NBA Chair Backs UNIJOS Vice Chancellor On Conduct Of Nasarawa Governorship Elections

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Chairman Backs University of Jos (UNIJOS) Vice Chancellor On Conduct Of Nasarawa Governorship Elections

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Plateau State Chapter, Yakubu Bawa, has expressed dismay over the campaign on social media against the Vice Chancellor Of the University of Jos, Professor Ishaya Tanko, who served as the Returning Officer for Nasarawa State Governorship elections in the just concluded polls in the state.

Tanko served in Nasarawa State as the State Returning Officer in both the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections as well as the March 18 Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections.

Professor Tanko who officially declared the result of the governorship contest after collation of the total number of votes cast declared Governor Abdullahi Sule and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in Nasarawa State having polled the highest number of votes in the election.

The INEC State Collation Officer and Returning Officer, Professor Ishaya Tanko, announced that the All Progressive Candidate (APC) who is also the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Sule, was the winner and returned elected.

According to Tanko, governor Sule polled a total of 347,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, David Ombugadu, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who got 283,016 votes.

However, the results of the March 18 Governorship elections in the state were greeted with mixed reactions as several allegations were made against Professor Tanko.

It was alleged on social media that Professor Tanko compromised in the manner he handled the collation and the declaration Of the results of the contest.

Speaking with newsmen in Jos the Plateau State capital on the issue on Monday, the NBA Chairman said it is unfortunate that people are smearing the name of such a morally upright person Professor Tanko with such an allegation.

MySchoolNews reporting.