{"id":104368,"date":"2023-04-21T18:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104368"},"modified":"2023-04-21T18:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:34:38","slug":"suspended-adamawa-recs-whereabouts-unknown-says-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/suspended-adamawa-recs-whereabouts-unknown-says-inec\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspended Adamawa REC\u2019s Whereabouts Unknown, Says INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1763806202947303657\" 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\">\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has no idea of the whereabouts of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, since his infamous action during the supplementary governorship election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Ari stirred controversy when he announced the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa State on Sunday while collation was not yet concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know where he is because, after this particular incident, the Commission wrote him and also called him on the phone. He never returned any of the calls, he never answered any of the calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe asked him to report to the Commission on Sunday we didn\u2019t see him, we asked him to report on Monday we didn\u2019t see him. So up till this moment, he has not reported and we don\u2019t know his whereabouts,\u201d INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye said on Channels Television\u2019s Sunrise Daily on Friday.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAsked if he thinks Ari will be declared wanted for failing to report to the Commission or answer its calls, Okoye said that is the responsibility of the Nigerian Police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that is the responsibility of the Nigerian police. If they feel that his presence is absolutely needed during the investigation and he is nowhere to be found, it is their prerogative and discretion to declare him wanted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After suspending the REC, INEC reported his case to President Muhammadu Muhammadu Buhari, who on Thursday approved Ari\u2019s suspension, pending the completion of an investigation by the Inspector General of Police on the conduct\/actions of the REC during the Supplementary election in Adamawa State.<\/p>\n<p>The INEC National Commissioner said that the Commission had received a report from the Inspector General of Police and has commenced the process of prosecuting the controversial Adamawa REC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wrote to the Inspector General of Police and Secretary to the Government of the Federation. We have received a response from the Inspector General of Police and they have already commenced an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding is that the moment the Inspector General of Police concludes the investigation regarding the REC and every other individual who is involved and a prima facie case is established against the REC the file will be made available to the commission and the commission will begin prosecution of the REC,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has no idea of the whereabouts of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, since his infamous&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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