INEC Declares Taraba State Governorship Election Inconclusive

The Taraba state returning officer for governorship election Prof.
Muhamdu Kyari has declare the governorship election in Taraba as
inconclusive.

The returning officer made the declaration in Jalingo Taraba state
capital after collating the result from sixteen out of the seventeen
local government areas in Taraba state.

He said the reason for the declaration was because the number of
canceled votes was above the gap between APC who came second in the
election to PDP who came first.

Election in Donga local government area of the state was canceled by
the returning officer and some other few polling units across the
state. The total number scored by PDP in Donga was 37,069 while APC
came second with 10,087

Elections were also canceled in Six poling units of Takum, five in
Karim, in Yoro and Ussah local governments areas.

Meanwhile report reaching Vanguard indicate pockets of violence in
some part of the state.

Vanguard gathered that the House Secretary to Taraba state government
in Gyembu Sadauna Local Government was bunt down. The country home
Abel Diah the member representing Mbamga state constituency was also
razed down by some angry youths who attempted to snatch the election
materials from the collation center of the area.

Also two people were killed in Rankaviri the headquarters of Ardo-Kola
local government area.

There is report of burning of houses in Mutum-Biu and Tela all in
Gasol local government area.
--Vanguard