INEC HQ rejects declaration of Binani as winner of Adamawa governorship election

The electoral fee, INEC, has declared as “null, void and of no impact”, the declaration of Aisha Dahiru because the winner of the governorship election in Adamawa.

INEC acknowledged this in an announcement by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye.

“The eye of the Fee has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner within the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the method has clearly not been concluded,” he mentioned.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa, Hudu Ari, Sunday morning, controversially declared Mrs Dahiru, popularly referred to as Binani, the winner of the election.

However Mr Okoye mentioned the REC’s resolution to announce Mrs Binani because the winner was a usurpation of powers.

In response to the electoral regulation, the announcement ought to have been made by the returning officer of the election, who’s a unique particular person, normally an instructional appointed by INEC for that function.

The fee ordered the suspension of the collation of outcomes and summoned each the REC and the Returning Officer to the INEC headquarters in Abuja.

“The motion of the REC is a usurpation of the facility of the Returning Officer. It’s null, void and of no impact. Consequently, the collation of outcomes of the supplementary election is hereby suspended,” Mr Okoye added.

“The REC, Returning Officer and all concerned are hereby invited to the Fee’s Headquarters in Abuja instantly.”

Mrs Binani of the APC and Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP are the 2 fundamental contestants within the election with Mr Fintiri main earlier than Saturday’s supplementary election in 69 polling items.

Earlier than Saturday’s supplementary elections, Mr Fintiri led Mrs Binani with over 30,000 votes.

The rerun election was held in 69 polling items within the 20 native governments within the state, with lower than 40,000 eligible voters.

Subsequently, to win the election, Ms Binani wanted an enormous turnout of voters and wanted to win about 90 per cent of the votes forged in Saturday’s supplementary election.

Observer teams react

In the meantime, the Centre for Democracy and Improvement (CDD) and YIAGA Africa have condemned the motion of the Adamawa REC.

The observer teams, in separate statements, referred to as on the electoral fee to proceed collation and sanction all erring officers.

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“It is vital that laid down processes are adhered to keep away from a breakdown of regulation and order in a heightened political atmosphere. CDD will launch an announcement on the conduct of the elections later right this moment,” CDD mentioned in an announcement on its Twitter deal with.

YIAGA Africa additionally mentioned: “ We name on @inecnigeria to nullify the unlawful declaration, droop the REC for Adamawa state and take pressing actions to guard the integrity of the method.”

Nevertheless, the APC is already celebrating the ‘illegally’ introduced end result. The get together, on its Twitter web page, congratulated Mrs Binani.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, additionally posted a congratulatory message on his Twitter deal with.