Nigerians Roast INEC On Twitter Over Inconclusive Elections

A storm of reactions by Nigerians has greeted the declaration of some state elections as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

INEC declared Kano state governorship election held on Saturday, March 9, as inconclusive.

Naija News reports that the announcement was made Monday evening, March 11 by the state’s Returning Officer, Bello Shehu, a professor.

The state’s Returning Officer said the Commission declared the election inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes is higher than the difference in votes scored between the two leading candidates: Abba Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party and incumbent governor Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party.

Announcing the results, Shehu said while the PDP candidate polled 1,014,474 votes, Mr Ganduje of the APC scored 987,819 votes leaving a difference of 26,655 votes.

The state’s Returning Officer also said the total number of votes cancelled across 22 local government areas including Gama ward of Nasarawa local government is 141,694 votes.

Meanwhile, Naija News reports that the development means Kano has joined a growing list of states where elections have been declared inconclusive. The list includes Benue, Plateau, Adamawa, Bauchi and Sokoto states.

Moments after the news broke, Nigerians took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to blast the Commission for declaring elections in some states as inconclusive.

Naija News captured some of the reactions below…

Adamawa, Plateau, Kano,
Bauchi and Sokoto declared inconclusive. Rivers and Delta results suspended.

INEC has declared elections inconclusive in 5 states where APC is losing and suspended announcement of results in 3 states where PDP is winning.

Osun State formula ACTIVATED.

— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) March 11, 2019

"INEC Chairman fought gallantly…" Your enemies are in your midst…

1. Plateau – inconclusive, (PDP leading).
2. Adamawa – inconclusive, (PDP leading).
3. Sokoto – inconclusive, (PDP leading).
4. Bauchi – inconclusive, (PDP leading).
5. Rivers – suspended (PDP won).

— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) March 11, 2019

Inconclusive National Electoral Commission (INEC)

— Muhammad S. Bello (@Ess_Bello) March 11, 2019

INEC declares Kano governorship election inconclusive.

This is the worst INEC ever.

— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/effalixumab/status/1104975506565406720

INEC RECs across various states where PDP won are busy dishing out “inconclusive” this morning.

INEC at the Centre, 2 weeks ago, went ahead with declaring Buhari President, despite not having a full breakdown of results including cancelled areas.

Is this Democracy?

— 'Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/pojugreat/status/1104995166870536192

Someone said the dull meaning of INEC is now Inconclusive National Electoral Commission… 😂🤣😂#NigeriaDecides2019 Kano governorship elections #ImoDecides2019 zidane pic.twitter.com/ILauDqUFXF

— Onuh Davidson (@onuhdayveedcin) March 11, 2019

From now on, it is Inconclusive National Electoral Commission, INEC. @inecnigeria

— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) March 11, 2019

Inconclusive Election again in Kano? #KanoDecides2019

This INEC has integrity of inconclusive.

— Olóyè T.D Esq⚖️‼️ (@BolanleCole) March 11, 2019

Once PDP is winning, Gbam! Inconclusive.

Once thugs are winning, Gbam!
Suspended.

INEC……#Lifeless

— Olajumoke Alawode~James (@oluwaloninyo) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/effalixumab/status/1105155885150715904

Benue election inconclusive by Inec:
PDP 410576 votes
APC 329022 votes

Cancelled vote 121019

Ortom has already have extra 81554 vote against his opponent.

Why INEC so wicked to waste resources ..

— emmy (@Viva56860733) March 11, 2019

Inconclusive National ElectoRIG Commission (INEC)

Are you with me ?

— Olúyẹmí Fásípè AICMC (@YemieFash) March 11, 2019

See the INEC of 2019&compare with the INEC of 2015.

Adamawa – Inconclusive;
Plateau – Inconclusive,
Sokoto -Inconclusive;
Bauchi -Inconclusive;
Imo – Disrupted;
Taraba -Results postponed
Controversially,
Kano – Deputy Governor arrested amidst possibility of being inconclusive.

— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/UNCLE_AJALA/status/1105006558340091904

Prof Yakubu led INEC has declared the gubernatorial elections inconclusive in about 5 states where APC is losing and suspended collation/ announcement of results in 3 states where is winning in a landslide.

Prof Yakubu is a big fraud.

— IKECHUKWU (@iykimo) March 11, 2019

INEC has now declared elections in 4 states inconclusive. Worst INEC in the history of Nigeria.

— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 11, 2019

A friend just joked that #INEC now means #Inconclusive National Electoral Commission. #IzNoGoud pic.twitter.com/mxb6AoVRKt

— Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF (@ChidiOdinkalu) March 12, 2019

#Inconclusive…Kano people you can see we are in this together. #Iyawuya. I am glad you voted your candidate. But you see @OfficialAPCNg they don't care if it's the devil ruling you as long as they hold power. It's not an Igbo thing now.

— IG: ugorohan1 (@danhard1) March 11, 2019

Is a lie wlh, all the States that #APC wins they were declared winners , but most state that #PDP wins was declared #Inconclusive . So where is the legacy ? https://t.co/36GYfsfL2s

— Engr. A_J (@sir_ehjey) March 11, 2019

@inecnigeria is Inconclusive National Electoral Commission. Most things are always inconclusive #Inconclusive @Gidi_Traffic @NGRWailers pic.twitter.com/2CteFWmgd4

— wisdom (@campwisdom8) March 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/Safeeyan3/status/1105282707053936640

https://twitter.com/Sam_Debayo/status/1105267912884011008

Let that "suspected" hoodlums be aware that imolites has spoken.
Hoping for #Inconclusive means waiting forever.

— Nedu Emmalex (@chinemmalex) March 12, 2019

"Baby, our relationship was inconclusive. Can we have a rerun?" #Inconclusive

— Elder Statesman (@tok2ben) March 11, 2019

This #Inconclusive is like a VAR in football because both of them are favoring big teams not farmers. #NigeriaDecides2019 #BBCNigeria2019 #KanoDecides2019 #BauchiDecides2019 #PlateauDecides2019 @inecnigeria must be firm to deliver what the masses votes for. That's my opinion

— Rabiu Abdulwahab (@daegwee) March 11, 2019