INEC sets stage for Taraba bye-election

 

PDP to Choose candidate via adhoc delegates, set Friday for election of delegates and Monday for Primary Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has officially scheduled the bye-election for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State on February 3, 2024.

The bye-election as noticed by Taraba News, is necessitated by the passing away of the elected member for the constituency shortly after the 2023 general election Isma’ila Yushau Maihanci.

At the time of filing this report, seven  out of the nine aspirants jostling for the position from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have already obtain the form to contest for the position, two are expected to purchase the form today. 

Those who have already obtain the form are Bello Yero, Sadiq Abbas Tafida, Leah Solomon, Umar Abdullahi Baba, Ibrahim Adamu Imam, Happan Bappa and Jabiru Luqman, while the two expected to obtain the form today are, Sale Sa'ad and Tukur Isa

In NNPP two people have already obtain the form they are Hon. Sulaiman  Bakari SB and Hon AA Liman while also has two candidates that have obtain the form, they Kasimu Maigari, and Aminu Malle, SDP is expected to fill in Innocient Jabayang and APGA is expecting to fill in Leonard Almajiri and Muneer Adamu Kofi among other opposite candidates.

Although the leadership of INEC in the state were not available at the time of filing this report to speak on the level of preparation, some staff of the commission who confided in Taraba News  said preparation is on top gear.

The staff who said they are waiting for the parties to conduct their primaries said they would provide a level playground for the candidates that eventually emerge from the primaries.

Urging the parties to conduct free, fair and credible primaries, the commission, according to our sources from INEC, will not condone any political parties that violate the electoral law.

“As far as we are concerned, we are going to create a level playground for all the candidates and their political parties.

”It is our prayers and hopes that they will also reciprocate by following the rules of the game as laid down by the commission so that no candidate will be disqualified from participating in the forthcoming bye-election.” The commission’s staff stated.

Some of the aspirants, especially those from the PDP who bared their minds to our reporter, urged the state governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas and the party’s leadership to allow the people of the constituency to make their choice of candidacy.

He asked the leadership of the state not to interfere in the primary and that anointing a particular candidate would be inimical to the growth of the party.

The party, through its spokesperson, Andetarang Iramae assured the aspirants of the party’s readiness to conduct a free and transparent primary for all of them.

In a similar development the PDP guideline for the February 3rd election indicates that candidates  are going to be chosen by adhoc delegates, Taraba News gathered that 3 adhoc delegates per ward in all the wards in the three Local governments of Jalingo, Yorro and Zing that is effected by the bye Election will be elected from a congress to be conduct on Friday this week. It is also expected that  on  Saturday one National delegate  will be elected in each of the three Local governments effected.

A also source said The candidates will be screen on Thursday in Jalingo according to the timetable of events 

These delegates are expected in Monday 8th of January to  elect the candidate that will fly the flag of the PDP in the election.