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Our Reporter, Abuja The main opposition parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on behalf of nine political parties have called for the cancellation of the results of the presidential election held nationwide on Saturday. The three parties on behalf of the others made their stance known at a press conference in Abuja Tuesday afternoon. The nine political parties had earlier yesterday (Monday) staged a walkout at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) national collation centre in Abuja. Although only the PDP represented by its national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu; the LP…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Rivers State INEC collation Officer for the Presidential election, which held over the weekend, Professor Charles Adias, has adjourned further collation of the results from the local governments in the state over alleged threats to his life and those of his family members. Professor Adias is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke in Bayelsa State. Professor Adias said at the resumption of collation at the INEC headquarters in Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning that threats were coming from supporters of a particular political party. “I have been receiving threats, messages and calls to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the global condemnation trails the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to electronically transmit the results of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has written a strongly-worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning of the dire consequences of subverting the will of the people. Obasanjo in his letter made public, also cautioned the INEC Chairman against accepting poll results not uploaded through the INEC server directly from the polling units as stipulated by the new Electoral Act. He said that nobody should toy with the future of Nigeria by manipulating the…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The leadership of the Labour Party, LP, Imo State chapter, on Monday called for the sack of the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Sylvia Agu. The LP state chairman, Ambrose Onyekwere, alongside other leaders of the party, made this demand while speaking to newsmen in Owerri, on the alleged widespread violence and irregularities that characterised the elections in Imo. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Imo State Government should be held responsible for any breakout of violence. Onyekwere alleged that: “From the outcome of the election, the Labour Party won from the presidency down to…
By Owei Lakemfa After the presidential election on Saturday, February 25, 2023, the rains came down in Abuja. No, they were not pitiful tears even when Nigeria, an otherwise prosperous country has been reduced to a beggarly state. Rather, they were rains cleansing the country, starting with a thorough wash of the county’s seat of government to prepare the people for new occupants after the out-going caretakers had thoroughly desecrated the land. Things have so degenerated and gross incompetence so rife that Nigerians have to buy their own country’s currency at premium price just to be able to pay for something…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Over 48 hours after the national assembly poll, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has cried foul over the delays in announcing the result of the Abia central senatorial contest, claiming it is a ploy to manipulate the outcome against its candidate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. APGA also claimed that the delay in announcing the results was aimed at shortchanging it candidate for Aba North/ Aba South federal constituency, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh. APGA Chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, who addressed a press conference in Umuahia, expressed discomfort over the delays in declaring the results of the contest. Ehiemere alleged that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party has demanded the cancellation of the 2023 presidential poll over alleged malpractices in the collation of results. National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, who made the call at a press conference in Abuja, expressed disappointment over the manifest infractions in computing the results of the election. He rejected the results of the polls being announced by INEC, saying his party can only admit results obtained by its agents at the polling units. Abure accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of disappointing Nigerians, particularly youths, who participated in the election with high hopes of a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senate Chief Whip and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared winner of Saturday’s senatorial election in Abia North. The former Abia Governor scored a total of 30,805 votes to finish ahead of his closet rival, Nnamdi Iroh of the Labour Party, who polled 25,540 votes. Senator Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, got 15, 175 votes according to the results declared by the Returning Officer, Chinedu Nnamdi. In a swift reaction, Ohuabunwa has rejected the result of the election, alleging it was doctored to favour the APC candidate. Ohuabunwa contended…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Sam Egwu has lost his bid to return to the Senate for a third term. This is as the All Progressives Congress made a clean sweep of all the National Assembly positions in Ebonyi North Senatorial District. Egwu, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and incumbent Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial zone lost to a former State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi. Nwebonyi was last night declared winner and the Senator-elect for Ebonyi North Senatorial district by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nwebonyi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) garnered…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Supreme Court on Monday declared Barrister Chijioke Edeoga as the validly nominated Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State. In its judgment, the apex court presided over by Justice Kekere Ekun JSC dismissed the Appeal of Evarest Edeh Nnaji and affirmed Edeoga as the validly nominated candidate of the party in the March, 11, 2023. The court upheld the earlier ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division which declared Edeoga as the authentic candidate. It described Nnaji (Odengene) as a meddlesome interloper who shouldn’t have gone to court in the first place, since…