We lost over 300,000 votes to Card Readers failure – Umahi

The Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi, on Monday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost over 300, 000 votes to the operational failure of Card Readers in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

Umahi stated this on Monday while briefing journalists in Abakaliki on the success recorded by the party during last elections.

He said: “I want to congratulate all those that won. Everybody has destiny. I want to commend the security agencies in the country. They refused to be induced. I also commend the officials of INEC. I want to console the families of electoral officials who died in active service. My prayer is that God will grant them eternal rest.

“Buhari still remains my friend whether he is losing or winning. I can’t castigate him and I can’t cajole him. Over 300, 000 votes were discarded in Ebonyi because of the hiccups of the card readers. We have issue between constitution and guidelines. We have given 260, 000 votes to PDP. The rest is what INEC announces. PDP has done well.”

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