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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Abia Central senatorial contest, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, has expressed bitterness over the omission of the APC name and logo in the result sheets for the election held last Saturday. Onuigbo who is currently representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency in the House of Representatives, rejected the result of the poll declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. The lawmaker who made the observation at a press conference in Umuahia, said the gross omission by INEC affected the documentation of his results. Hon. Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party, was declared winner of the contest…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has emphatically said he won the February 25 presidential election and ready to prove it. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), against the protest of nine other political parties demanding the suspension of collation of the results on Wednesday, declared Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential poll. According to INEC, Tinubu secured 8,794,726 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came in second with 6,984,52 votes and Obi third with 6,101,533 votes. But addressing a press conference Thursday in Abuja, Obi said…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo says it rejects in its entirety, the results of February 25, presidential election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of the body said this while reacting to the outcome of the polls and subsequent declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President-Elect. He said: “Our people, that is, the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, we are not comfortable with the results. The presidential candidate of LP has also condemned the results. “The election was characterised with all…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The National Assembly results for Imo West senatorial district has been declared with Senator Osita Izunaso, announced the winner with 73,687 votes. This was according to the online video of the returning officer, RO, Casimir Nwachukwu, in the Orlu collation center, on Tuesday. According to Nwachukwu, Ahize Charles Ugochukwu (Labour Party) Scored 32,496 votes, Izunaso Osita Bonaventure (APC) Scored 73,687 votes, Jones Onyeriri (of the PDP, who was nullified by the Supreme court) Scored 12,021 votes. However, that of the Imo North senatorial district and Imo East senatorial results are still not officially declared. But the supporters…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Peter Umeadi, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Saturday general election, has attributed his poor outing in the February 25 polls to lack of support. He said the National Chairman of the party, Dr Victor Oye, and the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, frustrated him in the race. Umeadi stated this on Wednesday during his post-election press briefing in Anambra State. According to him, Oye and Soludo did not give him any form of support or encouragement as the presidential candidate of the party. He said he did not…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria has given the Federal Government two days ultimatum to hold those responsible for violence during the 2023 general election to account. The ultimatum came on the heels of the presidential and national assembly elections that held February 25, 2023. The body, speaking through the Chief Observer, Barry Andrews, condemned in very strong terms, acts of severe and coordinated incidents of violence, especially the assassination of a politician. The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria reminded party candidates and stakeholders in the election about the peace accord they all…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has claimed that the real reason the North is celebrating the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s President-elect, is because it thinks that he is sick and could die in office so that his running mate from the North could take over. CAN Chairman, Abia State chapter, Apostle Emmanuel Agonmuo, who made the claims while speaking with our Correspondent, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of compromising Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. According to the CAN boss, INEC has dashed the hope and expectations of Nigerians particularly the youths…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Presidential election held last Saturday across the nation seems to have changed the political equation in Enugu State since the inception of the current democracy in the Nigeria. It would be recalled that the state had remained under the clutches of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999, always returning the party’s candidates unopposed most times. However, the just concluded election has presented a different scenario following the emergence of the Labour Party (LP) into the political scene. For the first time, seven (7) out of eight House of Representatives Seats were won by the LP…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Abia North senatorial contest, Chief Nnamdi Iro Orji, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to quickly conclude the inconclusive senatorial election in the zone so as to reduce the mounting tension in the zone. This is as he rejected what he called “illegal declaration of a winner” by the Returning Officer when polls did not hold in so many units. Ikengaonline had reported that Senator Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party, also rejected the result of the poll, calling for re-run in the areas where election did not hold. Ohuabunwa…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu There is anger, disbelief and frustration in Enugu State over the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President-Elect in the just concluded Presidential election in Nigeria. Ikengaonline reporter sampled the opinion of many residents who expressed shock and sadness over INEC’s action. A civil servant, Mr John Nwokocha, told Ikengaonline that, he was yet to believe that, Mr Peter Obi had lost the election. “I am in a state of shock. I woke up this morning to see the news on the television and it left me speechless. “How did it happen that Obi lost this election; it is a conspiracy at…