The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has confirmed the legitimacy of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s election as the Governor of the state in the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election…CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Following the Adamawa State governorship election, which extended to a supplementary vote and featured some contentious moments, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent Governor Fintiri, who was seeking re-election, as the victor of the electoral process.
Concluding the eventful electoral exercise in April, Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 430,861 votes, surpassing Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who obtained 398,738 votes.
Subsequently, Binani and several other contenders approached the Tribunal, seeking to annul Fintiri’s victory, but on Saturday, the court upheld the incumbent governor’s reelection for a second term.
It’s noteworthy that the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, had sparked controversy after the supplementary election on April 15, 2023, by unilaterally declaring ‘Binani’ as the winner of the dramatic poll while the results were still being collated and in the absence of the Returning Officer.
