On Saturday, Mr Yunusa-Ari purportedly declared the Adamawa State governorship election winner while the results collation from some local government areas were yet to be concluded.
Senator Abbo, however, disagreed with the electoral body, saying the amended Electoral Act 2022 prevented INEC from undoing Mr Ari’s illegal declaration.
They alleged that Mr Sanwo-Olu refused to collect the document from the bailiff when the court official got to his office to serve him.
The petitions were filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Governor Seyi Makinde as winner of the March 18 governorship election.
The brothers were shot and killed while the officers were responding to reporters’ questions.
“We urge INEC to ensure the prompt conclusion of the process in line with provisions of the Electoral Act and other extant guidelines.”
“Here in Adamawa, we are witnesses to a novel practice in election management where a resident electoral commissioner announced the loser of an election as a winner.”
“It is even more absurd that the Adamawa REC did not only usurp the powers of the returning officer but attempted to declare a winner without figures.”
“We believe that Jibril’s leadership qualities and commitment to the development of Nigeria will enable him to effectively steer the affairs of the Senate.”
Mr Ologunagba said results uploaded on INEC Result Viewing Portal (IRev) already showed that Mr Fintiri won the election.
