National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, His Excellency Alhaji ABBA Kawu Ali, has urged Nigerian Supreme Court to declare the party governorship candidate Yahaya Muhammed Bello as winner of the March 18 Governorship Election held in Taraba state.
The NNPP party chairman said, the people of Taraba, reciprocate the humanity of Yahaya Muhammed Bello
by voting massively for him during the election, argue that it would be a calamity if the highest court in Nigeria dampened the hope and dream of living a better life for the people of Taraba state.
In a released statement available to the press on Monday, Alhaji ABBA Kawu Ali appealed to the Supreme Court to stick to integrity, justice, and fairness and declare
Yahaya Muhammed Bello as the rightful winner of the governorship election to assure the common man that the judiciary is established for them to get justice.
National Chairman New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP, His Excellency Alhaji ABBA Kawu Ali released statement read:
“Supreme Court should in the Spirit of Decency, Decorum Discipline, and Sanity declare Professor Yahaya Muhammed Bello of New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP as the Winner of the March 18 Governorship Election in The State.
“It was audible to the deaf and visible to the blind that New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP and its Candidate Professor Yahaya Muhammed Bello won the March 18 Governorship Election in Taraba State by Scoring the highest lawful votes.
“The Testimony was given by Respected Professor M A Yusuf, the Coalition and Returning Officer For the Election in Taraba State in his Protest and Complain Letter that serves as Request for the Review of the Election Results by INEC before the announcement which was agreed upon by INEC Legal Adviser but most unfortunately, The Commission went ahead and declared Kefas Agbu of PDP as the winner.
“The Gravity of the evidence of Poll Results manipulations which led to evident over voting from Wukari aided by shooting between the Army and the Police attached to INEC Coalition office. Duress and Tension were Alleged by the Coalition and Returning Officer of INEC which made the Review of the Process impossible and necessitated the Request for the Review in Abuja which was accepted by all the parties involved. The decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to announce the result in Abuja without carrying out the review brought a lot of Doubt, Skepticism, and questions which led to the decision of NNPP and its Candidate to approach the Temple of Justice in Nigeria.
“Elections must represent the wishes and decisions of the people, Election must be done in a decent, peaceful and transparent process that must be acceptable by all, not through the Gun shooting, Duress and Tension as alleged by the Coalition and Returning Officer of INEC in the Taraba State.
“It would have done our Democracy good and Reaffirmed Justice, Fairness, and Equity, if the Tribunal and Appeal Courts were thorough on the complaint of dispute and variance in IREV And Accredited Voter on BVAS as well as highly doctored Result Sheets from Wukari area of Taraba State.
“It is Worthy of Note that Electorates have the right to choose their leaders through a transparent electoral process without being under Duress and Tension as well as get their Results Doctored in favor of another interest group or party.
“The Leadership of New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP is appealing to the Apex Court to Restore the Hope of Nigerians in the Electoral System and Process by giving a critical look into the complaints of the good people of Taraba State who lawfully and genuinely voted for Yahaya Muhammed Bello of New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP as Governor during the March 18 Governorship Election in the State. This will in large Extent normalize our Electoral System and Process and sanitize it reasonably for future Elections.
“While we have the Highest Regard and Hope in the Judiciary, Most Especially The Apex Court, we want to use this occasion to call on the National Judicial Council NJC to look into the activities of some Judicial OFFICERS in Nigeria whose activities raised serious questions which are inimical to the integrity of not just the judiciary but our National and International Reputations.”
