Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended resident electoral
commissioner in Adamawa, says he does not regret announcing Aisha Binani as the
winner of the April 15 governorship election in the state.
Yunusa-Ari had stirred controversy by declaring Aisha Binani
Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner when the collation
of the results was yet to be completed.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the
announcement null and void and summoned the REC to its headquarters in Abuja.
Subsequently, the electoral umpire wrote to the Nigeria
Police Force (NPF) to prosecute Yunusa-Ari over the electoral infraction.
On April 20, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the
suspension of the Adamawa REC pending the completion of an investigation by the
police.
A day later, INEC said it was not aware of the whereabouts
of Yunusa-Ari.
Speaking in an interview published by BBC Hausa on Tuesday,
Yunusa-Ari said he wasn’t offered money by anyone to make the announcement.
The suspended REC said he never went into hiding, adding
that he will honour the invitation of the police.
“I didn’t ask Binani and Fintiri for a single penny. It is
against my religion to collect money from someone to help him do anything and I
swear to God, claims that I was offered N2 billion are just baseless
allegations and rumours,” Yunusa-Ari said.
“Where will I take N2 billion to? I saw it on social media
that I was offered N2 billion.
“I don’t regret announcing Binani winner of the election.
Anything you do according to the law, you won’t regret it.
“I wrote a letter to
INEC which they said they won’t accept — but I’m sure they’ve accepted and the
invitation sent by the police is mandatory for me to honour it.
“I never went into hiding. I will honour the invitation of
the police.”
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