President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa state.Hudu Yunusa-Ari.
Willie Bassey, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, announced the development in a statement issued on Thursday.
Bassey said Yunusa-Ari is to remain suspended pending the completion of an investigation by the police on his “conduct and actions” during the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa.
According to the statement, Buhari directed that the REC be prosecuted if found culpable after the investigation.