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Watch Moment Fintiri Was Announced as Winner Of Adamawa Guber Election
The moment Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State was declared winner of the Adamawa governorship election by the INEC has been captured on video. Continue Reading…...CONTINUE READING>>>
Trackloaded NG earlier reported that INEC, on Tuesday, declared Fintiri of the PDP as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election.
The Returning Officer, Professor Muhammed Melee, declared the incumbent governor re-elected after polling 430,861 votes to defeat his main contender, Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 398,788.
Recall that INEC reopened the collation centre for the conclusion of the supplementary election results on Tuesday after the train was stopped on Sunday by the electoral body.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, declared Binani because the winner of the election, opposite to the provisions of the Electoral Act. The declaration by the Adamawa REC was shortly adopted by an acceptance speech by the APC candidate.
In response, irate opposition members took their anger out on an INEC nationwide commissioner, whom they mistook for the REC, assaulting him. Continue Reading…