Action Congress, AC Senatorial candidate for Adamawa South in the April 21 general elections, Dr Maxwell Gidado has challenged the declaration of the PDP candidate, Mrs Grace Folashade Bent as the winner in the election.

Also joined as co defendants at the State elections petitions tribunal are the PDP, INEC, its resident
electoral commissioner in Adamawa state and INEC's returning officer for the Senatorial election and four INEC local government presiding and returning officers of Demsa, Lamurde, Mayo-Belwa and
Guyuk Local Government Councils in the state.

Dr Gidado, in his petition urged the tribunal to nullify the election of the PDP candidate, Mrs Folashade Bent because she was not qualified to contest the said election on the ground that she is not an indigene of the senatorial district.

According to Dr Gidado, Mrs Folashade Bent did not secure the highest number of valid and lawful votes cast in the election, adding that the election was marred by multiple voting, under aged voting, stuffing of ballot boxes and inducement of voters among others.

The AC candidate then asked the tribunal to declare him as winner of the election or in the alternative order INEC to conduct fresh election on the basis of the irregularities and non compliance with the provisions of the 2006 electoral act.


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