PDP to appeal Niger senatorial election tribunal verdict

PDP to appeal Niger senatorial election tribunal verdict

The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says it will appeal
Friday’s election tribunal’s verdict on the Niger East senatorial bye-election.

Alhaji Hassan Saba, Niger PDP Publicity Secretary, disclosed this in a statement
on Saturday in Minna.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that an election petition tribunal on Friday
upturned the result of the senatorial bye-election in favour of Mr David Umoru of
the All Progressives Congress.

The statement, however, urged its members to remain calm and committed to
winning the forthcoming general elections.

It advised APC loyalists not to rejoice yet, adding that the tribunal verdict did not
reflect what transpired at the polls.

NAN recalled that the Niger State Zone B Senatorial bye-election was conducted
in August 2014 to replace the vacancy created as a result of the death of Sen.
Dahiru Kuta.