CANDIDATE of the All Progressive Congress – APC, Senator Aisha Binani has asked the court for a judicial review of the administrative decision of INEC on 16th April, in respect to her declaration as winner of the Adamawa state governorship election.
Binani on Monday filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order to prevent INEC and its agents from taking any further steps towards the declaration of the winner of the election pending the determination of her court case.
Resident Electoral Commissioner -REC, for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, had announced Binani as the winner of the supplementary polls while the collation of the results was underway, causing confusion in the state and drawing consternation across the country.
Before the declaration, Binani was trailing behind Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP, who had established a margin of lead of 31,249 votes.
She said, through her lawyer Hussaini Zakariyau, that a judicial review exists to enable the superior court to checkmate the actions and decisions of the legislative and administrative arm of government.
