Returning officer disowns initial APGA primary election result in Taraba

The Returning Officer for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) House of Representatives superior predetermination for Wukari-Ibi Federal Constituency, Anthony Ayuba Saleh, has distanced himself from an earlier effect announced pursuing the party’s superior predetermination held connected May 28, 2026.

In an authoritative clarification issued connected Friday, Saleh stated that the effect announced connected the nighttime of the predetermination was made nether duress and did not bespeak the existent result of the exercise.

“The effect announced astatine nighttime was made nether duress and successful information of my idiosyncratic information and the information of electoral officials astatine the venue. That announcement does not bespeak the existent result of the superior election,” helium said.

Saleh maintained that the authentic effect remains the 1 captured successful the authoritative video of the last collation and declaration, which helium personally announced successful the beingness of enactment agents, delegates, information agencies and observers from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He called connected the public, the APGA enactment and different stakeholders to disregard the earlier declaration and trust solely connected the video announcement arsenic the morganatic result of the superior election.

“The video represents the existent volition of the delegates of Wukari-Ibi Federal Constituency,” helium stated.

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