By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
Former media aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has rejected the outcome of the primary election, which was conducted on Saturday.
In a press statement on Sunday, May 28, 2022, Ahmad gave reasons for denouncing the outcome.
According to him, the electoral process was marred with irregularities that threatened the election’s credibility.
He alleged that delegates, who were mostly his supporters, were denied entrance to the election venue and consequently could not cast their votes.
“To the best of my knowledge, election at the primaries stage requires delegates to cast their votes, and a winner emerges with the majority votes. It, therefore, implies that there could not have been any voting process that occurred considering majority of the delegates were neither allowed to vote nor even granted access to the venue.” He stated.
Ahmad also said he was denied entrance to the voting area, which almost culminated in violence.
“On my arrival to the venue as an aspirant too, I was denied access to the voting area. My supporters who were around the premises for the primaries resisted the unjust treatment I was given and attempted insisting on my entrance into the voting area.” He said.
Ahmad contested for the APC’s ticket to represent the people of Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu Federal Constituency and lost to the incumbent lawmaker, Mahmud Gaya, in the controversial election.