PDP Alleges Fraud In Qua’an Pan South State House Of Assembly Election

Yakubu Busari

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau has told the Plateau State Election Tribunal sitting in Jos the Plateau state capital in the case between Hon Abubakar Mohammed against Dogo Zainab that there were irregularities, alterations, over voting and noncompliance to the electoral act where results were doctored in favour of the APC candidate who scored, 17,738, while Zainab Dogo got 14,944.

The basis on the above results the 1St Respondent declared the 2nd Respondent as the winner of the said election and equally returned him elected. INEC FORMS EC8C(I) AND EC8E(I) respectively for Qua’an Pan South State Constituency of Plateau State are hereby pleaded.

Hajiya Zainab Dogo in her petition disclosed that Election into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State held on the 9th March, 2019 was marred with irregularities alterations and non-compliance to the electoral act.

The petitioners averred that the said election conducted into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State held on the 9th March, 2019, did not comply with the Electoral Act, 2010 (as Amended) and/or that the said election was ridden with wide spread cases of over voting.

The Petitioners aver that there was over voting in Ungwan . Wakili II with code 020 in Kurgwi RA wherein the total votes cast exceeded the number of accredited voters. 1. election into the membership for the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State in the election held on the 9”“ March, 2019.

She complaint that the 3rd Respondent is a registered political party in Nigeria,adding the 2&1 Respondents at the said election held on the 9th March, 2019, nominated and sponsored the 2&3 Respondent as its candidate.

The 2nd Respondent contested and participated in the election into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State.

The 1St Respondent also announced the results of the said election, declaring the 2nd Respondent as winner of the election and returned him elected on Sunday the 10m March, 2019.

The Petitioners hereby plead all the INEC Forms ECBC (I) and EC8E(I) as well as their duplicate copies and shall rely on same during the hearing of the

. PETITIONERS’ RIGHT TO PRESENT THE ELECTION PETITION …..

The 1St Petitioner was the candidate of the 2nd Petitioner for the election into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State on the 9th March, 2019.

The 1St Petitioner has the right to present this petition on the ground that she had the right to be returned or declared duly elected having scored the majority of lawful votes cast at the said election.

The 2nd Petitioner equally states that having sponsored the 1St Petitioner is entitled to have its candidate duly returned as the elected member of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State on the basis of scoring the majority of lawful votes cast at the said election.

The declaration of the 2&1 Respondents candidate of the 3rd Respondent on the 10/3/19, as the winner of the election which was conducted by the 3rd Respondent on the 9/3/2019 has aggrieved the Petitioners.

The Petitioners aver that, being aggrieved by the conduct of the 15t Respondent, they have the right to present this election petition.

HOLDIN OF THE ELECTION AND THE RESULT Your Petitioners state that at the election into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency,

11. Langkaku 032; in Namu RA 11. Your petitioners plead INEC FORMS EC8A (I) of the above affected areas respectively.

Your petitioners also aver that the election conducted by the 15’t Respondent into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an Pan South State Constituency, Plateau State held on the 9th March, 2019, did not comply with the Electoral Act, 2010 (as Amended) in that at the said election were made ballots were used in excess of votes cast as well as no entries for spoilt ballots thus:

1. Kwari II, 022 where 53 ballots were unaccounted for in Namu RA

1. Ung. Yashi Namu I, 001 where 4 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

iii. Ung. Yashi Namu II, 002 where 8 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

1. Dam Road (Kofar Danbaba) 005, where 23 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

1. Kofar Ubandoma 009, where 40 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

1. Tshon Kwata 010, where 285 ballots unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

vii. Kwari I, 021 where 6 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11 ;

viii. Ung. Haliku 030, where 134 ballots unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

1. Ntoeroem 041, where 149 ballots were unaccounted for under Namu RA 11;

1. Ang. Dorowa I, 014 where 52 ballots were unaccounted for under Kurgwi RA 05;

1. Dorowa Kudu I, 015 where 11 ballots were unaccounted for under Kurgwi RA 05;

xii. RCM PR1 Sch Kwalla Town I, 004, where 03 ballots were unaccounted for under Kwalla Moeda 07; xiii. RCM PRI Sch Kwalla Town II, 005 where 201 ballots unaccounted for, under Kwalla Moeda 07; xw. Geopi 013, where 36 ballots unaccounted for under Kwalla Moeda 07; xv. Kopdu/parina A 015, where 123 ballots were unaccounted for under Kwalla Moeda 07; Your petitioners hereby plead INEC FORM EC8A(I) for all the polling units listed above and the 1““ Respondent is put on Notice To Produce the original or the certified true copy during the trial. 21.

Your petitioners aver that the 1St Respondent ought to have cancelled areas ridden or affected by cases of over voting and declare and return

iii. Angwan . Dorowa Code 013 under…i(000);

ivi Angwan . Loko II Code 012 under Kurgwi RA (000);

1. Angwan, Galadima I Code 009 under Kurgwi RA (000); vi. Kurgwi Central II Code 018 under Kurgwi RA (000)

Your Petitioners plead and shall rely on the Original and/or Photocopy and/or Certified True Copies of following documents and the 1St Respondent is given Notice To Produce them and or Certified True

Copies of same at the trial:

The Petitioners plead and shall rely on INEC FORMS EC8A (I), EC8A(I)VP used for House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March, 2019 for all the polling units referred to in the above paragraphs of this Petition.

All the Voters’ registers used for the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March, 2019.

All the Ward Collation Results (INEC Form ECBB (1)) for the Registration Areas for House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March,

2019;

All the (INEC Form EC8C (1)) for the election into the seat of House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State held on the 9th March, 2019.

INEC Form EC8E(I) used in the Declaration of result on the 9th March, 2019, for the election into House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State held on the 9th

March, 2019.

Forms for material receipt for all the polling units/wards/electoral officers for the election into the Statements of unused and spoilt ballot papers for each polling unit for the election into House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9m March, 2019.

Distribution chart of electoral materials for the election into the seat for the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9’m March, 201.9; viii… Distribution chart of electoral materials to the registration areas and polling units for the election into the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March, 2019;

1. Ballot boxes and ballot papers used in all the polling units for the election into the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau state Elections held on the 9m March, 2019;

1. INEC Regulations, Manual and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections 2019;

1. Counterfoil of ballot papers used for the election into for the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March, 2019;

xii. Smart Card Readers reports used for the election into the House of Assembly for Qua’an Pan South, State Constituency Plateau State Elections held on the 9th March, 2019;

Your Petitioners aver that the irregularities and non-compliance herein before pleaded are substantial, and they affected the outcome of the election.

RELIEFS sought by the petitioners: Your Petitioners pray that it be determined as follows:

A declaration that the election held on the 9th March 2019 conducted by the 1St Respondent was marred by irregularities which were substantial and has substantially affected the outcome of the elections.

A DECLARATION that the elections in the following under listed polling units affected by over voting particularly NAKUM UNG. ISHAYA ‘A’ 005, Dog. ISHAYA ‘B’ 006 all in (BWALL RA,01); ANG. ANKWAI 001, POEYAK 007, NAMU ROAD 009, ANG. GALADIMA II 011, ANG. LOKO I 012, DOROWA KUDU II 016, ANG. DOROWA II 017, 655 KURGWI CENTRALI 018, UNG. WAKILI I 019 all in KURGWI RA 05; WAYIL/KAIKO 003 in KWALLA MOEDA RA 07; BEHIND POLICE STATION KWANDE (UNG. MADAKI II) 005, MARGISTRATE COURT KWANDE (UNG. GALADIMA I) 010, LEA LUUKWO (UNG. TOFA) 012, PHCN LUUKWO (UNG. BATURE II) -.1… mm mAlANDO 027 all in KWANDE RA 09; and GINDIN RIMI II

The petition ( Hon. ZAINAB DQGO People Democratic Party whose names are subscribed.

petitioner is the candidate of the 2MP Petitioner at the election to membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an  Pan South Plateau State held on the 9thM March 2019

1. The 2nd Petitioners is a registered political party in Nigeria. The 2nd Petitioner at the said election held on the 9“ March 2019, nominated and sponsored the First Petitioner as its candidate.

The petitioners indeed contested and participated in the election into the membership of the House of Assembly for the Qua’an  Pan South State -Constituency, Plateau State.