Inconclusive Election: We’re not afraid of reruns – PDP break silence on Zamfara Appeal Court judgment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has claimed that the party will still win a landslide victory in the state if the Court of Appeal orders a rerun poll.

During a phone chat with newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, Buhari Maijega, the State PDP spokesman, stated this optimism. He declared confidence that Governor Dauda Lawal would win the repeat election.

In the previous governorship race, Lawal led his APC opponent, former Governor Bello Mattawalle, by almost 65,000 votes, according to Maijega. He noted that the total number of votes to be cast in the three impacted local government districts where the rerun election would be held did not even reach 100,000.

“It would be very impossible for the APC to secure all the votes in the forthcoming rerun election,” he asserted. He cited security challenges that might discourage many voters from turning out massively, especially in rural areas where polling units had been affected by banditry.

Maijega said,

“Governor Lawal has a good chance of winning the election over former Governor Bello Mattawalle for many reasons. He had already scored 65,000 votes ahead of the immediate past Governor Mattawalle.” He also hinted that, depending on the decision, Lawal might challenge the judgment of the Appeal Court at the Supreme Court, suggesting that Mattawalle might be facing a difficult battle.

He appealed to APC members and supporters to come out in large numbers to secure the position of Governor Dauda Lawal, as the rerun election would be conducted in a few polling units in Maradun, Bukkuyum, and Birnin Magaji local government areas.

Maijega added,

“Even if the PDP did not actively campaign, I am very optimistic that Dr. Dauda Lawal will still garner additional votes in those three local governments and retain his governorship position. I am appealing to our supporters to remain calm. We will, by the grace of God, sail through.”