INEC bars Barr Hudu Ari from Adamawa governorship polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken action against one of its Resident Electoral Commissioners, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari, following a controversial announcement he made on Sunday morning during the gubernatorial election in Adamawa State.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Barr Ari declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the polls, which was not within his constitutionally given authority.