We will soon take action on suspended Adamawa REC – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will soon take an action on the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari.

INEC national commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye, disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.

Ari stirred controversy when he announced the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa State, while collation was ongoing.

He illegally declared Senator Aisha Dahiru Binnani as the winner of the election.

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Following the development, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a probe of all the security operatives involved in the illegal act.

“In terms of the issue of the Adamawa REC, you are aware that (former) President Buhari suspended him before he left office and the police invited him to explain what happened,” Okoye said during the interview.

“I am aware that the police have concluded an investigation. In the next few weeks Nigeria will be informed of what happened. Under the law, he should be prosecuted by INEC.

“There is an interface between the Nigerian Police and INEC. The commission was informed of some of the processes and procedures. Very soon the commission will take action on the REC,” he added.