Barely a week after the National Assembly approved his dismissal, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari has insisted that the state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections in the state, Senator Aisha Dahiru (well known as Binani), won the poll. On 16 April 2023, Yunusa-Ari made a sudden …

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the re-election of Alhaji Umaru Fintiri as governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. The three-man panel, led by Justice Theodora Uloho, struck out the demands of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru for lack of merit. In its ruling, the tribunal said that Fintiri …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension from office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari pending the completion of investigation by the Inspector General of Police on the conduct/actions of the REC during the supplementary election in the state. According to a statement by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tackled the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu “Binani” Dahiru over claims that electoral officials colluded with the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri. In a statement on Thursday, INEC National Commissioner, Barrister Festus Okoye said the insinuations by Binani …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday,ordered the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde to withdraw from the state. At a media briefing in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the directive was with immediate effect Adejobi said the IGP also directed that the Commissioner of Police …

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won re-election in Adamawa State with 430,861 votes to beat his closest rival, Senator Aishatu Dahiru (a.k.a. Binani) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 398,788 votes. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the supplementary election, which took place last Saturday, PDP had PDP 9,337 …

The Adamawa State candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Dahiru (well known as Binani) has filed a motion exparte before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the leave of the court for a judicial review of Sunday’s administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in respect of her declaration as winner of the governorship …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari to stay away from all its activities and the election in the state. In a letter to Ari on 17th April, INEC’s Secretary, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony directed the Administrative Secretary in Adamawa State to take full charge of its activities …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called the attention of Nigerians to what he called “the game plan” to upturn the democratic wishes of the people of Adamawa State in the governorship election in the state. In a press release by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, Atiku …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as winner. A statement on Sunday by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye said that the purported declaration came when the “process has clearly not been concluded”. The statement, …