Ahmadu Fintiri has been named the victor of the governor of Adamawa State by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress received 398,788 votes, while incumbent Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party received 430,861 votes, according to the returning officer Muhammed Melee.
The collation center for the additional election results was reopened by INEC on Tuesday. Due to anomalies, the election on March 18 was deemed inconclusive, and a supplementary election was held in the state on Saturday, April 15, after that.
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Binani, was proclaimed the victor of the race by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari, on Sunday, which caused the state’s collation process to be suspended. On Monday, the commission ordered Hudu to refrain from working in the office.
After being proclaimed the winner, the governor-elect noted in his acceptance speech that he was “humbled the more.”
Fintiri praised his fellow candidates for their efforts in the gubernatorial contest but criticized Hudu for his earlier declaration of Binani as the election’s victor.
He acknowledged that the REC’s action “fell below expectation,” but thanked the Adamawa people “for voting for continuity.”
