From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Ambassador Saddique Baba Abubakar has expressed confidence that the APC will win the Presidential and National polls, saying that people in the country are supportive of all their candidates.
Saddique who stated this at his residence in Giade local government shortly after casting his vote alongside his wife, described the conduct of the election as very impressive, pointing out that there was no breakdown of law and order and the electorates casted their votes in a peaceful manner.
He commended INEC over the conduct of the election in the country, saying that the introduction of Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System has added credibility of the electoral process.
“So far from the reports I am receiving now indicates that everything is going on well.I want to commend INEC for the way they conducted the exercise in Giade town, they were out on time.I also want to commend our people who have exercise patience despite the hot sun” he said
Concerning the malfunctioning and swapping of the BVAS machines in some polling units in the state, the governorship candidate said that the malfunctioning of BVAS Machine is a problem that is rectifiable by INEC and should not be a source of concern.
According to him,”The BVAS is a technical equipment,.so there is always a possibility that something can go wrong, but I think that INEC officials are always in hand to repair or replace it.However, so far, I have not received any adverse report in terms of what is happening “
He urged supporters of the party to be patient and conduct themselves in an orderly manner as they wait for the outcome of the election.
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