The Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, has declared as “inconclusive”, the Okigwe
senatorial zone re-run election, while the ALl
Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Owerri
West assembly seat won the electoral contest.
INEC, has declared as “inconclusive”, the Okigwe
senatorial zone re-run election, while the ALl
Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Owerri
West assembly seat won the electoral contest.
Also declared inconclusive was the result of the
state assembly seats for Oru East and Isiala Mbano
local council areas of the state.
Vanguard gathered that the Oru East state assembly
re-run election had to be declared inconclusive
because of the shoot out at Okata and Amiri
communities in Oru East, between supporters of the
rival parties midway into the election.
Similarly, there were some reported skirmishes in
some voting centres in Okigwe and Onuimo local
government areas, where the re-run poll took place.
The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Arinze
Agbogu, who announced this yesterday, while
addressing the press, however said that the
candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr.
Benjamin Uwajumogu, had already scored a total
of 48,921 votes, to the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, flag bearer, Chief Athan Achonu grabbed
40,142 votes.
The Returning Officer equally announced that a new
date would be announced for the re-run poll in the
15 identified polling booths, where about 13,000
registered voters would be expected to eventually
cast their votes.
Vanguard recalls that as at 12.43pm Saturday, when
the initial report was filed from Osu Achara Ward,
Isiala Mbano local government area, there was no
recorded incident of violence.
When contacted on his mobile line, the
Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu,
who temporarily moved his Command’s
Headquarters to Okigwe, confirmed that “there has
been no reported case of violence anywhere in the
affected areas”.
While saying that he has his men are on red alert,
the Imo police boss also said that the Command
was ready to tackle any eventuality, wherever and
whenever it reared its ugly head.
“There is no recorded violence in any of the areas
where the re-run election is taking place. Our men
are everywhere and ready to promptly tackle any
incident, whenever and wherever it rears its ugly
head”, the CP said.
As at the time of going to press, voting had
smoothly commenced in the polling units visited.
