Bauchi re-run elections: Massive turnout of women in Madara/Chinade constituency

There was a large turnout of voters especially women at the Tudun Wada 1 and Kofar Fada Polling Units in the Madara/Chinade state Constituency of Bauchi in the rerun election.

The voters were seen at the polling units early enough for accreditation and voting to elect their preferred candidate from among the contestants.

At the Tudun Wada polling unit, an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Suleiman Samaila Chinade told Journalists that the rerun was going on smoothly and people were voting for candidates of their choice.

His All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Abdulkadir Abari described the exercise as peaceful and orderly even much better than the general elections.

The presiding officer for the Polling Unit in Tudun Wada 1 declined to speak to Journalists.

A female voter, Rahman Aliyu said that the BVAS did not give her any issue and she voted smoothly.

At the Kofar Fada polling unit in Bulkachuwa, voters were seen in the queue waiting for their turn to be accredited and vote.

Some of them who spoke with Journalists expressed satisfaction with the process saying that it was less stressful than what occurred during the last general elections.

Abubakar Musa, one of the voters expressed hope that this time around, their votes will count and the winner will emerge.

It will be recalled that Dr Nasiru Ala of the PDP was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2023 State Assembly election to represent the Constituency.

His declaration by INEC was however challenged by his opponent, Ali Dan Iya of the APC at the Tribunal and the Appeal Court.

The Appeal Court ordered a rerun for 10 Polling Units Madara/Chinade State Constituency to have a clear winner.