The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has called for the prosecution of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Electoral Commissioner for the state, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.
Fintiri who received his certificate of return at the INEC headquarters, in Abuja on Wednesday, insisted that Yunusa-Ari should be prosecuted in Adamawa because he committed the offence in Yola, the state capital.
He received the certificate alongside his deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta.
“The REC from the beginning has been manipulating the election to give it to the APC but unfortunately because of the quantum of voting, he became confused and had to declare the election inconclusive believing that if he is given the second opportunity, he will be able to manipulate but God did not allow him.
“We won the inconclusive election again squarely and he had to do what he did disgracefully. I think INEC has taken steps and they are going to prosecute him but I think the right place to prosecute him is in Adamawa because he committed the offence in my land and I am going to instruct the Ministry of Justice to ensure that he is prosecuted and taken to jail,’’ he disclosed.
The Adamawa State governor, also admitted that the governorship election was the toughest in his political career.
Fintiri alleged that the manipulation of the exercise almost marred his victory as the security agencies could not rescue the situation.
The governor-elect who described himself as ‘a veteran of inconclusive elections’ said he has learnt a lot from the incident.
