The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election.
The Returning Officer, Muhammed Melee, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party winner on Tuesday.
Melee said Fintiri polled 430,861 votes to defeat his major counterpart Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress who garnered 398,788.
The INEC had after the March 18 governorship election declared the election inconclusive and held the supplementary election in the state on Saturday, April 15.
The collation exercise in the state was stopped on Sunday after the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Binani, the winner of the election, which led the commission on Monday to ask Hudu to stay away from the office.
In his acceptance speech after being declared winner, the governor-elect said he was “humbled the more.”
While congratulating his co-contenders for their struggle in the governorship race, Fintiri condemned the action of Hudu who had earlier declared Binani as the winner of the election.
While saying the action of the REC “fell below expectation,” he thanked the people of Adamawa “for voting for continuity.”
