The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has denied the allegation that he received N2 billion to announce Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as the winner of the governorship election in the state.
Binani was the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State during the 2023 election.
Yunusa-Ari had provoked outrage when he declared Binani as the winner of the polls before the conclusion of collation of results in 10 local government areas.
Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Tuesday, Hudu said he had no regrets whatsoever about the action he took by making the announcement in the middle of that election.
He maintained that his announcement of the gubernatorial election result was his responsibility backed by law.
Yunusa-Ari disclosed that he was ready to present himself to the police this week, even as he argued that neither the DSS nor the Nigerian Police came searching for him as reported.
“I never said the Governor bribed anyone, but I knew there were allegations.
“I swear, I had nothing to do with either Binani or Fintiri. All these stories about the N2 billion bribe were social media hype.
“I have no regrets whatsoever, when you do something that was allowed to be done in a democracy, there are no regrets,” he said
