PDP Women Group All In Black Stage Protest, Demand Cancellation Of Gov Poll In Nasarawa State

No fewer than 500 women of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from across the 13 Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State sought the cancellation of the governorship poll held in Nasarawa state on Tuesday.

The group of women all dressed in black and led by Stella Oboshi, who is the state women leader of the party, with other non-party members stormed Lafia, the state capital in a peaceful protest, demanding for the cancellation of the election that was held on the 18th of March, 2023.

While speaking with newsmen, the women leader claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC went ahead to announce a winner of the governorship election even though there was contention in the results that emanated from Gayam and Ciroma electoral wards in the state capital.

She noted that instead of declaring the result, the electoral body ought to announced it as inconclusive since the state house of assembly was announced following the election results.

Oboshi said, “What we are doing today is a peaceful protest and it is allowed in Democracy. The reason for our protest is that in Nasarawa State, two electoral wards cannot hold the whole state to ransom.

“The governorship election and that of the House of Assembly were done the same day, the same time and with the same election materials. But the governorship election was announced, and that of the House of Assembly has not been announced up till this moment because it was declared inconclusive.

“If Gayam and Ciroma electoral wards results from Lafia LGA were included in the results that INEC announced for the governorship election but the Assembly elections were inconclusive in the same electoral wards, then INEC should also declare the governorship election inconclusive so that we can start afresh.”