PDP Integrity Group Calls For Fair Hearing As Ombugadu's Election Tribunal Petition Commences

• Expressed confidence that the judiciary will help him retrieve the peoples’ mandate

• Says the party’s supporters did a good job for their peaceful conduct during the elections in the state

The Nasarawa Peoples’ Democratic Party Integrity Group (PDPIG) has called for fair hearing as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Nasarawa State, David Ombugadu challenged the result of the March 9 Governorship election in the State at the tribunal.

The group made this known on Monday, June 17th in Akwanga, Akwanga Local Government Area of the State as the Nasarawa Governorship Election Tribunal starts sitting on Tuesday, 18th June, 2019. .

The group through its spokesman, Aliyu Yahaya commended Ombugadu for rejecting the outcome of the election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

"We commend Ombugadu for seeking legal redress in the Tribunal in order to reclaim the mandate given to him by the people of Nasarawa State, Yahaya said. 

According to him, “We have total confidence in the judiciary and we believe Ombugadu will reclaim his stolen mandate at the end of the day. The judiciary will do justice to the outcome of the election and the people’s mandate that was stolen will be recovered at the end of the day."

The group also called on the party’s supporters to remain calm, saying that they are confident and believed that the tribunal would restore the mandate given to Ombugadu by the people of the State. 

The group commended the party’s supporters for their peaceful conduct during and after the elections in the State.

They also lauded the people of the State for voting for Ombugadu and other candidates of the party during the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.

It will be recalled that Abdullahi Bala, returning officer for the election announced Sule as governor-elect on Monday, March 11 in Lafia after the collation of results from the 13 local government areas of the state.

Bala said the APC candidate polled a total of 327,229 votes to defeat other opponents in the election.

According to him, David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 184,281 votes, while Labaran Maku of the All Progressives Grand Alliance polled a total of 132,784 votes at the election.