Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have reconvened at the state collation centre in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.
Adamu Gujungu, the INEC Administrative Secretary in the state who has been mandated by to replace the erring Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari, was seen at the collation centre.
Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, is at the collation centre.
Mohammed Mele, the state Returning Officer, is also present.
INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the Saturday supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after Ari announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner over the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
INEC had immediately summoned Ari to Abuja and declared his announcement an invalid declaration and an usurpation of the powers of the collation and returning officer.
The electoral umpire also said it will write the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute Ari.
Before the collation exercise was suspended on Saturday night, results from 10 LGAs had been announced — and Binani was trailing Fintiri.
The collation of results from the remaining 10 LGAs was expected to commence by 11am on Sunday, and Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the Adamawa governorship election, was not present when Ari announced Binani as the winner of the election.
According to the constitution, Lamido is the rightful official empowered to declare the winner of the election.