Following Supreme Court ruling on Friday, nullifying the participation of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the recently conducted general elections and the declaration of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as winners, the Independent National Electoral Commission held an emergency meeting to decide on the next line of action.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education for the Commission, Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement to journalists in Abuja. He hinted that the meeting was aimed at determining the next course of action following the ruling.
His statement read in part
“Following the Supreme Court’s Judgment delivered today 24th May 2019 on the Governorship, National and State Assembly Elections held in Zamfara State, INEC held an emergency meeting to consider the Court’s decision.
"The Supreme Court ruled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not hold valid party primaries as required by law. It held that all the votes scored by the APC in the said elections are wasted votes and declared that the candidates of political parties with the second highest valid votes and requisite spread be declared as having been elected.
"The Commission will meet again tomorrow Saturday 25th May 2019 to further deliberate on the issues arising from the said judgment, while the final decision on the matter will be communicated to the public on Monday 27th May 2019."
The Commission had earlier refused to issue Certificate of Return to the APC candidates that won elections in the state. The move followed an earlier ruling by the Court of Appeal nullifying all primaries conducted by the APC in the state.
