Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State Tuesday restated the commitment of his administration to meet up with the yearnings and aspirations of Adamawa people.
He described the verdict of the Appeal Court as a victory for Adamawa People who overwhelmingly voted him into power for second tenure in March 2023 Governorship Election.
The Governor revealed this in an interview with newsmen at Yola International Airport, in reaction to his victory at the Apeal Court, shortly after his arrival from Abuja.
Governor Fintiri says the state government will continue to work inline with expections of the people through people’s oriented projects and policies across the state.
He pledged to continue to carry everybody in the state along irrespective of political differences to better Adamawa that the yet unborn generation will be proud of.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the Governor Fintiri’s election after dismissing the appeal of Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking merit.
In the judgment prepared by Justice Tunde Awotoye and read by Justice Ebiowei Tobi on Monday, the Appellate Court also awarded the cost of N500,000 in favour of Fintiri and the PDP against Binani.
The Appellate Court frowned at the premature announcement of the election outcome by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Ari, adding that Binani’s appeal was plagued by several demons.
The Court stressed in strong terms that the action of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in announcing Binani as the winner was illegal and an action outside of that prescribed by law as only the Returning Officer has such power.
This judgment affirmed the decision of the Tribunal on October 28 which dismissed the petition of Binani for failing to prove her allegations of over-voting by not tendering documents to prove her case faulting the outcome of the election.
