By Baron Ike
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party as the new winners in the Zamfara governorship, state and national assembly elections.
The Commission did on Saturday as it reviewed the decision of the Supreme Court which on Friday annuled the election of all the candidates of the All Progressive Congress for wrongful nominations.
The INEC said on Friday that it was meeting on Saturday to review the apex court’s ruling.
Arising from their meeting Saturday presided over by the INEC chairman Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud, the Commission announced all the PDP candidates who were the first runners-up in the elections as the new winners in line with the Supreme Court ruling.
The new winners would be issued with fresh certificates of return on Monday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 28 respectively, according to the INEC.