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Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 27 local government results announced in the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Imo State Collation of results at the State Collation Centre started around 02:30am on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital, with the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, as the state Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election. Though 18 parties fielded candidates in the poll, this year’s governorship election in Imo State has been described by analysts as a four-horse race between APC’s…

Samuel Anyanwu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored the highest votes in the polling unit of Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of the state and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Okorocha, who cast his vote in the polling unit earlier on Saturday, governed the state between 2011 and 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He defected to the APC during his second term in office (2013). The former governor represented Imo West District in the Nigerian Senate under the APC platform between 2019 and 2023. Guber result at the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in nine wards at Ogori/Magongo in Kogi State where irregularities were said to have been discovered. INEC disclosed this is a statement on its X handle by a National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna. The statement reads: “The Commission has received reports from our officials in Kogi State on incidences of electoral malpractices, particularly the incident of result sheets completed before voting. “Reports indicate that the incidents occurred in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene Local Government Areas. The most serious incidents occurred in Ogori/Magongo, affecting…

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo State, Athan Achonu, has won his polling unit by a wide margin. The polling unit is located at Umunumo community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. At the polling unit, Mr Achonu polled 197 votes, while the candidate of the APC, Hope Uzodinma, who is the incumbent governor, polled 16 votes. Three voided votes were recorded. The polling unit had 216 accredited voters who voted, out of 734 registered voters. The final results were announced Saturday by the Presiding Officer, John Asuquo, a serving corp member posted…

The governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has been declared the winner of his polling unit. Melaye garnered 210 votes to defeat the All Congress candidate (APC), Ahmed Ododo, who pulled 22 votes while Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third with 7 votes. The National Rescue Movement, People’s Redemption Party, African Democratic Party, 001 and Social Democratic Party got 001, 002, 001 and 001 respectively. The polling unit recorded a low voter turnout as 252 voters were accredited out of 819 registered voters.

candidate of the Labour Party in Imo State, Athan Achonu, and his wife, Aisha Achonu, have cast their votes at the Umunomo polling unit in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The governorship election is ongoing across polling units in the state. See photos below:

PHOTOS: Kogi Guber: Council Boss, Thugs Arrested With Ammunition, Cash Soldiers on election duty in the Igalamela local government area of Kogi State early Saturday morning intercepted and arrested the council chairman and several supporters of the All Progressives Party (APC) for being in possession of ammunition and lots of cash. According to Sahara Reporters, the soldiers impounded the cash running into millions of naira as well as a large cache of ammunition. This comes as Kogo residents go to the polls to vote in a new governor for the state. The money and the ammunition were packed in several…

Chief Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, and Tein Jack-Rich, a humanitarian and politician, both sons of Rivers, have called for peace in the midst of the current political turmoil in the state. The two Niger Delta strongmen, who made the call on Friday when Jack-Rich paid Dokubo a courtesy visit at his home in Obuama, Degema Local Government Area (LGA), of Rivers, also called for support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Dokubo, who noted with concern the political impasse in the state, said though it was normal to have disagreements, the leaders should not continue…