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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
A governorship aspirant in Plateau State under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Jude Dakur, has rejected the outcome of the party’s primaries which produced Gen. John Sura (retd) as candidate of the party in the 2027 general election.
He alleged widespread irregularities, over-voting, result manipulation and exclusion of his agents from the exercise.
Dakur, who spoke to newsmen in Jos, yesterday, called for a rerun of the primaries in seven local government areas and the outright cancellation of results from Jos North Local Government Area.
He alleged that no election took place in Jos East, Bassa, Pankshin, Kanam, Qua’an Pan and other affected areas, adding that the exercise failed to comply with democratic standards and the party’s electoral guidelines.
The aspirant also alleged that the results declared from Jos North were marred by massive over-voting and manipulation, saying that over 27,000 votes were “concocted” in the council area.
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“I openly reject the outcome of the exercise because there were widespread electoral malpractices. In some of the areas mentioned, no election took place according to reports from my agents,” he said.
While raising fresh concerns over the integrity of results from Mangu Local Government Area, the aspirant further alleged that figures had been altered and manipulated as electoral officers were physically assaulted.
He maintained that while results were originally recorded in Mangu, the figures were later changed, insisting that 13 out of 16 ward results had been tampered with.
“The figures in Mangu have been changed. I want the results to be clearly stated as originally recorded. There is no chance for alteration,” he said during the interaction.
He maintained that the alleged irregularities in Jos North alongside other affected areas rendered the exercise fundamentally flawed.
