INEC declares Anambra gov election inconclusive, fixes Nov 9 for supplementary poll in Ihiala

INEC officials on the occasion 

The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on November 9.

Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive.

She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area.

Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total vote of 103, 946 as can be seen below:

A – 1793

AA – 76

AAC- 580

ADC – 313

ADP – 743

APC – 42942

APGA – 103946

APM – 288

APP – 133

BP- 173

LP- 2697

NNPP – 111

NRM – 207

PDP – 51322

PRP – 428

SDP – 782

YPP – 20917

ZLP – 2070.

Total valid votes: 229521

Rejected votes: 7841

Total votes cast: 237362

~Punch

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