The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Anambra Governorship Election inconclusive.
The Returning Officer of the election, Professor Florence Obi, made the declaration at INEC headquarters in Awka, the State capital, in the early hours of Monday.
She said the election could not end on first ballot because there was no voting in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
Justifying her action with the Electoral Act, Obi said a supplementary election will hold in Ihiala on Tuesday.
“I, Prof. Florence Obi, with the power vested on me as the returning officer ,hereby suspend the collation and announcement of any result until elections are conducted in 320polling units in the Ihiala local government.”
“The supplementary election will take place on Tuesday 9th November ” she said.
Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) secured the highest votes in Saturday’s election.
Announcing the votes of all the candidates, Obi said Soludo polled a total of 103,946 votes, followed by Mr Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had 51,322 votes while Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came a distant third with 42,942 votes.
There were a total of 246,638 registered voters and 241,090 accredited voters in the election.
The total valid votes stood at 229,521 while rejected votes were 7,841.
A total of 237,362 votes were cast in the election.
Meanwhile, there was a drama during the collation of the results as the collation officer in Orumba North local government, Mr Micheal Oti said he was made to sign result sheets under duress.
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“I was made to sign the election papers under duress,” Mr Otu narrated during collation of results at Akwa on Sunday.
“I almost collapsed. I was locked in a toilet. As far as I’m concerned, there was no election in Orumba North.”
Mr Otu’s statement comes amidst reports that the governorship election held on Saturday was peaceful, free and fair throughout the state.
Orumba North has 93,608 registered voters.
