The Adamawa State Government has requested the state police command to initiate an investigation into the crisis that engulfed the state following the illegal declaration of the All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate, Aishatu Dahiru popularly called Binani in the supplementary governorship election held on April 15. 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 INEC 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. But on Thursday, the Adamawa State government in a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Adamawa state governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, said the attorney general and commissioner of Justice Afraimu Jingi, has mandated the police to start investigations for possible prosecution of all those behind the botched ‘civilian coup’. The State Government has pledged its support to the state police command towards ensuring the logical conclusion of the investigation.

Source: Punch April 28, 2023 00:49 UTC