Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has told the police to investigate the Adamawa supplementary governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the election.
The final tally showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 398,788 votes while Fintiri polled 430,861 votes.
Prior to the announcement, controversy ensued after Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, declared Binani the winner of the election.
His declaration was subsequently voided by the electoral umpire.
In a statement on Wednesday, Tinubu called for a thorough investigation of “all that transpired” in the election.
“The supplementary polls have now brought the 2023 elections to a final, fitting conclusion. I observed, with satisfaction, the largely peaceful atmosphere that pervaded the supplementary election on Saturday. It was a further testimony that our citizens have accepted democratic norms and have unalloyed faith in the electoral process,” he said.
“However, I note the matter of Adamawa Supplementary Governorship Election and I urge police authorities to fully investigate all that transpired in the election given the attendant controversy. In every democratic contest, there has to be one winner. I call on those aggrieved to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances.”
