Kaduna polls: We will investigate allegations of malpractices – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El Rufai has stated that allegations of irregularities in last Saturday’s local government election in the state will be investigated and steps taken to remedy the situation.

Speaking with journalists after the All Progressive Congress, APC, local government congress for Kaduna north local government in Kaduna, Governor El Rufai explained that despite human factors that affected some aspects of the election, the voting machine worked perfectly.
This as some electoral officials allegedly disappeared from some polling stations without announcing the results, prompting the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to accuse the El Rufai-led government of interfering with the process.

While acknowledging that some malfeasance were reported, Governor El Rufai promised that they would be investigated.
“We have received reports of some electoral officers leaving their position. The electronic voting machine worked very well but the human factors are always there must be addressed.
“They will be investigated and we will learn from it. But what we are happy about is that the electronic voting machines worked perfectly.

“They (voting machines) also contained vital information that election riggers do not know about. We will investigate everything and we will take every step to remedy them,” he explained.
Governor El Rufai said that the outcome of the local government election had clearly indicated that members of the All Progressive Congress remained united.
“Our Party is 100% united ahead of 2019 election. Our performance in the last local government election has shown that our party is united and one,” he observed.
Meanwhile, the local government congress of the APC in Kaduna went smoothly as all the executives of the 23 local governments were returned through affirmation.

Chairman of the APC national congress committee team to Kaduna state, Comrade Saleh Moddibbo, said the congresses went on smoothly in all the local government areas in the state.