Adamawa Governorate: Controversy as 'bad' INEC official says Binani winner
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, has declared Aisha Dahiru, commonly known as Binani, the winner of the state gubernatorial elections.
Mr. Ari made the statement on Sunday morning amid chaos at the collection center in Yola, the state capital, the Daily Trust reports.
A video of Mr. Ari announcing that Binani was the winner has since gone viral.
However, according to electoral law, the announcement should have been made by the returning officer, who is a different person, usually an academic appointed by INEC for this purpose.
“We have received reports of an illegal declaration of results by the @inecnigeria REC for #Adamawa in violation of Election Law S 64 and 65 of 2022 and Part 3, INEC Guidelines which confer the power to declare the results only to an INEC-nominated ballot candidate,” the prominent election observation group, Yiaga Africa, wrote on Twitter.
"We call on @inecnigeria to rescind the illegal declaration, suspend the REC for Adamawa State and take urgent action to protect the integrity of the process."
Mr. Ari had previously adjourned the 11 a.m. snack on Sunday but announced the winner an hour before the scheduled time.
As of 1 a.m., before the adjournment, only the results of the relevant polling stations in 10 of the 20 local governments had been announced with PDP candidate Governor Ahmadu Fintiri still in the lead, Daily Trust reported< /p>
Binani, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking to become the first woman to be elected state governor in Nigeria.
READ ALSO: Adamawa APC indefinitely suspends neighborhood leaders for suspending SGFPREMIUM TIMES has reported on the Herculean task Binani faces after the main election as she trailed Mr Fintiri with over 30,000 votes and needed around 90% of the votes cast when the elections resume. elections held on Saturday. The re-election was held at 69 polling places in the state's 20 local governments, with less than 40,000 eligible voters.
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, has declared Aisha Dahiru, commonly known as Binani, the winner of the state gubernatorial elections.
Mr. Ari made the statement on Sunday morning amid chaos at the collection center in Yola, the state capital, the Daily Trust reports.
A video of Mr. Ari announcing that Binani was the winner has since gone viral.
However, according to electoral law, the announcement should have been made by the returning officer, who is a different person, usually an academic appointed by INEC for this purpose.
“We have received reports of an illegal declaration of results by the @inecnigeria REC for #Adamawa in violation of Election Law S 64 and 65 of 2022 and Part 3, INEC Guidelines which confer the power to declare the results only to an INEC-nominated ballot candidate,” the prominent election observation group, Yiaga Africa, wrote on Twitter.
"We call on @inecnigeria to rescind the illegal declaration, suspend the REC for Adamawa State and take urgent action to protect the integrity of the process."
Mr. Ari had previously adjourned the 11 a.m. snack on Sunday but announced the winner an hour before the scheduled time.
As of 1 a.m., before the adjournment, only the results of the relevant polling stations in 10 of the 20 local governments had been announced with PDP candidate Governor Ahmadu Fintiri still in the lead, Daily Trust reported< /p>
Binani, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking to become the first woman to be elected state governor in Nigeria.
READ ALSO: Adamawa APC indefinitely suspends neighborhood leaders for suspending SGFPREMIUM TIMES has reported on the Herculean task Binani faces after the main election as she trailed Mr Fintiri with over 30,000 votes and needed around 90% of the votes cast when the elections resume. elections held on Saturday. The re-election was held at 69 polling places in the state's 20 local governments, with less than 40,000 eligible voters.
More details later…
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