The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, is no longer receiving payments from the commission.
Yunusa-Ari was suspended in April 2023 after unlawfully declaring Aishatu Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the winner of the governorship election while vote collation was ongoing.
At the time, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leading.
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INEC’s Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated that Yunusa-Ari’s payments stopped in August 2023 when charges were filed against him.
The former REC was later arraigned in a Yola court following directives from former President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the case.
Prosecution efforts have reportedly faced setbacks due to the Nigeria Police Force’s failure to act on court orders.
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Despite a bench warrant for Yunusa-Ari’s arrest, the police have not presented him in court.
INEC’s legal representative, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), expressed frustration, citing police inaction as a major obstacle.
Court orders have been ignored, hindering progress in the case and leaving the prosecution, judiciary, and INEC dissatisfied.
