Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned till April 26, for the hearing of the ex-parte motion brought before the court by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed (Benani).
‘Binani ‘ is requesting the court to hear an ex-parte motion she filed in the controversial rerun governorship election in Adamawa after she was curiously declared the winner of the Saturday’s supplementary election.
The Commission had on Monday suspended its Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari for usurping the powers of the Chief Returning Officer by illegally returning the All Progressives Congress, APC, Candidate, Binani, as duly elected when collation had not been concluded sparking a controversy.
Based on the illegal declaration of her as a winner, INEC declared the victory as illegal and ultra vires and suspended the Yunusa-Ari.
However, Binani went to court and filed ex-parte motion in defence of the declaration.
But during proceeding on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered her lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, to address the court on whether it has the jurisdiction to hear the motion, relating to the happenings in Adamawa State.
Justice Ekwo ordered the lawyer to file a written address, and adjourned till April 26 for the hearing of the ex-parte motion and the applicant’s address on the jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, INEC has declared Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial election.
The incumbent governor garnered 430,869 votes to beat Senator Aisha Dahiru (Binani) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 398,788.
