Nigeria's electoral commission on Tuesday declared the incumbent in northeastern Adamawa state the winner of a governorship election marred by controversy, ending the bid by a ruling party candidate to become the country's first elected female governor.
Ahmadu Fintiri's victory came two days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voided an initial result announced by its resident electoral commissioner who declared the ruling All Progressives Congress party's Aisha Dahiru winner.
Nigerians voted for state governors on March 18 but in Adamawa, a largely conservative Muslim state, the race was inconclusive and supplementary voting was held on Saturday.
