The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has presented Adamawa state Governor – elect , Governor Ahmadu Fintiri with his certificate of return.
Fintiri and his deputy, Kaletapwa Farauta received their certificates of return at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja.
The Governor in his acceptance speech commended the resilience of INEC in ensuring the process leading to and after the Governorship election was not undermined.
Governor Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of the Adamawa governorship supplementary election on tuesday, having garnered 430,861 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aisha Dahiru-Binani of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who scored 398,788 votes.
INEC had on Sunday suspended the collation of the election results after Hudu Ari, the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) for Adamawa state declared Binani winner while the process was ongoing.
The commission however, resumed collation on Tuesday, leading to Governor Fintiri’s declaration as Governor
