There is drama in the conclusion of the governorship election in Adamawa State as the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared as “null, void and of no effect”, the declaration of Aisha Dahiru (Binani) as the winner of the governorship election in Adamawa.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa, Hudu Ari, had Sunday morning declared Mrs Dahiru, popularly called Binani, the winner of the election.
The INEC headquarters has however rejected the declaration and also announced the suspension of the collation of results.
INEC stated this in a statement posted on its official Twitter handle.
“The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded.”
“The action of the REC is a usurpation of the power of the Returning Officer. It is null, void and of no effect. Consequently, the collation of results of the supplementary election is hereby suspended.”
The commission also summoned Mr Ari and the returning officer to its headquarters in Abuja.
“The REC, Returning Officer and all involved are hereby invited to the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja immediately.
