Just in: INEC declares Fintiri as winner of Adamawa gov poll

Just in: INEC declares Fintiri Adamawa gov-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election.

The Returning Officer for the Adamawa governorship election, Mele Lamido, declared Fintiri the winner after the collation of the supplementary election results.

The final results showed that Fintiri, the incumbent governor of the state, and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 430,861 votes to win the poll.

Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 398,788 votes to come second.

Controversy

INEC had declared the March 18 Adamawa governorship election as inconclusive, promoting a supplementary poll on April 15.

In the first poll, Fintiri scored 421,524 votes while Aisha Binani had 390, 275 votes.

Conntroversy ensued at the collation of the supplementary election results after Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) declared Binani as the winner of the election.

The returning officer was absent when Yunusa-Ari announced Binani as the winner. Results of about 10 local governments were reportedly not collated.

INEC annulled the declaration. Suspended REC Ari and moved the rest of the collation to Abuja.

 

 

Lamido is empowered by law to declare the winner of the election.

The action of the REC sparked controversy as INEC suspended the collation exercise and asked Yunusa-Ari to stay away from the office.

 

Just in: INEC declares Fintiri as winner of Adamawa gov poll