Yero told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Dutse that the council polls would only be seen to be credible if conducted by INEC
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The party’s National Vice Chairman (North Central), Sule Ajayi, told newsmen on Monday in Ilorin that the ruling All Progressives Congress must not interfere in the electoral process
The governor gave the assurance while speaking at the birthday celebration of Chief Anthony Enukeme, a businessman, in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state
He further appealed to party members to rather join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari “to effect the ‘change’ we jointly promised Nigerians in 2014”
A High Court sitting in Lafia recently dissolved the IMC chairmen and ordered the state government to conduct election
The Chairman of the commission, retired Justice Igbozurike Akomas, announced the results in the early hours of Thursday at the commission’s premises in Umuahia
The Secretary of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, Tony Mgbarine, made the announcement in Umuahia on Monday
He hails from Anambra North Senatorial District, from where the incumbent, Governor Willie Obiano, also comes from
The communiqué said: “Sequel to the self-induced crisis currently instigated by some members of NWC of APGA and spearheaded by National Vice Chairman South-East, Ozo Okafor, we resolve as follows
The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier on Thursday announced the postponement of the election fixed for Saturday to September 28, following insecurity alert by security agencies
The group, which held its maiden meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, unanimously adopted Chief Perry Opara as the protem chairman of the proposed party, which is named Peoples Mega Party
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that it took the intervention of a team of policemen from Kuje Police Station to settle a fracas between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and All the Progressive Grand Alliance
The reasons for the positions taken by the apex court in regard to the two judgements would be given later in the month
The Court of Appeal had upturned the election of Ikpeazu, declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Alex Otti, as validly elected
‘Besides, there are many reasons to vote for Orji this time around. One, other senatorial zones in Abia State sent their former governors or former deputy governor. We in Abia North will also send our own former governor so that it will be a strong team of former governors and former deputy governors’
Ekwunife, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, had secured victory at the Anambra State Election Petition tribunal but Umeh had gone ahead to contest the decision at the Court of Appeal
Obi became one of the core loyalists of Jonathan after his tenure as the governor of Anambra State
The election which took place in no fewer than seven states only had governorship seats contested in the above named three states, while other states like Kogi, Ekiti, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Gombe and Niger held elections for inconclusive seats in the state Houses of Assembly and the National Assembly
The Punch learnt that the gunmen, 10 in number, were dressed in riot police uniform
The decision was announced on Monday evening by the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba