Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has called on the police
to investigate the Adamawa supplementary governorship election.
On Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the election after collating
the supplementary election results.
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.”
‘BRACE UP TO SERVE
NIGERIANS’
The president-elect congratulated winners in the elections
while calling on the elected officials to “rededicate themselves to the service
of their respective constituents”.
Tinubu enjoined them to “brace up to serve” Nigerians and
work with him to achieve a “prosperous” country.
“With the conclusion
of the 2023 elections, I now welcome all of us who have been elected to brace
up to serve our people with diligence and dedication and to join hands with me
as your President-elect in the pursuit of our agenda to renew the hopes of our
people in a better, stronger, more secure, economically vibrant and prosperous
Nigeria,” he said.
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