Anambra: Poll might be declared inconclusive though APGA wins 17 out of 21 LGAs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may not declare anyone winner of the Anambra State governorship election which began on Nov. 6.

Though the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has maintained its lead by the results announced so far by INEC, indications show that the party may not be declared the winner today.

The APGA candidate won in 17 of the 21 local government areas of the state. One local government was won by the PDP’s Valentine Ozigbo (Ogbaru) while the candidate of the YPP, Ifeanyi Ubah, also won in one local government (Nnewi North).

However, the collation officers for two local government areas (Ihiala and Orumba North) said at the INEC collation center that elections did not hold in their local governments.

While Prof. Chukwuma Soludo leads his closest challenger, Ozigbo, with over 45,000 votes, Ihiala local government alone has over 148,000 registered voters.

The election may thus be declared inconclusive to allow for rerun elections in the two affected local governments and other polling units where elections did not hold.

The collation of the state’s election result continues on Sunday and so far, the results of 21 LGAs have been turned in.

Below is the Local Government result as officially released by the INEC.

ORUMBA NORTH
APC: 2692
APGA: 4826
PDP: 1863
YPP: 659

AGUATA LGA
APC 4773
APGA 9136
PDP 3798
YPP 1070

NJIKOKA
APC – 3,216
APGA – 8,803
PDP – 3,409
YPP – 924

ORUMBA SOUTH
PDP – 1672
YPP – 924
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4,394

ANAMBRA EAST
APC- 2034
APGA: 9746
PDP: 1380
YPP: 559

ANAOCHA
APC – 2,085
APGA – 6,911
PDP – 5,108
YPP – 868