The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured it will conduct a perfect supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State.

INEC Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye gave the assurance in Abuja when some women, under the aegis of “Nigerian Women” led a peaceful protest to the commission’s headquarters over the alleged denial of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of victory at the March 18 governorship election.

The protest was led by the President of, the National Council for Women Society (NCWS), Hajia Lami Lau.

iNEC declared Adamawa governorship election inconclusive.

Though Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored the highest votes, the commission said the cancelled votes were more than the margin between Fintiri and the runners-up, Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The commission said a new date would be fixed for a re-run elections in areas where elections could not hold in the state.

Addressing the women, most of whom were dressed in black apparel, Okoye commended and thanked them for peacefully conducting themselves, noting that the commission belonged to all Nigerians.

“We see it as a public trust, any individual, group or with any grievance or complaint is free to come here and voice or ventilate their grievances.

“The people of Adamawa are the only ones with the right to elect their governor, those of us in the commission and Nigerians from other states have no vote in Adamawa.

“Any individual that is not from Adamawa and who does not reside in the state has no vote in the state

“It is only the people of the state that will determine who their next governor will be,” Okoye said.

He explained that the responsibility of the commission as an electoral management body was to provide a platform for the people of the state to exercise their democratic mandate.

He added that though the commission provided the platform, the election was declared inconclusive.

“We will go back and give the people of the state the opportunity to have a conclusion relating to their governorship election.

“The commission will go back to Adamawa and conduct a supplementary election that Nigerians and the international community will be proud of,” Okoye stressed.

The INEC Commissioner further told the protesting women that the commission had no political party and does not support any political candidate or individuals.

Lau commended the commission for upholding its integrity in Abia and Enugu States especially, by ensuring that the right was done.

“In this regard, Nigerian women are demanding the verification of Adamawa governorship election results like it was done in Abia and Enugu,” she said.

She appealed to the commission to release the Adamawa governorship election result of Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Binani.

She added that Nigerian women had vowed not to rest on their ore until her mandate was assured.

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