INEC bars suspended REC from office
...over Adamawa Governorship Poll Crisis, set to announce result Thursday *Stop this Adamawa show of shame, PDP Govs tell INEC; *PDP supporters protest, give INEC 72 hours to announce result lCSOs urge Buhari to intervene, say drama could hurt democracy BARRING further unforeseen circumstances, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will announce the results of the controversial and dramatic Adamawa State governorship election, on Thursday. The INEC will between Tuesday and Wednesday meet as a “Commission” on the matter, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Dr. Festus Okoye, said. The Commission had on Monday suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari for usurping the powers of the Chief Returning Officer and unilaterally returning the All Progressives Congress, APC, Candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, as duly elected when collation had not been concluded sparking a contr...