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INEC Suspends Presentation Of Certificate Of Return In Zamfara State

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has reacted to ruling of the Appeal Court judgement on Monday which nullified the participation of the All progressives Congress in the Zamfara State election.

Recall that Naija News reported that the Appeal court sitting in Sokoto led by Justice Tom Yakubu on Monday set aside the judgement of the Zamfara High Court on the primaries of APC that produced the party’s candidates for the general elections.

INEC which took to its official Twitter account stated that it has suspended the presentation of Certificates of Return for the Zamfara Governorship and State House of Assembly elected candidates

“INEC has been served with the judgment of the Court of Appeal Sokoto concerning the sponsoring of candidates by the APC in Zamfara and is studying same.”

“Consequently, the presentation of Certificates of Return for the Zamfara Governorship and State House of Assembly scheduled for Wednesday 27th March 2019 has been suspended.”

See the tweet below: