Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has called on the police to investigate what transpired during the Adamawa supplem
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has called on the police to investigate the Adamawa supplementary governorshipAhmadu Fintiri as the winner of the election after collating the supplementary election results.
The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress , scored 398,788 votes while Fintiri polled 430,861 votes. Prior to the announcement, controversy ensued after Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in the state, declared Binani the winner of the election.In a statement on Wednesday, Tinubu called for a thorough investigation of “all that transpired” in the election.
“The supplementary polls have now brought the 2023 elections to a final, fitting conclusion. I observed, with satisfaction, the largely peaceful atmosphere that pervaded the supplementary election on Saturday. It was a further testimony that our citizens have accepted democratic norms and have unalloyed faith in the electoral process,” the statement reads.
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