The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State.

TheLagostimes recalls that the commission had earlier scheduled for Saturday.

The decision is in compliance with the order of a state high court, PREMIUM TIMES reports.

Instead, INEC said it will only hold supplementary elections in two State House of Assembly constituencies in the state on the same day.

INEC had fixed Saturday for supplementary governorship elections in Adamawa and four other states, after declaring the elections on March in the states as inconclusive.

The four other states are Plateau, Bauchi, Kano, Sokoto.

“So in relation to Adamawa State, we are going to hold elections in two state constituencies,” Mr Okoye said.

“Notwithstanding the legal action against the supplementary (governorship) election, elections will hold in Nasarawa LGA in Myobawa constituency where the election had to be countermanded following the death of a candidate before the polls as well as the Uba/ Gaya state constituency.”

The Adamawa governorship election was declared inconclusive by the electoral commission because the margin of victory was less than the cancelled votes in the state.

Before this decision, Mr Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leading his closest rival, Governor Umar Bindow of the APC.

The commission stressed that the court judgment affected only the governorship election, not the state constituency elections.

“In these constituencies, elections will hold as it has nothing to do with the action before the court,” Mr Okoye said.

INEC also said it has taken steps to stop the court order barring it from holding the supplementary governorship poll.

“While the commission has also complied with the order, it has equally taken steps to vacate this and dismiss the action,” Mr Okoye added.