Wahala for Electoral Commission for Adamawa as dem arrest Prof. Hudu Yunus Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, wey dem suspect say declare Senator Aisha Dahiru, wey dem popularly sabi as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa governorship election wey dem do. According to Prime 9ja Online, police dem find am for City Green Hotel, Yola, this Sunday morning (16 April 2023). INEC don suspend the collation of results of the supplementary election wey dem do for 21 local government areas of the state on Saturday.
Director of Voter Education for INEC, Festus Okoye, talk say the REC carry out illegal duty of the returning officer by making the announcement of the winner. The commission come talk say the announcement wey Ari take declare Binani as winner na null and void.
Prof Hudu Yunus Ari make the announcement wey Binani win the election before the scheduled time. People never declare the result for the 10 out of the 20 local government areas when the REC talk say Binani win. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP party dey lead before Ari come make the announcement.
Some supporters of the PDP party wey dey the hall come protest say na the returning officer suppose to make the announcement instead of the REC. A leading member of the APC party for Adamawa State talk for condition of anonymity say the REC accuse Binani say she give am N2 billion to declare her winner.
The INEC come summon the REC, returning officer and all those wey get hand for the matter go their headquarters wey dey Abuja.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Police don arrest Adamawa REC afta e declare Binani as winner of guber