The youths from Udenu, Igbo Eze South, Nkanu East, Nkanu South, amongst other Council Areas of Enugu State have vowed to burn down virtually all the property of the Enugu state government should the alleged conspiracy of His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edwin Offor Nwatarail, aimed at ringing the election said to be won by the Labour Party, LP during yesterday’s gubernatorial election see the light of the day.

The report filed by our correspondents who are monitoring the election in the Coal City State revealed that the youths have perfected the plan to storm INEC offices across the state to cause kiosks, which if not properly handled, may turn out to result in Nigeria’s political revolution.

Warning strongly on the negative consequences for any attempt to toil with the mandate the electorates has given to their choice of a person as their next governor, the youths under the auspices of Enugu State Election Youths Vanguard, ESEYV went further to accuse Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for having used the state resources to pay both the INEC Enugu State Resident Electoral Commissioner and his staff billions of Naira to thwart the results of the election.

“We are sounding it clear that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his already bribed INCE boss in Enugu State should as a matter of urgency, release the governorship election results won by the candidate of Labour Party, otherwise, let Ugwuanyi be ready to leave anarchy as his legacy in Enugu state.

“We are worried that our outgoing governor who came into office in a refined democratic process will be holding results of these Local Government Areas despite Labour Party win. We are also aware that he (the Governor) has conspired with the election umpires to foment trouble in our dear state but we won’t be deterred to reclaim the mandate of the Enugu State people already given to the candidate of the Labour Party”. The youths threatened.

However, the spokesperson for the thousands of youths, drawn from the affected local government areas who gave his name as Jeremiah Utazi said they are giving INEC a few hours from the time of publishing this report to release the results or they should be ready to do the needful at the odd hours of the impending anarchy.

Efforts made to reach His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, any of his media aides nor the Spokesman of the INEC, Enugu State were not fruitful as at the time of hitting the press.

By Joshua Chibuzo Andrew, Owerri

Members of the opposition political parties in Imo State have called for the cancellation of the Imo State House Of Assembly elections held on Saturday.

According to the results officially declared by the independent National Electoral Commission were won by the 27 candidates of the All Progressives Congress.

The result is said to have left Imo electorates and political parties in “Agony”, including the PDP chieftain and former Deputy Speaker of house of representatives, Honourable Emeka Ihedioha, the PDP National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu lost their state constituency seat to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The opposition Parties while calling the process a sham, alleged that the APC collaborated with security agents and INEC to rig the elections.

In a statement issued by the Labour Party chairman in the state, Festus Onyekwulisi, claimed that his party won the elections but APC in connivance with other state and federal actors rewrote the results.

In a related development, the spokesperson for the PDP in the state, Collins Opurozor, revealed that the party’s agents were beaten and arrested collation centres.

The statement read; ”The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State alerts Nigerians that INEC officials posted to Aboh Mbaise LGA of the State for yesterday’s House of Assembly elections have been abducted by agents of Imo APC and taken to a location in Owerri, ostensibly Douglas House, where they are currently rewriting the results already won by PDP to favour the failed APC.

“From the results declared at the various polling units in Aboh Mbaise, transmitted to iREV Portal and sent in by our agents, PDP overwhelmingly won the House of Assembly seat in the area with over ninety percent of total votes cast.

“However, as final collation was being awaited at the Collation Center, armed thugs, security agents and Ebubeagu militiamen led by APC stalwarts stormed the venue at the middle of the night, attacked our Party agents and took away the INEC officials with election materials.

“This madness exactly how Senator Hope Uzodinma wants his Party to win Aboh Mbaise. It is also what he is presently doing in the other LGAs of the State.

“It is important to note that this travesty would have been averted if the INEC Electoral Officer in Aboh Mbaise had remained incorruptible and allowed the process to be freely concluded before dusk, since all the polling units results were ready earlier than 4pm. Instead, in order to act a wicked script handed down by the regime of Senator Hope Uzodinma, INEC officials willfully delayed the process till it came to this messy point.

“Imo PDP, therefore, warns that any attempt to upturn the Party’s victory in Aboh Mbaise will be vehemently resisted.

“Our Party calls on INEC to immediately announce the PDP candidate, Ezinwa Pincewill Ugochukwu Amuchie, winner of the Aboh Mbaise State Constituency election in line with the majority votes of the constituents.”

Meanwhile, former Deputy Speaker of Imo State House Of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Okey Onyekamma who is the candidate of the PDP for Mbaitoli State constituency seat have expressed dissatisfaction over the outcome of the election in Mbaitoli.

Onyekamma in a statement signed by his media assistant, Justice Chukwunatu Nwafor
Said that he will challenge the outcome of the election in the court.

Opinion moulders in the state have claimed that the outcome of the assembly elections in Imo, where the ruling APC won all twenty seven seats shows that the state is indirectly running one party system. Which according to them, may cause more harm than good to the position of democracy in the society.

By Izunna Okafor, Awka

As the surprises from the 2023 Nigeria’s general election continues to emerge, the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uchenna Okafor of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has lost his third (term) re-election bid to a 30-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Ayamelum State Constituency, Hon. Abuchi Bernard Udemezue.

The result was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the election in the area, Professor George Onwudiwe, who said PDP’s thirty-year-old candidate, Udemezue, polled 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor of APGA who got a total of 11,445, and others candidates who took part n the keenly-contested election.

In a related development, the Deputy Majority Leader of Anambra State House of Assembly and candidate of APGA for Orumba North, Hon. Emeka Aforka has lost his second term bid to Hon. Mazi Paul Obu of the Labour Party (LP).

According to the results announced by the Returning Officer, Obu got a total 10,212 votes against Aforka’s 7,675 votes.

Also, the member representing Awka North and candidate of PDP, Hon. John Nwokoye, lost out to a fresher and candidate of APGA, Hon. Chimezie Ikwunne.

The results as announced by the INEC Returning Officer (RO) for the constituency, Dr Martina Egenti, showed that Ikwunne gathered 7199 votes to defeat Nwokoye whose votes were 6110.

Similarly, the Labour Party’s candidate for Anaocha 1, Ms Nkechi Ogbuefi, retired the incumbent member and candidate of PDP, Hon. Ebele Ejimofor, who sought a third term, while Hon. Ejike Okechukwu of APGA retained his seat for Anaocha 2 constituency.

Also, the member representing Onitsha North 1, Hon. Douglas Egbuna of PDP retained his seat with 7140 votes against the candidate of LP, Hon. Chukwunenye Azuka, who got 7135 votes, according to results declared by the INEC Returning Officer, Dr Gideon Ezu.

According to the INEC Returning Officer for Dunukofia constituency, Prof. Alvan-Ikoku Nwamara, the APGA’s candidate, Hon. Jude Azotani, polled a total of 7488 votes to defeat the PDP flag bearer, Achike Onuah who got 4333 votes, just as results so far declared by the INEC showed that Mr Ebuka Igwe of LP won Idemili South, Engr. Emma Nwafor of APGA clinched the Orumba South seat, and Emmanuel Anayo Okpalaeke of APGA emerged winner at Aguata 1.

Similarly, the Young Progressive Party (YPP) flag bearer for Nnewi North, Comrade Augustine Onyedịkachukwu Ike emerged victorious, just as YPP candidate for Nnewi South 1, Nonso Atuchukwu defeated the incumbent Sunny Ozobialu of APGA; while the incumbent member for Nnewi South 2, Hon. Johnbosco Akaegbobi of YPP, retained his seat.

Speculations abound that, by the time results of the election held at the 30 legislative seats would be announced, APGA would likely win about 16 seats, LP 7 seats, PDP 4 seats, and three already announced 3 seats garnered by the YPP.

Dr Uchenna Okafor, Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly has lost his re-election bid for Ayamelum Constituency seat, following his lost in Saturday’s State Houses of Assembly election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. George Onwudiwe declared the result in Ayamelum on Sunday.
Onwudiwe said that Mr Abuchi Udemezue of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who polled 11,445 votes
“That Mr Abuchi Udemezue of PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner and is returned elected, ” he said.