‘Only tribunal has power to void election’ — Binani asks court to review Adamawa poll | TheCable
Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru has asked a federal high court in Abuja to review the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to void her controversial declaration as the winner of the Adamawa governorship election.The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following the declaration of the March 18 poll as inconclusive over alleged irregularities.
Yunusa-Ari made the declaration when outstanding results were yet to be announced — but the electoral umpire subsequently described his action as null and void.Advertisement The APC candidate also wants an order “preventing the 1st respondent, its agent, assign or any person acting on its behalf from taking any further steps towards the declaration of the winner from the gubernatorial election of Adamawa state held on the 18th of March and the supplementary election held on 15th April 2023, pending the determination of the application for judicial review”.
She averred that INEC staff were caught up in the violence and were manhandled which caused the electoral commission to cancel the initial declaration.Binani submitted that INEC lacks the power to cancel an election result as such power is constitutionally vested in the election petition tribunal.
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