The candidate stated this in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday congratulating Soludo on his victory.
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The remaining two, according to the Commission are being awaited and will reach the Commission in the afternoon
Voters, agents and observers were seen around the unit, while the Polling Officers gave out ballot papers to those who have been accredited.
The US said it will be paying close attention to the electoral process in the state and looks forward to a peaceful and transparent poll that will accurately reflect the will of the people.
The Secretary of the tribunal, Deborah Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Monday that since December 1 when Chief Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was declared the winner, only two motions had been filed
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Thursday said that earlier security arrangements for the initial election on November 16, 2013 were still in place
He said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 governorship election, Tony Nwoye and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Chris Ngige, were only crying wolf where there was none
Nwodo said that the accused, who pleaded not guilty, was standing trial on a one-count charge of dereliction of duty contrary to Section 123 (1) (2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2010
It expressed absolute shock and incredulity that INEC could even talk of organizing a supplementary election despite the weight of credible evidence presented by the party as well as election monitors/observers that what transpired on November 16 was nothing but a sham
Jega said: “I don’t know under what basis Mallam Nasir el-Rufai went to Anambra State and the commission has no hand in it
The party said that Onukogu ”and members of his syndicate” who ruined the November 16 poll should immediately be arrested and prosecuted
The recent altercation in Anambra State is another typical instance. I was not in Anambra State to witness the recent gubernatorial polls in the state, but the scoops from friends, updates on the media and numerous comments on social network (especially twitter) are enough to convey the wrong message
In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party reminded INEC that it did not wait for a court order to cancel the National Assembly election in 2011, when it was obvious that many voters across the country could not vote due to the late arrival or non-delivery of voting materials
Jega has come under fire for the handling of the Anambra State governorship election by INEC
The party, based on its last position on the election, insisted that only the total cancellation of the election, which it termed grossly-tainted and widely-manipulated, will be acceptable
It demanded the immediate removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuemeka Onukogu, whom it described as conniving and incompetent
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that soldiers stationed at the Abba Junction in Njikoka Local Government Area arrested and detained the men, who are of voting age, around 7.30am
The News Agency of Nigeria correspondents monitoring the election in the state on Saturday, report that materials and officials arrived the polling stations visited as early as 6am
In a statement issued from the party’s election situation room in Lagos on Saturday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also said early reports from the state indicate a pattern of harassment of its members and the violation of the Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines, among others, asking Nigerians to take note
According to him, TMG will closely watch the process and record answers to 36 questions on the conduct of the election and send reports to a National Information Centre