Politics

Of the 10,020 registered voters in the ward, only 2,059 turned up for accreditation. Early results from ward level showed that the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles Soludo, won in ward 13, Isuofia, in Aguata local government. Mr Soludo voted at the polling unit 2 of the ward after long delays due to the malfunctioning Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (machines) deployed for the Anambra State election. The former governor of Nigeria’s apex bank polled 1801 votes. He was trailed by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Valentine Ozigbo, who got 91 votes, while the candidate of…

The All Progressives Congress APC has accused the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, of churning out fake results for Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election, urging the public to ignore same. The APC in a statement by Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia, the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of its campaign council said "Nothing can save them from defeat." Read statement below: November 6, 2021 Press Statement Anambra Guber: Ignore Fake INEC Results From APGA …Nothing Can Save Them From Defeat …Andy Uba cruising home to victory The Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation, SAUGCO has urged the general public to ignore fake…

INEC extends voting in Anambra governorship election to Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting in Anambra governorship poll to Sunday, to allow voters who were not able to vote due to malfunctioning of the Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) to vote. Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) disclosed this at a news briefing held in the INEC headquarters, Awka on Saturday. He said that the measure became necessary to enable more, if not all, eligible voters to cast their votes in the areas affected by the malfunctioning of the system. He said that…

Anambra Election: APC’s Andy Uba Wins Polling Unit With Wide Margin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Andy Uba, has won his polling unit in the ongoing Anambra governorship election. INEC officials, who announced the results on Saturday, said Uba had 80 votes in Ward 16, Polling Unit 17 in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area. The flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Soludo, scored 10 votes while the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Ifeanyi Uba, polled five votes. Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got two votes. Before now, INEC…

#AnambraDecides2021: Results from Polling Units (UPDATES) Voters in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, overcame their initial fear and came out to cast their vote in the crucial governorship election. The election has been peaceful so far. Apart from voting being delayed in some areas because of logistics challenges, there have been technical hitches at some polling units, with the INEC’s Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) not functioning properly. BVAS is INEC’s new introduction to help eliminate voter’s impersonation in the Anambra election. In some other areas, the voters cast their votes smoothly and the numbers counted. TIME: 3:14 P/M PU: 011…

Anambra Decides 2021: PDP Candidate, Valentine Ozigbo, wife arrive to vote The Governorship candidate of the PDP candidate, Valentine Ozigbo and his wife have arrived to vote at Social Centre, Amesi in Aguata Local Government area of Anambra State to vote.

PHOTOS: Anambra Governor Willie Obiano, Wife Cast Votes Amidst Heavy Security The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has cast his ballot in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The governor arrived at his polling unit at around 9:28 am. at Eri Primary School, Unit 004, Otuocha 1, Aguleri, Anambra East LGA. Mr Obiano, who arrived alongside his wife, Ebelechukwu, went straight to join the queue of voters for about five minutes before his aides asked him to join the podium to exercise his franchise. Despite the low turnout at the centre, Mr Obiano commended the large voter turnout he…

Anambra 2021: Voter apathy, insecurity may throw up unpopular governor No fewer than 2.5 million registered voters are expected to decide the fate of the eighteen candidates whose names appear on the ballot paper FINALLY, the much awaited Anambra governorship election is here despite the uncertainties that trailed its preparations. No fewer than 2.5 million registered voters are expected to decide the fate of the eighteen candidates whose names appear on the ballot paper, although many of the candidates could be classified as mere pretenders. The greatest fear in the election is voter apathy which may be heightened by the…