Amid the gale of defections in the country’s political landscape, former Adamawa gubernatorial candidate, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to an opposition party.
In a widely circulated video, Senator Binani announced her defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a party backed by a coalition.
Holding the ADC flag, she publicly declared her allegiance to the opposition party while addressing her supporters.
“We have embraced the ADC, and we’re ready to move forward under its banner,” Binani said during the address.
“We ask God to separate us from those who are corrupting the party while pretending to walk with us.”
Binani had contested the 2023 governorship election on the platform of APC, where she gave the incumbent governor, Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a strong challenge in one of the most dramatic elections in the country.
The election, including a supplementary election, was highly controversial.
Persecondnews recalls that while there was an illegal declaration of Binani as the winner by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) before collation was complete, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) eventually declared Fintiri as the winner.
The results:
* Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (PDP): 430,861 votes (50.46%)
* Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (APC): 398,788 votes (46.71%)
Fintiri was re-elected by a margin of 3.75%.
Binani’s petition challenging the election results was ultimately dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Leave a comment