Soludo, who confessed that he has not been to Abia State in the last 20 years promised to visit the South East state soon after listening to the governor-elect
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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 spokesman alleged that the military was conniving with INEC officials to deny PDP its deserved victory in Abia, Imo and Taraba States, where elections had been declared inconclusive
“INEC has accepted and announced result from the 17 local government areas of Abia, and I scored 248,459 while Alex Otti got 165,407, which means that Otti has 83,053 votes deficit, instead of declaring me winner, the Resident Electoral Commission for Abia State, Professor Mrs. Celina Oko, who I later got to understand is a relative of Otti, got a willing partner in the person of Professor Ozumba
The Ukwa/Ngwa people have demonstrated their unity and collective resolve to fight for their political and economic interest and survival in Abia State, Nigeria and the world when we voted overwhelmingly for one of our own, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as the next governor of Abia State on April 11. That sacred mandate of ours can never be taken away by our conspirators. Now we know better and we have also seen the signs. Thank God for his interventions
The Electoral Act, the law guiding the conduct of elections in Nigeria, is explicit that where for some reasons elections do not hold in some polling units on the day of election and the number of registered voters in those units exceed the margin of victory of the candidate with the highest number of votes, a winner cannot be declared until a rerun election is held in those polling units where elections could not hold
He said Akobundu, whom he described as a disciplined officer, will bring his military experience to bear to ensure that the fight against terrorism in the northern part of the country is completely won for the country
Speaking with select editors in Lagos, Ikpeazu said the only pact he has is with the common people of Abia State to give them hope, while ensuring that the state is properly repositioned to compete with others
The development is reportedly causing panic in the campaign organisations of the affected persons
Ikpeazu described the report as false and the handiwork of his detractors, who are afraid of his pedigree
Ikpeazu, who was appointed the ASEPA Deputy General Manager in June 2013 by Governor Theodore Orji, announced his resignation at a press conference in Aba