APC Accuses Gov Fintiri of Disrupting Adamawa Guber Collation
By Kabir Akintayo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pointed a finger at the incumbent governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, for trying to intimidate his opponent, Senator Aishatu Binani, by using thugs to disrupt final collation of the governorship election in the state.
The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Morka Felix, in a statement released on Monday, accused the governor of Adamawa state of destroying the results sheet at the collation centre.
He added that, Fintiri already knows he’s loosing, hence his intimidation and use of thuggery to cause havoc in the state. And to further stall the announcement of result of the election.
Felix called on the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to take note of the injustice and the governor’s plan to scuttle the proceeding of the elections.
The statement read:
“We draw urgent attention of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and our security services to massive thuggery, violence, intimidation and undue pressure by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) calculated to disrupt final collation and announcement of result of the Governorship election in Adamawa State.
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“Election results show a clear and decisive victory for Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani), the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate. Faced with imminent and certain prospect of loss in the election, thugs and political actors led by incumbent Governor, and Candidate of the PDP, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, have unleashed heavily armed thugs to disrupt further collation of result and subvert the will of Adamawa people as expressed at the polls. The Governor is reported to have torn result sheets at the collation centre in a show of unprecedented impunity and executive brigandage.
“We are well aware of the massive pressure on INEC and law enforcement authorities to cave in to the inordinate demands of the PDP to subvert final collation and announcement of result. However, we are supremely confident that INEC and our law enforcement authorities will stand firm and conclude the election process in the State as required by law.
“The result of election in Fufore Local Government Area of the state must not be tampered with as Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani) holds a clear, unassailable lead, only awaiting final collation and declaration by INEC.
“Nigeria is on the cusp of a major democratic record with the election and emergence of the first female Governor of a State in the country. We urge all well meaning Nigerians to stand together to protect and uphold this historic victory for women and our country.”