The Appellate Court affirmed that Governor Fintiri, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was rightfully declared the winner by the Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
Justice Tunde Oyebanji Awotoye, who authored the judgment, dismissed the case brought by Binani and the APC on multiple grounds of irregularities.
One critical aspect highlighted by the Appeal Court was the failure of Binani and the APC to present Polling Agents who actively participated in the election as witnesses. Instead, Campaign Coordinators were called upon, who were not present at the election venue.
