The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the
result of Imo North Senatorial District rerun election, conducted on
Saturday, July 23, inconclusive.
Also declared inconclusive were the results of Oru East and Isiala
Mbano State Constituencies following reported cases of shootings, which
characterised the exercise in some communities in the two affected
areas.
The shootings were reported at Okata and Amiri in Oru East, while
skirmishes and snatching of ballot boxes characterised the election in
some communities in Isiala Mbano area.
Prof. Arinze Agbogu, the INEC Returning Officer for Imo North
Senatorial District who announced the result on Sunday, however said Mr.
Ben Uwajumogu, APC’s senatorial candidate, polled 48,921.
Agbogu also announced that PDP’s Athan Achonu scored 40,142 votes to emerge second in the already declared result.
He explained that results of several polling units in Isiala Mbano
area were characterised by irregularities leading to cancelation of the
results.
Agbogu explained that the exercise was cancelled in 15 polling units with a total of 13,000 registered voters.
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