Collation of the governorship election results from Local Government Areas (LGAs)in Adamawa State would now hold at noon.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC Yakubu Ari, and state Collation Officer Prof. Mohammed Mele announced the postponement on Monday after the collation of results from 20 out of the 21 LGAs.
He said the collation was postponed for verification of the results from Fufore local government area which were snatched.
Shortly before the shift, agents of the People 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 order following a protest by some political thugs in Yola metropolis after the adjournment.
The road leading to the INEC office had also been cordoned off from Gate II of the Jimeta modern market to the fire service roundabout.
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