Tag: Anambra Election

Supreme Court Voids Andy Uba’s Candidacy In Anambra Gov Election

27Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Voids Andy Uba’s Candidacy In Anambra Gov Election

APC The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the last governorship election in Anambra State as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. A five-member panel of the court held that the APC breached its guidelines for the conduct of primaries and thus failed to conduct a valid primary from which Uba emerged as the party’s candidate. The apex court affirmed the February 23, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the December 20, 2021 judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Uba and the APC – marked: SC/CV/240/2022 and SC/CV/241/2022. Read Also: 2023: APC Releases Full Schedule Of Activities In the December 20, 2021 judgment, Justice Ekwo held that Uba ...

We Won’t Beg You To Withdraw Case, Soludo’s Lawyer, APGA Reply Uba

12Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

We Won’t Beg You To Withdraw Case, Soludo’s Lawyer, APGA Reply Uba

The All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State has said that the party is prepared to go to court to prove its victory in the governorship election was the will of the people. The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Andy Uba, had, through the Deputy Director of his campaign team, Mr Ikechukwu Onyia, said the party would pursue the governorship elections at the tribunal because it had enough evidence the elections were manipulated. Speaking with one of our correspondents in Awka on Saturday, the Head, Media Affairs, Soludo Campaign Organisation, Mr Joe Anatune, said the party’s victory would be upheld by the court because the election was the peaceful, free, and fair. Anatune noted that both Soludo and APGA would be waiting for the candidate of the ...

Anambra Election: APC Candidate, Uba Rejects Soludo’s Victory, Vows To Recover ‘Stolen Mandate’

11Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra Election: APC Candidate, Uba Rejects Soludo’s Victory, Vows To Recover ‘Stolen Mandate’

The governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded Anambra State election, Andy Uba, has rejected the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Uba alleged the election result was a charade and had not reflected the wishes of the people. The candidate's position was made known by Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe, spokesperson of the Senator Andy Uba Campaign Organisation. Ugwoke said, “It is surprising that APGA which lost almost 80% of its stalwarts through defection to the APC before the election came out ‘victorious’. The outcome of the election was a charade and did not reflect the wishes of the people of Anambra State.” The development comes as INEC disclosed its readiness to present the Certificate of Return to the Governor-elect ...

Soludo Declared Winner of Anambra Governorship Election By A Landslide

10Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Soludo Declared Winner of Anambra Governorship Election By A Landslide

Prof Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared as the winner of the Anambra governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof Florence Obi, Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State. Indeed, Soludo's imminent victory has been obvious since Sunday after the announcement of results from 20 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. He won in 18 local council areas, leaving only Ihiala Local Government Area to be decided by a supplementary election, which was held on Tuesday. "That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the require...

INEC Declares Anambra Gov Election Inconclusive, Fixes Nov 9 For Supplementary Poll In Ihiala

8Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Declares Anambra Gov Election Inconclusive, Fixes Nov 9 For Supplementary Poll In Ihiala

The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area. Read Also: Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total vote of 103, 946. The final result is as follows: A – 1793 AA – 76 AAC- 580 ADC – 313 ADP – 743 APC – 42942 APGA – 103946 ...

Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas

7Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas

Charles Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has amassed the highest number of votes in eight local government areas (LGAs) in the Anambra State governorship election. There are 21 LGAs in the state and the APGA candidate, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won in eight LGAs. The council areas are Aguata, Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Enugu Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra East. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the final collation of results will be done on Sunday. Read Also: Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano Results of the eight LGAs: Aguata LGA APC— 4,773 APGA—9,136 PDP— 3,798 Njikoka LGA APC...

Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano

6Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to declare written results of today’s governorship election in 10 local government areas. The governor spoke on Friday evening through his Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C Don Adinuba. But the APC dismissed his claim as the alarm of a sinking boat. Obiano said, “The Anambra State Government has credible intelligence showing that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has already written results of 10 Local Government Areas as regards the gubernatorial election which will take place tomorrow, November 6, 2021. “The results are those of Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Aguata, Orumba South, Orumba North, Idemili North, Idemili South, Ogbaru,...

Anambra Gov Poll: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

6Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Anambra Gov Poll: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in today’s governorship poll in Anambra State. It however said collation of results would be done manually as obtained in previous elections and not with the uploaded results. The commission expressed confidence that the technological approach, designed to enhance transparency in the election management process, would boost people’s confidence in elections and enable Nigerians to view polling unit results in real time as voting ends. The innovation, introduced in August 2020, was first used by the electoral body in the August 8, 2020 Nasarawa Central State Constituency bye-election and was later deployed in the Edo and Ondo states governorshi...

Heavy Security Deployment Not To Intimidate Voters, Says IGP, Warns IPOB

4Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Heavy Security Deployment Not To Intimidate Voters, Says IGP, Warns IPOB

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, has warned non-state actors, including the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, to steer clear of Saturday’s election in Anambra State. Stating that the heavy deployment of security to Anambra State for Saturday’s election was not meant to scare voters, he said the police would deal decisively with anybody who would try to foment trouble during the exercise. Baba who was speaking on Wednesday during stakeholders’ meeting said the election security was designed to cover the three senatorial districts of the state, 21 Local Government Areas, 326 wards and 5,720 polling units across the state. He said, “This massive deployment is not designed to intimidate the law-abiding as being insinuated in some quarters. “On the contrary, it is to reas...

Anambra Election: Security Agents Ready To Deal With Violent Groups, Individuals – National Adviser

26Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Anambra Election: Security Agents Ready To Deal With Violent Groups, Individuals – National Adviser

President Muhammadu Buhari's National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, says the security agencies are going to do everything within their power to ensure that the people of Anambra State undergo the election exercise without any incident. There has been tension that the November 6 election may be affected by the sit-at-home order issued by the pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra. Monguno noted that those with the intention to disrupt the Anambra governorship election must have a rethink. This was made known at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja. Read Also: Nothing Should Stop Anambra Governorship Poll, Ohanaeze Warns He explained tha...