The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written the Inspector General of Police to arrest and prosecute its Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari.
The meeting was summoned barely 24 hours after the electoral umpire directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, to stay away from all activities of the electoral umpire and the state election.
On Sunday, April 16, INEC stirred controversy when at about 9 am he announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election over the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
INEC had immediately summoned Ari to Abuja and declared his announcement an invalid declaration and a usurpation of the powers of the collation and returning officer.
Before the collation exercise was suspended on Saturday night, results from 10 LGAs had been announced — and Binani was trailing Fintiri.
INEC asked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to draw the attention of the appointing authority to the ‘unwholesome ‘behavior of the REC for further action.
It took the decision at the meeting of its National Commissioners who met at the commission’s national headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.
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