WHY INEC DECLARE ANAMBRA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Anambra election inconclusive

WHY INEC DECLARE ANAMBRA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE
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The Anambra governorship election has been declared inconclusive by the state Returning Officer for the election, Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of University of Calabar, made the declaration in the early hours of Monday, around 12:20 a.m., because there was no election in Ihiala Local Government Area which has over 148,000 registered voters.

Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), scored the highest number of votes totalling 103,946 and subsequently won the election in 18 of the 21 local government areas of the state.

His closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 51,322 who won only one local government area.

“Based on constitutional provision and consideration of the Electoral Act as well as the revised regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections issued by the commission, supplementary election is indicated for Ihiala Local Government Area,” the state returning officer, Mrs Obi said.

She said the constitution provides for a candidate to secure both the highest number of votes cast and 25 per cent of votes cast in at least two-third of the local government areas of the state to declare the winner.



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