BREAKING: INEC Files 6 Count Charges Against Suspended Adamawa REC
- INEC has filed a six-count charge against the suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, at the Adamawa state high court
- Yunusa-Ari was suspended after he announced the candidate of the APC, Aisha Binani, as the winner of the election while collation was still ongoing
- Former President Muhammadu Buhari subsequently ordered the IGP to investigate the REC following his arrest
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Yola, Adamawa - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has instituted a six-count charge against the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who the commission suspended during the March 18 governorship election in the state.
According to The Cable, the charges were filed before the high court in Yola, the Adamawa state capital.
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Police complete investigation on suspended INEC Adamawa REC
This was disclosed in a statement by INEC on Thursday, July 5, noting that the commission had reviewed the case file from the police, and it established a prima facie against the suspended commissioner.
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Recalled that Yunusa-Ari was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the governorship election that the suspended REC oversaw in Adamawa.
He was courted in a controversy during the governorship re-run election in Adamawa state by declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Banana, as the winner of the poll while collation was still ongoing.
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The Inspector General of the Police was then ordered by the former President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate Ari's involvement in the controversy.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, July 4, that the police have concluded investigation into the controversies and that the case has been submitted to the commission, adding that Nigerians would be informed about the next step.
INEC witness against PDP, Atiku defends glitches in uploading result on portal
Legit.ng earlier reported that INEC has opened its defence against the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP at the presidential election petition court.
The electoral umpire called a witness in his defence, Dr Lawrence Bayode, who was the deputy director of IT with INEC.
Bayode said he had worked with INEC for over 24 years and defended the report that there were glitches while uploading the presidential election results on the commission's server.
Source: Legit.ng
