Tambuwal: It’s God that Made Election to Hold

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday said it was only by the grace of God that Nigerians were able to witness another election despite all the efforts to prevent it from holding.

Speaking, shortly after he was screened at the Kofar Ajiya polling unit, Tambuwal described the election as historic and critical in the history of this country.

“Today is very special and critical in the history of Nigeria and for us to witness it is only by the grace of God because effort had been made to stop it from holding,” he said.

He commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, for insisting that the elections must hold as scheduled in spite of all odds.

He also advised the media against broadcasting or revealing unofficial result, saying it may create a lot of tension in the country.

On his own part, Governor Aliyu Wamakko, expresses satisfaction with the conduct of INEC and the large turnout of people of the state during the election.

He maintained that politics is not a do or die affair, and that losers should accept the result in good faith.

“Nigeria is bigger than all of us. Politics is not a do or die affair and as such stakeholders should accept the outcome of the polls in good faith,” he advised.

Similarly, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Senator Abdallah Wali, expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters during the election.

Speaking shortly after he was screened by INEC officials, Wali express concern at the inadequate security in most of the polling units and the slow pace in which the card reader machines were capturing the thumbs of voters.

Tambuwal: It’s God that Made Election to Hold