Court dismisses suspended INEC REC’s bid to halt trial The Adamawa State High Court in Yola has rejected a request by suspended INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari, to halt proceedings in the case against him. Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji, in his ruling, rejected Hudu’s plea to stay proceedings indefinitely pending the judgment of an appeal filed at the Yola Court of Appeal. The appeal, heard on January 21, 2025, challenges the trial court’s jurisdiction and raises concerns of alleged bias. Hudu, through his counsel, M. K. Tijjani, argued that the trial...