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Collation officer denies inducement to alter Enugu East LGA guber results Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Collation Officer for Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr Nnaemeka Ogbene, has denied reports that he connived with a political party in Enugu State to cause irregularity in the election exercise and thwart election results. The denial in contained in a statement issued on Monday against the backdrop of allegations of doctored results from the LGA which was being contested by the Labour Party (LP); All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The result showed…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The collation Officer for Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr. Nnaemeka Ogbene, has denied reports that he connived with a political party in the State to cause irregularity in the election exercise and thwart election results. He made the denial in a statement issued on Monday against the backdrop of allegations of doctored results from the LGA which were being contested by the Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The result showed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candudate, Peter Mbah scored over…
Mothers told to partner God for fruitful, prosperous home, society Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Mothers all over the world have been told to partner God in building a sound christian home and society full of prosperity and fruitful upbringing. Venerable Ekenedilichukwu Nwafor, the Vicar at the Church of the Pentecost Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion gave the charge during the Mothering Sunday Service on Sunday. The cleric who is also the Archdeacon Awka Central archdeaconry, admonished mothers to live an upright and exemplary life that will enthrone peace, unity and oneness in their homes and the society at large. In his…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was unable to declare the result of the governorship election for Ebonyi State on Sunday. It shifted the collation to 10 am Monday. Resident Electoral Commissioner, Pauline Onyeka announced this at around 6:30pm. She said the reason for the shift was due to inability of the Electoral officers of the remaining Íshíelu Local Government Area to compute their results accurately. She said the commission has set up a review committee to review the result of the local government. She said the committee will use the results from INEC Result Election Portal(IREV)…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the postponement of the collation of results for the Abia State governorship election held on Saturday till 9:00am Monday. Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti, announced the adjournment Sunday evening shortly after the Collation resumed after three-hour break. Collation of results which began around noon amidst heavy security, went on break around 3:00 pm after results from 10 Local Government Areas had been declared. Results from seven LGAs were still being awaited before the break. When collation resumed around 6:00pm, the…
Alex Otti leads in Abia guber election . Gets 66,024 votes in 10 LGAs, PDP 52,847 votes By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party is coating to victory in Saturday’s governorship election held in Abia State as he has secured a total of 66,024 votes out of the 10 Local Government Areas so far declared. He is followed closely by the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Okey Ahiwe who polled 52,847 votes in the affected LGAs. Collation of results bagan by 12:00 pm at the State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials have been abducted from the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, and taken to an unknown destination by suspected agents of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP, State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. The main opposition party said the aim of the abduction was for the INEC, officials to rewrite the results of the areas from a hideout. According to the party, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State alerts Nigerians…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the March 18 governorship election in Ukwa East Local Government Area according to the result declared by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Local Government Collation Officer, Professor Gozie Ihekwaba presented the result at the State INEC Collation Centre Umuahia. PDP polled 2,329 out of the 7,761 total vote cast. Labour Party came second with 2,273 votes while APP polled 890; and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA scored 646. APC got 560 and ADC 13 votes. The Collation Officer noted there were infractions in some polling units and the results…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu This week, the opening salvo will be fired to signal the onset of the final round of voting in Nigeria’s electoral marathon. This is not a reference to the state-level ballots that occurred around the country on Saturday, 18 March. I refer instead to something far more consequential. Democracy may be about choices and decisions by citizens in theory. As practised in Nigeria, however, citizens are mostly spectators. In every election, Nigeria’s judges have the final votes. Every election cycle in Nigeria has three seasons. The campaign season belongs to the parties, the politicians, and godfathers. This…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Leadership of the Labour Party, LP, in Imo State has raised the alarm that voters in Imo are currently passing through intimidation in the communities to vote for the ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress. The LP State Chairman, Comrade Festus Onyekwulisi, made this known to newsmen on Saturday, while reacting to reports of violence in and around the state, regarding the state Houses of Assembly elections in Imo. Onyekwulisi, therefore called on the police, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to invoke the necessary laws to stop the ongoing electoral malpractices,…