Finally, INEC Declares Fintiri Winner Adamawa Guber Election

The Returning Officer for the Adamawa State governorship election, Prof Mohammed Mele, has declared Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the winner of the state governorship poll.

Fintiri secured a second term in office having scored 430,861 votes to beat the rival All Progressives Congress candidate, Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, who amassed 398,788 votes.

Also on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it had asked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, to draw the attention of “the appointing authority’’ to the behaviour of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.

Fintiri’s victory took place 48 hours after Binani was controversially declared the governor-elect by Yunusa-Ari.