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WE ARE SENSITIZING VOTERS ON MIGRATED & SEPARATED POLING UNITS IN ZAMFARA

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1 month ago

February 16, 2023

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that, election may not hold in one out of the (3,068) poling units in the Zamfara due to lack of having a single registered voter.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Zamfara Prof. Saidu Babura Ahmad stated this in an exclusive interview with the Thunder Blowers in Gusau on Thursday.

Babura said, the Commission is tapping from the opportunity of the media and engagement with all stakeholders and political parties to enlighten the public on the locations and possible arrangements made in respect of the migrated poling units as well as those to be separated.

The purpose according to him was to ensure that overpopulated poling units are decongested with a view to accelerate voting process on the election date.

Regarding the displaced voters, Babura noted that, INEC has developed a template to allow for the provision of the Internally Displaced poling units so that those displaced by an act of banditry can avoid been disfranchised.

“In Zamfara we have a total of (552) migrated poling units across 9147) wards and also (37) splinted poling units and in all these arrangements INEC is making effort to ensure that voters are educated to understand the location of where they are going to vote on the election date”.

He noted that by next week, the Commission will meet with all stakeholders to finalize on the arrangements for the conduct of the election.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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1 week ago

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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1 week ago

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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1 week ago

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.