The suspended resident electoral commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, will shortly be subject to punishment, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Festus Okoye, the national commissioner for information and voter education at INEC, revealed this in an interview with Politics Today on Channels TV.
While collation was still taking place, Ari sparked controversy when he declared the results of the supplemental governorship election in Adamawa State.
He improperly proclaimed Senator Aisha Dahiru Binnani the election’s victor.
President Muhammadu Buhari subsequently ordered an investigation into all the security personnel involved in the criminal crime.
Suspended Adamawa REC Gets Bail
“In terms of the issue of the Adamawa REC, you are aware that (former) President Buhari suspended him before he left office and the police invited him to explain what happened,” Okoye said during the interview.
“I am aware that the police have concluded an investigation. In the next few weeks Nigeria will be informed of what happened. Under the law, he should be prosecuted by INEC.
“There is an interface between the Nigerian Police and INEC. The commission was informed of some of the processes and procedures. Very soon the commission will take action on the REC,” he added.
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