{"id":104311,"date":"2023-04-18T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104311"},"modified":"2023-04-18T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:25:00","slug":"action-of-rec-amounts-to-civilian-coup-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/action-of-rec-amounts-to-civilian-coup-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Action of REC amounts to \u2018civilian coup\u2019 \u2013 PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1763539130417854956\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the action of the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari, as a \u201ccivilian coup\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PDP Acting National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagum disclosed this while addressing Journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">REC had on Sunday during\u00a0 collation of the results of the supplementary governorship election in the state announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the gubernatorial election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, had distanced itself from the REC\u2019s action, declaring the announcement null and void.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The electoral umpire has asked the Inspector General of Police to arrest and prosecute the Commissioner.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Addressing Journalists on the matter,\u00a0 Acting Chairman of PDP said\u00a0 that the incumbent governor and candidate of PDP, Governor Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri, was already in a clear lead.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, results from the polling units indicated that the governor was leading, asking INEC to announce the results without delay.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said, \u201cThis action by Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari amounts to a \u201cCivilian Coup\u201d with the intention to take control and install an illegal government in Adamawa State contrary to the provision of Section 1 Sub-section 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria 1999 (as amended).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The PDP, majority of Nigerians and indeed the International Community are now worried that in spite of the results of the election as obtained from the Polling Units, which show Governor Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri in clear lead, INEC has continued to delay the conclusion of official collation, announcement and declaration of the rightful winner of the election\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the action of the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari, as a \u201ccivilian coup\u201d. 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