Adamawa: "Prosecute Binani, REC Yunusa-Ari, others", Leadership League tells INEC
- Leadership League has condemned Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari
- The group equally called for the prosecution of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani
- According to the leadership group, the action of the REC is a dent on the just concluded 2023 general election
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A pro-democracy group, the Leadership League, has condemned Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, for usurping the duties of the state governorship election returning officer during the Supplementary election in the state.
The group which said the action was a mockery of the electoral laws, called for prosecution of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, Yunusa-Ari and the security heads who accompanied him to make the announcement.
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"INEC as matter of urgency must initiate the process of prosecuting REC Hudu Ari and his co-conspirators who went beyond their official capacity as provided by the law to announce this fraudulent victory.
"We also call for the arrest of APC candidate Binani who knew the announcement was done outside the premise of our electoral law but still went ahead to accept publicly and declare herself governor elect," it added.
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National caucus members of the group, Ms May Ubeku, Mr Ose Anenih, Mr John Shuaibu, Mr Babasola Kuti, Mr Ayokunle Adekunle and Bashorun Abimbola Koju, who made the call in a statement issued in Abuja, said the action of the REC is a dent on the 2023 general election.
“We strongly condemn this despicable act of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State. It is a serious indictment on the Security officials who accompanied the REC to attempt to 'murder' democracy and make a mockery of our electoral laws,” the group noted.
The group which praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for disowning the declaration, said the electoral umpire should complete the process of the election without delay.
While promising that it will continue to monitor developments from the supplementary elections to ensure that the will of the people of Adamawa state is not truncated, Leadership League called on media houses, local and international observers to be fearless and bold enough in the discharge of their duties.
It would be recalled that Yunusa-Ari, on Sunday declared Binani as winner of the election, without announcing the votes scored by the contestants.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Special Assistant on Public Communication to Waziri Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, says the electoral misconduct perpetrated by the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commission, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, is nothing different from what the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, did during the Presidential poll.
Yunusa-Ari had on Sunday announced Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani, the APC governorship candidate in Adamawa, as the winner of the election even while the results were still being collated.
The Adamawa REC has since been suspended by the headquarters of the commission while the announcement of the results has been postponed indefinitely.
Source: Legit.ng
