The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Finitri Winner Of Adamawa State Governorship Election.
The winner is said to have Polled 430,821 votes to defeat APC’s Binani who scored 396,788 votes.
Initially, Before the Election was resumed in the state, The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba had ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde withdraw from the state with immediate effect.
The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa to immediately proceed to Adamawa state for election security of the yet-to-be concluded supplementary governorship poll.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said the IGP is committed to a free and fair process.
This is coming After the APC Gubernatorial candidate, Binani was pronounced winner of the Elections before the Elections was concluded in some Local Government Areas.
Earlier, The INEC officials reconvened amid heavy presence of security operatives,
INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Adamu Gujungu, who has been mandated by to take the place of the erring Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari was seen at the collation centre.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye is expected at the collation centre.
Note that this is coming after INEC on Tuesday wrote to the IG of Police, Usman Baba to Probe the Resident Electoral Commission, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the Saturday supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after Ari announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner over the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
INEC had immediately summoned Ari to Abuja and declared his announcement an invalid declaration and an usurpation of the powers of the collation and returning officer.
Before the collation exercise was suspended on Saturday night, results from 10 LGAs had been announced — and Binani was trailing Fintiri.
The collation of results from the remaining 10 LGAs was expected to commence by 11am on Sunday, and Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the Adamawa governorship election, was not present when Ari announced Binani as the winner of the election.
Meanwhile, according to the constitution, Lamido is the rightful official empowered to declare the winner of the election.
It is only Proper that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba did the needful as the true Winner has Emerged.
