The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has swept the Anambra State House election winning 26 out of 30 seats in the State House of Assembly election conducted last Saturday.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra State, Mr. Edwin Nwatarali, who announced the result on Sunday evening at the office of the Commission in Awka, the State capital, said elections in the four other state constituencies were inconclusive.
He said that there will be repeat elections in the four constituencies. They are Aguata1, Senator Andy Uba's constituency, Anaocha 1 and 2, the constituencies of former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi and Mrs. Uche Ekwunife as well as Ekwusigo, Sir Emeka Offor's constituency.
INEC was said to have postponed the election following the violence that erupted in the area during the poll on Saturday.
It was said that the violence pitted two oil magnates in the state against each other, after some thugs made away with ballot boxes and result sheets in the constituencies.
Meanwhile, of the three candidates being tipped to replace Hon. Chinwe Nwaebili as the speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Nikky Ugochukwu, Paully Onyeka and Rita Maduagwu of Nnewi South, Ikemefuna Uzoezie made it.
Before the election, there were fears that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the former governor, Mr. Peter Obi, who defected from APGA were plotting to rig the election, so that they can impeach the Governor, Chief Willie Obiano.
The former governor was said to have lost his Agulu ward in Anaocha Local Government Area to Obiano, his political son.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra State, Mr. Edwin Nwatarali, who announced the result on Sunday evening at the office of the Commission in Awka, the State capital, said elections in the four other state constituencies were inconclusive.
He said that there will be repeat elections in the four constituencies. They are Aguata1, Senator Andy Uba's constituency, Anaocha 1 and 2, the constituencies of former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi and Mrs. Uche Ekwunife as well as Ekwusigo, Sir Emeka Offor's constituency.
INEC was said to have postponed the election following the violence that erupted in the area during the poll on Saturday.
It was said that the violence pitted two oil magnates in the state against each other, after some thugs made away with ballot boxes and result sheets in the constituencies.
Meanwhile, of the three candidates being tipped to replace Hon. Chinwe Nwaebili as the speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Nikky Ugochukwu, Paully Onyeka and Rita Maduagwu of Nnewi South, Ikemefuna Uzoezie made it.
Before the election, there were fears that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the former governor, Mr. Peter Obi, who defected from APGA were plotting to rig the election, so that they can impeach the Governor, Chief Willie Obiano.
The former governor was said to have lost his Agulu ward in Anaocha Local Government Area to Obiano, his political son.
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