Adamawa Guber: INEC Declares PDP’s Fintiri As A Winner

The INEC has declared Ahmadu Fintiri because the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. Continue Reading…

The Returning Officer, Muhammed Melee, declared incumbent Fintiri of the PDP winner on Tuesday after polling 430,861 votes to defeat his main counterpart Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress who polled 398,788.

INEC reopened the collation centre for the supplementary election outcomes on Tuesday. The supplementary election held within the state on Saturday, April 15, after the election of March 18 was declared inconclusive by INEC, following sure irregularities.

The collation train within the state was stopped on Sunday after the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Binani, the winner of the election, which led the commission on Monday to ask Hudu to steer clear of the workplace.

In his acceptance speech after being declared winner, the governor-elect mentioned he was “humbled the extra.”

Whereas congratulating his co-contenders for his or her battle within the governorship race, Fintiri condemned the motion of Hudu who had earlier declared Binani because the winner of the election.

Whereas saying the motion of the REC “fell beneath expectation,” he thanked the people of Adamawa “for voting for continuity.” Continue Reading…