The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, presented certificates of return to 24 members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly following the verdict of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court had last Friday nullified all APC votes at the 2019 general elections in Zamfara state and ruled that the party had no candidates.<\/p>\n
The five-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgement, held that APC failed to conduct primary elections in accordance with the party\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n
The judgement declared that the political party that scored the second highest number of votes other than the APC in the elections should be declared winner of the polls.<\/p>\n
Out of the 24 lawmakers who received the certificates, 23 were from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one came under the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).<\/p>\n
The certificates were issued to the lawmakers by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Asma\u2019u Maikudi.<\/p>\n
The names of the lawmakers who received certificate and their constituencies were as follows:<\/p>\n
Kaura Namoda North, Zaharadeen M Sada, PDP<\/p>\n
Kaura Namoda South, Ana\u2019s Sarkin Fada, PDP<\/p>\n
Birnin Magaji, Nura Dahiru, PDP<\/p>\n
Zurmi East, Salisu Usman, PDP<\/p>\n
Zurmi West, Nasiru Mu\u2019azu, PDP<\/p>\n
Shinkafi, Muhammad G Ahmad, PDP<\/p>\n
Tsafe East, Musa Bawa Musa, PDP<\/p>\n
Tsafe West, Aliyu Na-Maigora, PDP<\/p>\n
Gusau 1, Ibrahim Naida, PDP<\/p>\n
Gusau 2, Shafi\u2019u Dama, PDP<\/p>\n
Bungudu East, Kabiru Magaji, PDP<\/p>\n
Bungudu West, Nasiru Bello Lawal, PDP<\/p>\n
Maru North, Yusuf Alhassan Muhammad, PDP<\/p>\n
Maru Sourh, Kabiru Hashimu, NRM<\/p>\n
Anka, Yusuf Muhammad, PDP<\/p>\n
Talata Mafara North, Shamsudeen Hassan, PDP<\/p>\n
Talata Mafara South, Aminu Yusuf Jangebe, PDP<\/p>\n
Bakura, Tukur Jekada Birnin Tudu, PDP<\/p>\n
Maradun I, Faruk Musa Dosara, PDP<\/p>\n
Maradun II, Nasiru Atiku, PDP<\/p>\n
Gummi I, AbdulNasir Ibrahim, PDP<\/p>\n
Gummi II, Mansur Mohammed, PDP<\/p>\n
Bukkuyum North, Ibrahim Mohammed Na\u2019Idda, PDP<\/p>\n
Bukkuyum South, Sani Dahiru,<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Gov. Bello Matawallen-Maradun described the occasion as a welcome development.<\/p>\n
Matawallen-Maradun, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Mahadi Aliyu-Gusau, congratulated the lawmakers for the victory which he described as a \u201cvictory for democracy\u201d in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
He urged the lawmakers to provide legislation that would provide solutions to various challenges of the state.<\/p>\n
He appealed to people of the state to support the new government with prayers to succeed in the task ahead to rescue the state from insecurity, kidnappings among other ills.<\/p>\n
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC for the state, Maikudi, represented by the Secretary of the Commission, Hassan Sidi, urged the lawmakers to carry out people-oriented legislations that would enhance the provision of dividends of democracy to the people of the state and attainment of democratic advancement in the country.<\/p>\n
He thanked all stakeholders who contributed to the success of the 2019 general elections in the state.<\/p>\n
Responding on behalf of the lawmakers, Muhammad G-Ahmad from Shinkafi constituency (PDP) commended the Nigerian judiciary for allowing justice to reign in the country.<\/p>\n
G-Ahmad also thanked INEC for conducting free, fair and credible elections in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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