BREAKING: IGP Withdraws Adamawa CP Over Governorship Poll Fiasco

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde withdraw from the state with immediate effect.

The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa State for election security of the yet-to-be concluded supplementary governorship poll.

Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing pressmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said the IGP is committed to a free and fair process.

He said, “The IGP has given directive that the commissioner of police on election security in Adamawa State, CP Barde should pull out of Adamawa State and the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa to proceed to Adamawa immediately, to go and supervise election and provide necessary information and ensure that the process is a success.”

Adejobi also said the IGP has yet to receive any letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the probe and prosecution of its embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa.

Recall that INEC had earlier said it will write the IGP to investigate and prosecute the embattled REC in the state, Hudu Yunusa-Ari for usurping powers of the Returning Officer to declare a winner in an ongoing election.

The decision was taken on Tuesday at the technical meeting attended by national commissioners of INEC in Abuja.

The electoral umpire has also decided to write Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, to brief President Muhammadu Buhari about the “unwholesome behaviour” of the REC.

The electoral body said the collation process “shall resume at a time to be determined” by the returning officer.

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