PDP Governors' Forum Calls On INEC To Sanction The Show Of Shame In Adamawa State

... And demands the weeding out of partisan and corrupt INEC officials 

The PDP Governors' Forum, under the leadership of Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal CFR, strongly condemns the show of shame in Adamawa State on  the April 18 supplementary Governorship election. The attempted electoral heist and brigandage perpetrated by the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister  Hudu Yunusa, is perhaps the lowest point of the 2023 General elections.

2.     We commend the immediate steps taken by the INEC as an institution to recover its battered image by nullifying the   attempted coup and suspending the REC.

3.     The appropriate Returning Officer, Mele Lamido,  should immediately conclude the collation and declare the result.

4.     One of the most important lessons of this election season is that the integrity of INEC personnel  is crucial to free, fair, and credible elections as well as deployment of technology. 

5.     Going forward, there should be a deliberate process of revisiting the appointments of National and Resident Electoral Commissioners to weed out corrupt and extremely partisan officials. It is the partisan method of appointment of these officials that led to national disgrace in Adamawa State. 

6.     Appropriate sanctions, including prosecution of all those involved, especially the former Resident Electoral Commissioner,  Barrister Hudu Yunusa, should be swiftly commenced to serve as an example to others. 

7. We enjoin all Nigerians to be on alert as we brace up to emerging threats to our democracy and the struggle for good governance in Nigeria.


Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum, LL.M

Director General, PDP Governors' Forum

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