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Anambra Guber Supplementary Poll: Soludo, Ozigbo, Uba Battle For Ihiala Today

Anambra Guber Supplementary Poll: Soludo, Ozigbo, Uba Battle For Ihiala Today

Anambra Guber Supplementary Poll: Soludo, Ozigbo, Uba Battle For Ihiala Today There are 148,407 registered voters in the 323 polling units in Ihiala LGA.  Candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Charles Soludo; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Valentine Ozigbo; All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba and Young Progressives Party (YPP), Ifeanyi Uba are battling for today’s supplementary poll in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed today for the supplementary poll in the local government for the conclusion of the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. Soludo has polled 103,946, Ozigbo…
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BREAKING: Imo Assembly suspends newly elected Speaker, Deputy, Others

BREAKING: Imo Assembly suspends newly elected Speaker, Deputy, Others

The newly elected Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly,  Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh, has been suspended by some lawmakers of the House. He was suspended alongside the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Amara Iwuanyanwu, Hon. Anayo Onyemaechi and three others. THE WHISPERER reported that Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh was sworn in Monday during the House plenary session following the impeachment of Paul Emeziem as the Speaker over gross misconduct and abuse of office. Mr. Emeziem’s was impeached after a unanimous decision of the 19 members out of 27 lawmakers who signed the Impeachment letter, which was read on the floor…
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Anambra 2021: Billionaire sons of Ihiala mobilize indigenes from diaspora for supplementary poll

Anambra 2021: Billionaire sons of Ihiala mobilize indigenes from diaspora for supplementary poll

Anambra 2021: Billionaire sons of Ihiala mobilize indigenes from diaspora for supplementary poll Following the realization that the choice of who becomes the next governor of Anambra State is in their hands, prominent sons of Ihiala early today began mobilizing indigenes of the area at home and in diaspora to vote in Tuesday’s governorship election. According to Daily Post, prominent indigenes of the state who began mobilizing to ensure a large turnout of voters on Tuesday include: Mr. Ernest Obiejesi, popularly known as Obijackson, chairman of Air Peace Airline, Barr Allen Onyema, Chairman of Seplat Oil, Dr ABC Orjiakor among…
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Anambra 2021: I Can Still Win This Election – Ozigbo

Anambra 2021: I Can Still Win This Election – Ozigbo

Anambra 2021: I Can Still Win This Election - Ozigbo The PDP candidate asked INEC to conduct election in all the areas where people did not vote. Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra governorship election, says he can still emerge victorious in the exercise that is expected to end on Tuesday. The Independent National Electoral (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that election did not hold in Ihiala Local Government. Professor Chukwuma Soludo has the highest votes in the election, having secure victory in 18 of the 20 LGAs where…
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Anambra election: Igbo playing ethnic politics, will be onlookers, says APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe

Anambra election: Igbo playing ethnic politics, will be onlookers, says APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe

Anambra election: Igbo playing ethnic politics, will be onlookers, says APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe “Politics is a game of numbers, Igbo cannot continue to play politics of isolation in the 21st century and expect that miracle will happen. It is time to build bridges and not burn bridges.” Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused people of the Southeast of playing ethnic politics. Igbokwe said Igbo people would continue to remain onlookers in Nigeria’s political sphere. He made the remark while reacting to the ongoing governorship election in Anambra State. The APC chieftain urged the…
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Drama as Imo lawmakers reinstate Amara Iwuanyanwu as Deputy Speaker

Drama as Imo lawmakers reinstate Amara Iwuanyanwu as Deputy Speaker

Imo lawmakers have reinstated Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Iwuanyanwu was impeached by 18 out of the 27 lawmakers last Tuesday. The former Speaker Paul Emeziem, who presided over the plenary, okayed the impeachment of Iwuanyanwu without reading the content of the resolution. Iwuanyanwu was reinstated today following the impeachment of Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem. Before taking the action, the complex was barricaded by security men who barred Assembly staff, lawmakers and their aides from gaining access into the complex. The session which lasted for less than 15 minutes ended after Ibeh and Iwuanyanwu assumed office…
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Anambra Governorship: Supplementary Election To Take Place In Ihiala LGA On Tuesday

Anambra Governorship: Supplementary Election To Take Place In Ihiala LGA On Tuesday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Tuesday, November 9 for a supplementary election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Returning Officer for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Professor Florence Obi, announced this in the early hours of Monday. The decision to hold supplementary elections in Ihiala LGA follows the failure of INEC to conduct elections there on Saturday. According to Professor Obi, this failure was due to security challenges which made it impossible for the electoral body to deploy materials and personnel in the LGA. “We have collated results for 20 out of the 21…
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BREAKING: INEC Declares Anambra Governorship Election Inconclusive

BREAKING: INEC Declares Anambra Governorship Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Anambra Governorship Election inconclusive. Professor Florence Obi, Returning Officer of the election, made the declaration at INEC head office in Awka, Anambra capital, in the wee 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…
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Anambra Governorship Election: INEC Suspends Collation Of Results

Anambra Governorship Election: INEC Suspends Collation Of Results

Anambra Governorship Election: INEC Suspends Collation Of Results But the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, was unable to win any local government in the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence Obi, announced this on Monday at the commission’s head office in Awka. Party agents, reporters, and observers among others had waited until about 12:15am for the declaration of a winner before events took a different turn as a result of Professor Obi’s announcement.…
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APGA’s Soludo leads after 21 local govts but election may be declared inconclusive

APGA’s Soludo leads after 21 local govts but election may be declared inconclusive

Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has secured the majority of the votes cast in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. The results of the election were formally announced at the INEC state collation centre in Awka, Anambra State, on Sunday. Mr Soludo may, however, not be declared the winner of the election yet due to the technicalities with the figures. The APGA candidate won in 17 of the 21 local government areas of the state. One local government was won by the PDP candidate (Valentine Ozigbo) while the candidate of the YPP, Ifeanyi Ubah,…
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