Adamawa Rerun: APC Supporters Demand Credible Election

Adamawa Rerun: APC Supporters Demand Credible Election

Ahead of today’s governorship rerun election in Adamawa, supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have carried out a peaceful protest to the INEC office in Yola demanding a credible poll.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible rerun in the state.

The APC protesters were led by the supreme leader of Natives National Movement of Nigeria, who called on the Adamawa State Electoral Resident Commissioner (REC) not to be intimated in process of carrying out its constitutional obligation.

Speaking at INEC office, Mr. Smart Edward frowned at the use of sentimental campaign against the APC governorship candidate, Aishatu Binani, by opposition party, calling on all the tribes that made up the state to rally round the APC to win the polls.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible rerun in the state.

The party disclosed this at a press conference held yesterday in Yola by the Director-General of the Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the state, Awaal Tukur.

Tukur explained that it was a good outing that successfully elected Governor Fintiri with a clear margin of over 31,000 votes ahead of the APC candidate, adding that the votes were credible enough to have declared Fintiri the governor-elect.

He said unfortunately, the INEC failed to do that thereby declaring the elections inclusive with reruns to be held in some wards and 69 units of the state.

According to him, “Despite the fact that the election of the governor was inconclusive and many attempts were made by the APC and some partisan electoral officers to steal our mandate, the people of Adamawa State and members of our great party, PDP, however, remained calm and composed.

By PRNigeria