Politics
Uzodimma wins in 27 Imo LGAs
The Imo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing governorship election, Hope Uzodimma, has won in all the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
At the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri, the state capital, Uzodimma won in all the LGAs in the state as announced by INEC.
At the final collation of the results of the LGAs in the state on Sunday morning, the state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oye, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, announced an hour break to enable him to compute the final result and declare the winner of the election.
Earlier, the state agent of the Labour Party, Callistus Ihejiagwa, was beaten and thrown out of the collation centre after he objected to the results announced by the LGA returning officers.
The Peoples Democratic Party’s state agent, Kissinger Ikeokwu, immediately left the collation centre.
The PDP candidate in the election, Samuel Anyanwu, had on Saturday night, called for a total cancellation of the election.
-
Business7 days ago
Australia to set limits on new international student enrollments for universities
-
News7 days ago
Fubara appoints Dagogo Iboroma as Attorney General of Rivers
-
News6 days ago
Man absconds, leaves lady after ordering N65,000 drink at strip club
-
News6 days ago
Tinubu is secretly fueling Rivers crisis to his advantage
-
Business7 days ago
UK fears a £108 billion decline to creative sector as int’l student numbers reduce
-
News7 days ago
Gunmen kill two policemen, FRSC officials in fresh attack
-
News6 days ago
Asari Dokubo berates Wike for ‘playing god’ in the Rivers crisis
-
News5 days ago
Emefiele denies N684.5m Naira note printing, gets N300m bail