INEC declare Soludo of APGA winner of Anambra governorship election

Nigeria election body di Independent National Electoral Commission don announce say Anambra State supplementary election go hold from 10 am to 4 pm today.

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Moseph Ekine and Helen Oyibo

  1. Police deploy over 1,000 officers go Ihiala

    Police officer for polls
    Wetin we call dis foto, Police say dem don send over 1,000 of dia officers go Ihiala local goment

    Sake of say Inec cite security concerns as reason wey election no hold for Ihiala, Police Commissioner for Anambra, Echeng Echeng say di force go provide over 1,000 police officers.

    “We dey deploy more than one thousand to di polling booths. Dis go see average of 3, 4, officers per unit," na so di CP tell local tori pipo Channels.

    “All di tactical teams, Police Mobile Force (PMF) teams, we don push enough go Ihiala because we want make sure say at every point wey we anticipate problem, we dominate di area.”

  2. Wetin make election no hold for Ihiala on Saturday

    Voting in progress

    Di Independent National Electoral Commission go hold supplementary elections for Ihiala local goment area today.

    Dis na because Inec bin no fit hold elections for di local goment due to security concerns.

    According to di election commission Adhoc staff wey dem bin employ pull out for last minute as dem bin dey concerned about dia safety.

    Now, Inec say dem don address dis concerns as election go now hold today for Ihiala local goment.

  3. Election go start by 10am

    Nigeria election body di Independent National Electoral Commission don announce say Anambra State supplementary election go hold from 10 am to 4 pm today.

    Dis new time dey different from di previous time wey pipo vote for di state wey be 8:30am.

    Di election wey go hold for Ihiala local goment go most likely decide who go be di next govnor of di Anambra state.

  4. Welcome back

    Electorates

    Good morning.

    Welcome to our continued live-text coverage of di 2021 governorship election for Anambra State.

    Today, election go hold for Ihiala wey be di only local goment area for di state wey election no hold on Saturday 6 November, 2021.

    Make you charge your phone and continue to refresh dis page as we go bring you live updates of how di election dey go for Ihiala local goment area.

  5. Wetin be supplementary election wey put Anambra election final results on hold

  6. Breaking, INEC suspend collation of result, call for supplementary election for Ihiala

    INEC Returning officer, Prof. Florence Obi

    INEC don suspend process of collation plus declaration of di winner of Anambra govnorship election result until supplementary election hold for di 326 polling units inside Ihiala local goment area.

    Di returning officer Prof. Florence Obi wey announce am say e dey important to complete di election for Ihiala local goment based on constitutional provision wey say candidate must win di one quarter, (25%) of di votes cast for two third of di LGAs within a State for Governorship election.

    Di supplementary election go hapun on Tuesday, 9, November, 2021.

    Di returning officer explain say dem bin no fit deploy well to di local goment due to security concerns.

    She add say e dey important for Ihiala local goment election to hapun for di 326 polling units for Ihiala before dem go fit conclude di election.

  7. INEC summary of Anambra govnorship election result so far

    INEC don declare Anambra govnorship election final result.

    Di returning officer for Anambra governorship election, Prof Florence Obi breakdown di final Anambra govenorship election result as follow:

    Total Registered Voters 2,466,638

    Total Accredited Voters: 241,090

    Total Valid Votes: 22,9521

    Rejected Votes: 7,841

    Total Votes Cast: 237,362

    Dis na di party breakdown of di govnorship election result

    Accord: 1,793

    AA: 76

    AAC: 580

    ADC: 313

    ADP: 743

    APC: 42,942

    APGA: 103,946

    APM: 288

    APP: 133

    BP: 173

    LP: 2,697

    NNPP: 111

    NRM: 207

    PDP: 51,322

    PRP: 428

    SDP: 782

    YPP: 20,917

    ZLP: 2,070

  8. Breaking, APGA win Orumba North local goment

    Afta di drama wey bin delay di announcement of result from Orumba North, INEC don finnaly declare am.

    APGA win with 4,787 while APC take second with 2,672

  9. INEC wait for Orumba local goment area result

    Pipo still dey wait for Inec to announce di result of Orumba local goment area.

    Orumba LGA na one of two local goments wey di commission never receive dia result of Saturday governorship election for di State.

    Collation officer for di LGA, Machael Otu bin tok say im sign di election result sheet "under duress".

    Di oda LGA wey remain na Ihiala local goment wey election no happun at all according to di collation officer.

    Im say na because Inec officers no distribute materials to di local goment because of safety concerns.

  10. Soludo father hug im son wey dey lead Anambra poll result

    Soludo and im papa dey hug
    Wetin we call dis foto, Soludo and im papa dey hug

    Dis na di moment 90 year old Soludo senior hug im son after news reach am say im dey lead for di 2021 Anambra governorship election.

  11. Wetin really happun for Orumba North?

    As di Independent National Electoral Commission continue to dey announce di result of di just concluded governorship election for Anambra state local goment by local goment collation officer for Orumba North local goment area draw di attention of di Independent National Electoral Commission say even though election hold for di area, im sign result sheet under duress.

    Di officer make allegations say some security operatives hold am hostage and even fire tear gas for di area.

    Returning Officer of Orumba north Dr. Michael Otu, of university of Calabar say im experience for di local government "no too sweet" but im thank God say e still dey alive.

    Prof Florence Obi, wey be Anambra electoral officer, come ask am to submit im report as everytin wey e dey tok dey inside don dey documented.

    Wetin happun for Orumba North local gomment?

    Oga Michael Otu narrate say im fit tok am wit im full chest and evidence say election no happen for Orumba North local gomment as dem force am to sign di ballot paper, something e say im do to save im life.

    Di returning officer add say criminals bin allegedly join hands wit police to beat am during di election.

    Im drag di Election officer and oda officials for di area enter di matter as e allege say di EO sef get hand for di matter.

    "Even di assistant collation officer wey I think say eh… I no know say I dey surrounded by enemies wey bring thugs to kill me," Michael tok.

    E tok about police crisis wey happun for di local gomment, BVAS kasala plus how dem tear almost all di score sheets.

    Meanwhile di Electoral officer of Orumba North local gomment, Comfort Omoruwa bin explain say returning officer Micahel Otu no dey composed.

    She say di man no get experience of how to collate election result and she take charge sake of she go fit save dia lives. Madam Florence add say she no join hand wit thugs as she no sabi any thug for di area.

  12. 'Make we begin celebrate'?

    Soludo and im wife dey celebrate
    Wetin we call dis foto, Soludo and im wife dey celebrate
    Celebration for Soludo home
    Wetin we call dis foto, Supporters sing songs and tank God for di results wey Inec don announce so far

    Candidate of di All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chukwuma Soludo don tell im supporters say make dem hold on to celebration small as di "journey never end".

    Soludo wey welcome guests and supporters for im Isuofia kontri home chant some songs and dance along wit di pipo wey visit am.

    During im address di APGA candidate tank dem for dia visit but also draw ear give dem say two local goment results still remain - dat of Orumba North and Ihiala so make dem never really celebrate.

    Dat call no stop supporters as dem still continue to sing and dance.

    Celebration for Soludo house
    Wetin we call dis foto, Out of di 19 local goments wey Inec don announce, Soludo don win 17 of dem
    Celebration for Soludo house
    Wetin we call dis foto, Pipo break into dance as dia candidate Soludo dey lead di results wey Inec don announce
  13. INEC ask collation officers to help torchlight Orumba North result

    Prof Florence Obi

    Di returning officer for Anambra governorship election, Prof Florence Obi don ask oda collation officers wey dey present for di commission collation centre to help reconcile di results of Orumba North local goment.

    Earlier, di collation officer for di Orumba North bin tok say im bin declare di result under duress as im do am to "save im life".

    Orumba North na one of two local goment results wey dey outstanding for di election wey happun on Saturday.

  14. “Dis journey na divine journey”- Soludo

    Charles Chukuma Soludo

    Wia dis foto come from, Facebook/Charles Chukuma Soludo

    Di govnorship candidate of di All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles Chukwuma Soludo don commend how INEC take conduct di Anambra govnorship election wey take place on 6 November.

    For interview wit tori pipo, Oga Charles say di Nigeria election body live up to expectation.

    "Yesterday we witness how pipo power play out for Anambra election.

    Before, we bin get technology wahala but in di end, INEC come through to deliver dia promise on transparent and credible election.

    I always dey very optimistic about our institutions, e fit fail sometimes but in di end e go come togeda."

    Soludo say INEC live up to di assurance wey dem give.

    So far, di APGA govnorship candidate na im dey lead di election results from most of di local goment of di state.

  15. Breaking, INEC to take decision on Ihiala, Orumba North

    Di returning officer for di Anambra governorship election don announce say dem go announce di decision wey dem go take for Ihiala local goment area and dat of Orumba North.

    For Ihiala, di collation officer earlier tok say election no hold at all for di local goment while im counterpart for Orumba North say e allegedly sign election result sheet "under duress".

    As e be so di Anambra governorship election REC, Prof Florence Obi say Inec go take decision in 30 minutes time.

  16. APGA win Anambra West LGA

    1.Anambra West

    APC – 1,233

    APGA – 1,918

    PDP – 1,401

    YPP – 357

    Di Collation officer note say jaguda pipo bin allegedly hold di Polling Officers hostage.

  17. APGA win for Awka North local goment

    Awka North

    APC – 755

    APGA – 1,908

    PDP – 840

    YPP – 381

  18. Breaking, Wahala for Orumba North local goment

    Collation officer for Orumba North local goment area don draw di attention of di Independent National Electoral Commission say even though election hold for di area, im sign result sheet under duress.

    Di officer make allegations say some security operatives hold am hostage and even fire tear gas for di area.

  19. APGA win Nnewi South local goment

    Nnewi South

    APC – 1,307

    APGA – 3,243

    PDP – 2,226

    YPP – 1,327

  20. APGA narrowly win for Ekwusigo local goment area

    Ekwusigo

    APC – 1,237

    APGA – 2,570

    PDP – 1,857

    YPP – 727