

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.

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