The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Ahmadu Umaru Firtiri as the winner of the Adamawa state governorship election.

The state returning office, Prof. Mohammed Mele after resumption of collation declared Governor Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party having scored the highest votes of 430, 861 votes followed closely by Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the APC who scored a total of 396, 788 votes.

The elections held on the 19th of March was earlier declared inconclusive by INEC, and a date was set for a supplementary elections which held on Saturday 15th March.

Drama ensued on Sunday morning when the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Yunusa Hudu Ari sneaked into the collation centre and declared APC’s Binani as winner of the election, a decision that was immediately voided by INEC headquarters who in a Tweet on it’s official handle described it as null, void and of no effect and ordered Hudu to report to it’s headquarters.

After an emergency meeting in Abuja, INEC directed for the arrest and prosecution of Barr. Hudu. Shortly after, the returning officer in company of INEC’s national commissioner, Festus Okoye arrived Yola, Tuesday afternoon and continued the collation of results.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Ahmadu Umaru Firtiri as the winner of the Adamawa state governorship election.

The state returning office, Prof. Mohammed Mele after resumption of collation declared Governor Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party having scored the highest votes of 430, 861 votes followed closely by Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the APC who scored a total of 396, 788 votes.

The elections held on the 19th of March was earlier declared inconclusive by INEC, and a date was set for a supplementary elections which held on Saturday 15th March.

Drama ensued on Sunday morning when the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Yunusa Hudu Ari sneaked into the collation centre and declared APC’s Binani as winner of the election, a decision that was immediately voided by INEC headquarters who in a Tweet on it’s official handle described it as null, void and of no effect and ordered Hudu to report to it’s headquarters.

After an emergency meeting in Abuja, INEC directed for the arrest and prosecution of Barr. Hudu. Shortly after, the returning officer in company of INEC’s national commissioner, Festus Okoye arrived Yola, Tuesday afternoon and continued the collation of results.