The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the result of the Anambra State Governorship election as inconclusive.
The Returning Officer of the election, Professor Florence Obi, announced that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9.
She stated that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area.
Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi explained that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive.
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:
Anambra election: Jubilation in Soludo’s house as APGA leads with over 99,000 votes
A – 1793
AA – 76
AAC- 580
ADC – 313
ADP – 743
APC – 42942
APGA – 103946
APM – 288
APP – 133
BP- 173
LP- 2697
NNPP – 111
NRM – 207
PDP – 51322
PRP – 428
SDP – 782
YPP – 20917
ZLP – 2070.
Total valid votes: 229521
Rejected votes: 7841
Total votes cast: 237362
