Ahmadu Fintiri, the PDP’s nominee for governor, has been formally recognized as the victor of the Adamawa State governor’s race by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This comes days after the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Aisha Binani was declared the victor by the contentious Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
However, INEC canceled the REC pronouncement in a statement issued through Festus Okoye.
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In an effort to put a stop to the turmoil surrounding the governorship race, the electoral commission suspended Ari and called an urgent meeting of its National Commissioners at its Abuja headquarters.
The INEC state collation center will once again begin compiling the results from the supplementary election as a result of the meeting’s outcome.
Among those present at the collation center were Prof. Mohammed Mele, the returning officer, and Festus Okoye, National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee.
After receiving the most votes, Fintiri was declared the winner of the race and re-elected as the governor of the state.
The PDP candidate won reelection after defeating thirteen other contenders for governor in the state.
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According to the election’s returning officer, Fintiri received 430,861 votes, defeating Binani, the APC candidate, who received 396,788.
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