BREAKING: Nigerian Electoral Commission, INEC Declares Announcement Of Binani As Adamawa Governor-Elect As Null And Void
SaharaReporters earlier reported the declaration of Binani because the winner of the ballot, even earlier than the completion of the collation of results.
The Honest Nationwide Electoral Price has declared the announcement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aishatu Dahiru Binani because the winner of the Adamawa Articulate governorship election as null and void.
SaharaReporters earlier reported the declaration of Binani because the winner of the ballot, even earlier than the completion of the collation of results.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the INEC, Hudu Yunusa, introduced Binani because the winner, even when the resumption of the collation of results scheduled for 11 am on Sunday had yet to delivery.
This announcement turned into now not accomplished by the returning officer, as offered by the Electoral Act.
Yunusa allotted 221,303 votes to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and the incumbent governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
The figures allotted to Fintiri signify a 50 per cent shortfall of his initial ranking of over 400,000 votes.
But INEC, in an announcement on its reliable Twitter address rapidly after the announcement of Binani because the winner of the election, described the action of the REC because the “usurpation of the energy of the Returning Officer”.
“It’s miles null, void and of no enact,” the commentary issued by Barr. Festus Okoye, INEC Nationwide Commissioner, Data & Voter Education, acknowledged.
It extra acknowledged, “The dignity of the Price has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner within the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the system has clearly now not been concluded.”
“Consequently, the collation of results of the supplementary election is hereby suspended.
“The REC, Returning Officer and all eager are hereby invited to the Price’s Headquarters in Abuja in an instant. Detailed commentary to conform to rapidly,” it acknowledged.
