The Adamawa State Government has requested the state command of the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the crisis that engulfed the state following the illegal declaration of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Aishatu Dahiru, also known as Binani, as the winner of the governorship election in the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Humwashi Wonosikou, stated that the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice had written to the state Commissioner of Police to immediately commence investigations for possible prosecution of all those found culpable in illegal declaration over the April 15 supplementary poll in the state.
Recall that controversy ensued when the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, in the early hours of April 16, sneaked into the state governorship collation centre to declare Binani the winner of the governorship poll after the supplementary poll held in the state on April 15.
But on April 19, the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for the election in the state, Muhammed Melee, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and incumbent governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, the winner of the governorship election.
The statement obtained by our reporter read in part, “The state government in a letter to the state Police Command signed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Afraimu Jingi, wants the police to prosecute all those found culpable in the saga.
“The state government has pledged its support to the state Police Command towards ensuring the logical conclusion of the investigation.
“The state government is worried that Hudu’s action threatened the hard-earned peace that the present administration has built in the last four years.”
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