Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari has written a four-page letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, denying claims of trying to scuttle a democratic process.
In the letter, Ari claimed he acted following the powers conferred on him by the Electoral Act as the Chief Collation Officer in Adamawa State by declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in the State.
He further accused two National Commissioners deployed to the State to supervise the April 15 supplementary election of collecting bribes from Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to declare him winner of the election.
He insisted that he tried to “save democracy” by declaring the candidate of the APC, Aishatu Dahiru (Binani) as the winner of the governorship election, even though it was done before the collation was completed.
Ari further revealed that he observed as the Chief Collation Officer in the State, that results uploaded on the IREV portal were not signed by her and are therefore null and void.
The letter was also copied to the INEC Chairman, Director General of the DSS, and the National Security Advisor.
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