NAIJA NEWS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the declaration of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Adamawa State.
Naija News earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, officially declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial election.
This is coming days after the controversial Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Hudu Yunusa Ari announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aisha Binani as the winner.
INEC, however, in a statement released through Festus Okoye nullified the announcement of the REC.
The electoral body in a move to resolve the controversy around the governorship election suspended Ari and held an emergency meeting with its National Commissioners at the headquarter in Abuja.
Following the outcome of the meeting INEC decided to resume the collation of results from the supplementary election at the INEC state collation centre.
The National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, and the returning officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, among others, were in attendance at the collation centre…
