Results released by Collation Officers were different from copies i signed– Suspended REC, Yunusa Ari breaks silence on Binani Declaration

Adamawa election: ‘I was under pressure’ – Suspended REC, Yunusa Ari breaks silence

 

Hudu Yunusa Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, said he declared Aishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the winner due to security pressure, weeks after the Adamawa governorship election saga.

 

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, suspended Yunusa Ari after the illegal and in violation of the Electoral Act declaration of Binani as the winner.

 

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In contrast, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) intervened and declared Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party the legitimate winner of the Adamawa State election after due process was followed.

 

Fintiri received 430,861 votes to defeat APC’s Binani.

 

INEC requested that the Inspector-General of Police and other relevant security agencies investigate and prosecute Yunusa Ari.

 

Yunusa Ari has not been heard from or seen since the conclusion of the saga until his recent letter to the Inspector General of Police surfaced.

 

He explained that he had complied with the law.

 

According to him, the results to be released by the INEC Collation Officer were different from the copies he signed and uploaded to the Result Viewing (IReV) portal.

 

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He claimed that attempts were made to replace him with his secretary, alleging that the two national commissioners were present at the Government House in Yola on April 15, 2023, at 8:31 p.m.

 

He stated, “On this basis, I compiled all polling unit results and declared the election winner based on the candidate of the APC receiving the highest number of valid votes.

 

“I had a breakdown of the valid votes scored by the two leading candidates in the supplementary election, using the results from the polling units as collated into all relevant forms EC8B, C, D, and E by properly and legally appointed and recognised collation officers and myself as the Adamawa State Chief Collation Officer and Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC).

 

“Before the declaration, an intelligence report informed me that the two national commissioners met with Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri at the Government House in Yola at 8:31 p.m. on April 15, 2023.”

 

In the meantime, INEC officials denied meeting with Fintiri during the supplementary election.

 

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