Hudu Yunusa Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State, has been supported by the coordinator of the Binani Campaign Council, Vrati Nzonzo.
It should be remembered that during the extra voting for the governor of Adamawa State, Ari had announced Aishatu Binani, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the “winner” of the governorship election in the state while Mohammed Mele, the returning officer, was not there.
Newsmen is aware that Binani’s campaign manager argued for Ari while also supporting a decision that was afterwards overturned by the leadership of the election umpire.
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According to Nzonzo, “The Returning Officer disappeared,” and that was why Ari declared his principal ‘winner’ of the polls.
The APC leader argued that Ari, who has been accused of usurping the constitutional duty of the returning officer, was not at fault while appearing live on Channels Television’s Politics Today show on Tuesday.
He maintained that “It is not wrong. On the premise that he doesn’t want to allow a vacuum in the state, results must be announced.
“As far as I am concerned, it’s okay. If Mr Hudu announced the election as inconclusive, why won’t he announce the winner of the election?
“When he announced the first election as inconclusive, nobody said anything. Mr Festus Okoye was not on national television to condemn it but when on the second turn, he announced distinguished Senator Aishatu Binani as the winner of the election, all hell let loose.”
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He continued by saying that the courts will make the decision and that Binani was being “victimized” because she is a woman.
He added that “As far as we are concerned, there seems to be a very biased position taken against our candidate. And it’s unfortunate.
“As far as we are concerned, she is being witchhunted, and she is being drown using the media and other individuals that are out there to victimise her, may be because she is a woman. We are proud of her and her achievement.”
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