NDC rejects Nasarawa North by-election result, demands fresh poll

The Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has rejected the outcome of the Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel the exercise over alleged electoral irregularities.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Danjuma Joseph, the NDC alleged that its logo was omitted from official election materials despite being a duly registered political party participating in the poll.
The party claimed that while a logo appeared on the ballot paper, it did not belong to the NDC, a development it said may have confused voters and negatively affected its performance in...