BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Fintiri as Adamawa Gov, dismisses Binani’s appeal

BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Fintiri as Adamawa Gov, dismisses Binani’s appeal

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Adamawa Governor.

In the lead judgment, Justice John Okoro, who presided over the panel, held that the declaration of Dahiru winner of the election by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) was unlawful and a nullity.

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Justice Okoro further held that it was the Returning Officer of any election that is empowered by the Electoral Act to announce the results of an election and that any other person, who assumes that rules, acts illegally .