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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Abia State, Professor Greg Ibe, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for commencing Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections on time. In the same vein, Action Alliance, AA candidate Onyekwere Akym Uche (OAU), also commended the electoral umpire for the early commencement of voting in his polling unit. This is as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Abia State, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, has hailed INEC over the peaceful conduct of polls. Professor Ibe who  voted at  10:45 am at his Nkwo Achara…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Senate President, Dr Adolphus Wabara, has argued that the low turnout of voters that marked Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly polls, was a serious signal that Nigerians were losing confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following the brazen manipulation of the outcome of the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. Wabara who stated this in an interview with our Correspondent, however, commended INEC for the peaceful conduct of the governorship poll. The former Senate President who voted at his Ohambele polling unit at Ukwa East Local Government Area, also said that there…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As results of the March 18 governorship poll begin to trickle in, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party has floored his counterparts in polling unit 023 located at St. Stephen’s Primary School with 61 votes.  Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, trailed behind  with six votes. Professor Greg Ibe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, came third with five votes. Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party got only two votes while Chief Ikechi Emenike of the All Progressives Congress, APC; and Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, scored…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has apprehended scores of suspected political thugs in the Nsukka axis of Enugu State. The Spokesman of NSCDC Enugu State Command, CSC Danny Iwuchukwu, confirmed this to newsmen in Enugu. Iwuchukwu said that the scores of suspected thugs arrested had been duly handed over to the Nigeria Police within the Nsukka axis. He said that the arrest was made early in the morning on the election day March 18, following a tip-off, at a popular hotel in Nsukka. According to him, AK47 rifles and other dangerous weapons,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, Chukwuma Odii, has alleged that there were pockets of violence in some parts of the State. Odii stated this while interacting with Journalists after casting his vote at Nworie Town Hall Polling Unit 025 in Isu-Achara in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of desperation to retain power at all costs. He said: “They are very desperate by trying to disrupt the electoral process. There have been reported cases of violence in Afikpo North/ South and Ohaozara LGA…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The ongoing Governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the country is recording low turnout of voters in Ebonyi State unlike the presidential and National Assembly elections that recorded massive turn out of the voters. In most of the polling units visited, few voters were seen exercising their franchise. At Amudo Primary School polling unit in Ezza South Local Government Area of the state, one of the voters, Paul Onyia, attributed the apathy to difficulties of the voters in accessing their polling units because of lack of logistics. The situation was the same in Orie Egbe…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The ongoing Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Enugu State has been characterised by voter intimidation, harassment, ballot box snatching and others. Reports say that in many parts of the state there were incidents of party agents intimidating voters by forcing them to vote for some particular candidates, especially in the Enugu metropolis. In Ugbawka area of Enugu East Senatorial zone, Ikengaonline learnt that a particular party made sure that only those voting for the party were allowed into the voting arena. In many parts of Enugu metropolis, there were alleged operations of fake policemen parading the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Low turn out of eligible voters and vote buying have marred the House of Assembly election conducted in Anambra State on Saturday. Reports from different parts of the state showed that many voters shunned the polls for lack of interest in the exercise and lack of faith in the outcome of the election. At several places visited by Ikengaonline, only a handful of people were at polling units to elect their lawmakers, unlike the huge crowed that turned up during the presidential election in the state. At 008 Polling Unit, Arroma Junction, accreditation and voting started around…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Movement of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ad hoc staff, and election materials have been delayed in two local government areas of Ohaji/Egbema and the Owerri North in Imo State, due to lack of security officials. A source from the area confirmed this development at about 07:10 am. He added that the people are now worried. He said: “The ad hoc staff are ready. The buses are available. But now the problem is that we are waiting for the security people to come and escort us to start work.” When the Imo INEC, Public Relations Officer,…

Ike Nnachi,  Abakaliki The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State, Professor Bernard Odoh, has denied ever stepping down for any other candidate. Odoh made the clarification on Saturday in a statement signed by his Director, Media and Publicity, Mr Charles Otu. He was reacting to a viral text which circulated on Saturday morning that read: “BREAKING NEWS!!! Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh just stepped aside from Guber race for ANYI CHUKS. Join the winning team. Vote PDP to make Ebonyi Great.” Odoh who is a leading candidate maintained that he was strongly in the race and cannot and would…