Following the declaration of Governor Ahmadu Finitiri of Adamawa State as the governor-election in the just concluded Adamawa State governorship election,
Abdulrahman Bobboi, Political Adviser to the governor has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for deploying the new technology during the electoral process.
Bobboi who spoke following the declaration of Governor Ahmadu Finitiri of Adamawa State as the governor-election in the just concluded Adamawa State governorship election,
Bobboi, while speaking on TVC on Tuesday evening stated that the new technology has averted rigging and shortcomings in the electoral process.
He said, “This new technology has averted a lot of rigging and a lot of shortcomings in the electoral process. If not for the attitude of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) this thing wouldn’t have gone the way it did. It is indeed a good work by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and to check the bad eggs so that nobody will ever take this country for granted
“We thank the Almighty God for the success of the election, and for Ahmadu Fintiri to have emerged as governor-elect to serve for another four years,’ he said.
Bobboi added, “Adamawa people have spoken, and we want to thank every person that has contributed directly or indirectly in ensuring that the constitution of Nigeria has been complied with.
While speaking about the reason elections in Adamawa are always keenly contested just like four years when the governorship election also ended in a rerun with a margin of win of 32,000 votes, Bobboi said, “It is because everybody in Adamawa State is interested in ensuring that elections that the best candidate emerges.
“The people are endeared to Ahmadu Fintiri for what he has done before and now. The developmental strides in the state is very visible. The election is keenly contested and this is what democracy is all about,” Bobboi said.
Commenting on the peaceful atmosphere in the state after the declaration of the Governor-elect and incumbent Governor, he said, “The situation is calm and people are thanking Almighty God for his interventions. We are thanking INEC for using this new technology and advancing our democracy,” he said.
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