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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri
By Joseph Adahnu, Yola
Supporters of Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri have vowed to occupy the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), till
it gives him the deserved victory certificate.
In a vow at rally in support of Fintiri second term bid organized by 75 support groups in Yola, the state capital the leader of the support groups, Abdurrahman Bobbo said the citizens will wholeheartedly defend the mandate they freely gave to Governor Fintiri despite the antics of anti-democratic elements who want to hijack the will of the people.
Bobbo said, “Adamawa citizens will never allow the mandate they gave Fintiri to be stolen. The citizens will occupy INEC
headquarters from Saturday till the electoral umpire gives Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri victory certificate”.
He reiterated that, the people have resolved to ensure the right thing is done so as people’s spiritedness will prevail over the wishes of those who got directives from above to desecrate and undermine
the electoral process and the freewill of the people.
Noted that it will be impossible for PDP to lose the governorship election considering the over 31,000 votes margin between it and APC especially considering that
the polling units where election will take place have only 42,000 votes.
The spokesman added that Adamawa State is a natural a PDP that is why it gave APC underscore in all the polls, it is glaring that PDP will win the supplementary polls, he added.
He said, “PDP has two out of the three senators elect, it has seven out of the eight house of representatives members elect. It also has 15 out of the 25 house of
assembly members elect. It will therefore be inconceivable for the party to lose the governorship election.
“Adamawa citizens are completely behind the governor. All we are demanding is free, fair and transparent electoral process which will assert our victory come Saturday. We will present our demands to INEC and we will also present this demand to the governor”.
In his respond to the groups, Awwal D. Tukur who stood in for the governor thanked them for their doggednes to defend democracy.
Tukur who is Fintiri’s governorship campaign DG said God’s willing PDP will continue to rule Adamawa State because it has been serving the people well.
He noted that God will not allow PDP to lose Adamawa State because it is a just and fair party which has served the state to the best of its ability.
Tukur promised the people that despite the antics of undemocratic forces, PDP will still emerge victorious in the next supplementary election that all the people are yearning for is free and fair process.
Recalled that INEC has declared the March 18 gubernatorial election in the state inconclusive because the number of votes in the cancelled polling units can change the outcome of the polls.
