- By Halimah Olamide
- Summons REC to Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, has summoned its Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State, to its headquarters in Abuja over his declaration of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the state, Aisha Binani as the winner of the state’s governorship election.
“The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded,’ the INEC stated through a statement by Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education.
The commission went further, “The action of the REC is a usurpation of the power of the Returning Officer. It is null, void and of no effect. Consequently, the collation of results of the supplementary election is hereby suspended.
“The REC, Returning Officer and all involved are hereby invited to the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja immediately. Detailed statement to follow shortly.”
It is the second time Binani’s victory would be stopped. She had earlier been declared the winner of the election after the exercise on March 18. The election was later declared inconclusive while a rerun was ordered.
The run, which held in the state on Saturday led to the REC declaring Binani the winner.
NPO Reported earlier that there were shouts of disagreement with the REC as he made his declaration with shouts of “No” “No.”