There is tension in Jos, capital of Plateau State, over cancellation of about 92,000 presidential election results in Tudun-Wada/Kabong Federal Ward, in Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
Youths in the affected areas protested when they received news of the cancellation by the Independent National Electoral Commission; which created tension in some parts of the state capital.
There was also tension at the INEC headquarters in Jos, when the result was presented by the Collation Officer for Jos North, Dr. Augustine Sambo Azi.
He said the candidate of All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, got 93, 800 to defeat PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who polled 53,277 votes.
The PDP party agent, Sam Umaru, protested the cancellation of the result and said there was no reason for INEC’s action.
Umaru told the State Returning Officer, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Markudi, Prof. Richard Anande, that the votes cancelled were PDP votes.
He said the State INEC Officer should do something urgent to address the issues before it get out of hand.
Prof. Anande said there was nothing he could do that the parties agents involved should have addressed the matter before the results were presented at the INEC headquarters Jos.
Election results were cancelled in Tudun-Wada/Kabong Federal Ward during the 2015 general elections.
INEC also cancelled 7,000 votes in six polling units at Kumbon Ward, in Wase Local Government Area of the state.
Collation officer of Wase, Dr. Angela Olofu, who presented the result said elections were cancelled in five polling units due to over voting and one polling unit due to manual accreditation.
Dr. Olofu said Buhari got 35, 931 to beat Atiku, who scored 22,807 votes.
