Quick Summary of Anambra Governorship Election As Soludo Leads
Following the declaration of the Anambra governorship election inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Legit.ng has compiled a quick summary of the election for our readers.
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Recall that Florence Obi, the returning officer for the Anambra state governorship election, said after the collation of all results from 20 LGAs, a winner cannot be announced without results from Ihiala LGA.
Source: UGC
She said supplementary election to now hold on Tuesday, November 9, across 326 polling units in Ihiala LGA, in line with the provisions of the electoral act.
Quick summary
- Election results from 20 LGAs were collated, but due to cancelled voting in Ihiala LGA, a final verdict on the state-wide vote could not be reached.
- Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) currently maintains the lead, closely followed by candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
- A supplementary election has been fixed for Nov. 9, 2021.
- The supplementary election shall be between the two top candidates --APGA and PDP
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How the top two stand:
- Charles Soludo (APGA)— 103,946
- Valentine Ozigbo (PDP)— 51,322
APC calls for cancellation of Anambra governorship election, alleges rigging
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra has called for the cancellation of the yet-to-be-concluded governorship election in the state.
In a statement released on Sunday night, November 7, in Awka, the state chairman of the party, Basil Ejidike, accused the incumbent Governor Willie Obiano and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, of rigging the election.
According to the state chairman, the party will not accept the outcome of the election. Ejidike said the APC won in all the local government, but Obiano and Soludo conspired with some corrupt Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officers to overturn the whole process in favour of APGA.
Legit.ng also reported that Soludo made his first comment as INEC continued to announce the results. He shared a photo of him monitoring the results on his Instagram page on Sunday evening, November 7.
Though the ruling APGA has maintained its lead, indications show that the party may not be declared the winner today.
The collation officers for two local government areas (Ihiala and Orumba North) said elections did not hold in their LGAs.
The governorship election in the area has now been scheduled to hold Saturday, November 13, as a result of alleged irregularities recorded in the LGA.
Source: Legit.ng
