The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has declared the Ƙauran-Namoda South Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive.
The Returning Officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University, Gusau, announced the decision, explaining that the margin between the leading party and the runner-up was less than the total number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in polling units where the election was cancelled.
He noted that elections were cancelled in two registration areas in Sakajiki and Kyambarawa wards.
In Sakajiki with code 06, two polling units with 1,357 registered voters and 1,298 collected PVCs were affected, while in Kyambarawa, with code 05, three polling units were affected with 4,088 registered voters and 1,964 collected PVCs were also cancelled.
In total, 5,446 voters were registered across the affected Registration Areas, with 3,265 PVCs collected.
