APC’s Binani opens up on alleged N2bn bribe
Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, the defeated candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded governorship poll, has denied offering N2billion in bribes to suspended resident electoral commissioner Hudu Yunusa-Ari to declare her the winner.
TheCornet had reported our Yunusa-Ari hurriedly announced Binani while results collation was ongoing. Peoples Democratic Party’s Ahmadu Fintiri was eventually returned for a second term.
In a statement, Binani said, “I never did; I would never do such.”
She added, “This statement was allegedly made when the officer was being tortured at gunpoint by the agents of the Adamawa State governor and the Government House police team alongside their political thugs.
“ I wish to reiterate that I am a democrat. I have always been a committed democrat and will never do anything to subvert democratic process. I am not do-or-die politician.
“In the past, I have won elections into the House of Representatives and the Senate in free and fair manner. What happened in Adamawa was an unsuccessful attempt to subvert the will of the people. The REC was illegally told to stand down by two INEC national commissioners from Abuja who were supposed to be in Adamawa in a supervisory capacity.
“ Even more curious is the nocturnal visit of some INEC national officers to Adamawa State Government House and bizarre declaration same day after the visit that they have taken over the collation through the backdoor, with collation and returning officers selected by the governor of Adamawa.
“The roles of these INEC officers from Abuja and the real mission of the two to the Government house should be of interest to all democrats.”
