Senator Abbo: INEC can’t void an election that’s been announced

The Electoral Act 2022 prohibits the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from declaring the collated results of the Adamawa State governorship election null and unlawful, according to Senator Ishaku Abbo of the Adamawa North Senatorial District.

Speaking on the Channels Television morning program “Sunrise Daily” on Monday, he said that the Electoral Act of 2022’s provisions rendered the electoral body’s announcement irrelevant.
“INEC does not have the authority to void an election that has already been called,”

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Election results are official; they are now beyond their control. The REC has released the outcome. In addition to section 149, section 65 also applies.

The Electoral Act of 2022’s Section 149 states that, “Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any defect or error arising from any actions taken by a Commission official with respect to any notice, form, or document made or given or other things done by the official in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act, or any rules made thereunder, shall remain valid, unless otherwise challenged and declared invalid by a competent court of law or

While accusing the state’s ruling party of electoral violations, Senator Abbo also claimed that it was pointless to contest a vote count that had already been declared.
You are unable to examine a result that was disclosed because it has already been announced. They said that since Fufore was announced, they were unable to review it.

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“The previous elections were contentious; we prepared for a free and fair election, but PDP did not prepare for a free and fair election; instead, they prepared to bypass the elections and to compromise some specific officials,” he said.