From Umar Dankano,Yola
The Adamawa State High Court has fixed November 6 for the arraignment of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Hudu Ari-Yunusa.
Hudu, the REC in Adamawa up to the April 16, 2023 governorship election result collation in the state, is to be arraigned on charges that include announcement of false electoral result, violating the oath of neutrality, breach of duty, disorderly conduct at election, inciting disturbance, and impersonating a public servant.
It could be recalled that Hudu had on April 16 announced the result of the election, declaring Senator Aishatu Binani of All Progressives Congress as winner while results of ten local government areas out of twenty one councils were yet to be fully collated.
A situation that generated serious tension and accrimony in the state which forced INEC to immediately suspended Hudu as the REC and went ahead to complete collation to announced incumbent governor and candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, as the winner.
Hudu was earlier scheduled for arraignment on July 27, 2023 but he did not turn up, prompting the court, presided over by Justice Benjamin Lawan, to adjourn the case for the third time.
On the last adjourned date on Monday, however, the court, unable to sit, communicated the new November 6 date to the parties involved.
The court specifically asked INEC to arrange to arraign its suspended REC to answer for the charges against.
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