PDP supporters protest in Adamawa, demand announcement of governorship poll result (Photos)

Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa state have staged a protest over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce the outcome of the gubernatorial election in the state.

The protesters, who marched through the streets of Yola, the state capital, on Monday, April 17, held placards that read “Adamawa is not for sale”, “INEC, the world is watching”, among others.

Felix Kinjamo, deputy director-general of the PDP campaign council in Adamawa state, while speaking on Monday, said that the electoral commission should conclude the collation of results and announce the state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the winner.

Recall that Hudu Yunusa Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, on Sunday, April 16, declared Aisha Binani Dahiru, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election, sparking a controversy.

At the time the REC announced Binani as winner of the poll, results of the supplementary election from 10 LGAs were yet to be collated.

Meanwhile, INEC, on Sunday afternoon, nullified the declaration and summoned the REC and Mele Lamido, returning officer in the election, to its headquarters in Abuja.

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