The Supreme Court has affirmed Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s election as Adamawa State’s governor.
Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgment on Wednesday, dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru.
Delivering judgment in the matter, the five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, held that the action of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who declared Senator Dahiru as the winner of the poll, was an act of irresponsibility and criminality.
Justice Okoro further held that it is the returning officer who must announce results, as this is to avoid chaos and anarchy.
According to the Supreme Court, the Electoral Act, 2022, specified who should declare results, stressing that such power was exclusively donated to the returning officer.
Consequently, it resolved all the issues raised in the appeal against the appellants.
