Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Monday stormed the Presidential Villa Abuja to brief President Muhammadu Buhari on the security implications of the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel supplementary elections in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state.
The Governor has also threatened to drag the INEC to court for allegedly usurping the role of the Returning Officers, claiming that when the Return Officer during elections declares results, only the Election Petitions Tribunal has the power to reverse it.
Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Buhari at the State House, the Bauchi State Governor who has visited the Presidential Villa, two times within week expressed optimism that he would emerge victorious after the process.
Explaining why he was at the State House, he said, “I…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
