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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of the Governorship election results from Local Government Areas (LGAs) until noon.
Prof. Mohammed Mele, state collation officer and Mr Yakubu Ari, Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC announced this on Monday after the collation of results from 20 out of the 21 LGAs.
He said that the exercise was postponed to enable verification of the results from Fufore local government area which were snatched.
Shortly before the shift, two agents of the leading parties in the election, the People’s Democratic Party PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC, urged INEC to ensure justice in the collation of the results before the declaration.
Security agencies were also deployed to major roads in the state capital to ensure security following a protest by some political thugs in the metropolis after the adjournment.
The road leading to INEC office had also been cordoned off from Gate II of the Jimeta modern market to fire service roundabout.
INEC began the collation of governorship election results from the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa.
Declaring the process open on Sunday, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, called for orderliness for the success of the exercise.
The exercise commenced at about 12:30 p.m. with results from Guyuk Local Government Area.
Other local governments areas whose results had arrived as at the time of filling this report include; Shelleng, Gombi, Jada, Girei, Ganye, Lamurde and Maiha.
Present at the commencement of the collation were the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Afolabi Babatola; Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCD), Bello Sinusi; Comptroller Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ibrahim Maina.
Others were Commandant National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Agboalu Samson and Zonal Controller Federal Fire Service, Modi Andrew. Representatives of EFCC, National Orientation Agency (NOA) and party agents were also present.
Security personnel were deployed to major roads in the metropolis while Galadima Aminu Way leading to INEC office was blocked to ensure security during the exercise.