Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has said that he contested against powerful individuals in the country and not the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aishatu Dahiru (Binani).
Information Nigeria had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared Fintiri the winner of the governorship election in the State.
Fintiri while speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday said the controversial declaration of Binani as the winner of the governorship election on Sunday by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari, shows he was battling people who feel they own Nigeria.
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He said, “I don’t think I have run against any woman in Adamawa State, I ran against enemies of democracy outside Adamawa State.
“I contested against the whole system, I contested against those who feel they own Nigeria from Abuja and they feel they can make Adamawa a scapegoat.
“Even in the election, I didn’t go into the election against the woman, I went into the election against INEC. The whole presiding officers that were conducting the election, all of them were APC members.”
He resolved that his performance in the State in the last four years stood for him against the alleged enemies of democracy in Abuja.
