Adamawa poll: "INEC has no power to void my declaration" – Binani tells Court

LEGIT NG 

APC candidate for the Adamawa state election rerun, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani was on Sunday, April 16, declared the winner of the election under controversial circumstances 

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa, Prof Hudu Yunus Ari, declared Binani, the winner of the poll, after announcing the final result ahead of schedule, midway into the collation, a move that has led to his suspension by INEC 

In a new move, Binani, the APC candidate has dragged INEC to a Federal High Court in Abuja, noting INEC has no power to void her declaration.

The drama in the Adamawa State governorship election has taken a new dimension. This is as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Binani Dahiru, dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja. 

Why Binani dragged INEC to court

 The Punch reported that Binani is seeking a judicial review of INEC’s decision to void her declaration as the winner of the governorship elections held on Saturday, March 18, and the supplementary poll of Saturday, April 15, 2023. 

Senator Dahiru is contending that INEC has no power to cancel the declaration of a candidate as the winner of an election, adding that the power resides in the election tribunal, not INEC, Leadership report added on Tuesday, April 18. 

In an exparte application, the senator is also seeking a court order to stop INEC and its agents from taking any further steps towards the declaration of the winner of the elections pending the determination of her application for judicial review…