Ex-CBN Boss, Prof. Charles Soludo is still taking the lead in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election as no winner has been declared due to the elections being inconclusive with supplementary election slated to hold in Ihiala Local Government Area.

Prof. Soludo won 18 out of the 20 LGAs declared so far while the PDP’s Candidate, Chief Valentine Ozigbo and YPP’s Candidate won 1 LGA each.

The full results are as shown below;

Total Registered Voters – 2,466,638
Total Accredited Voters – 241,090

APC – 42,942
APGA – 103,946
PDP – 51,322
YPP – 20,917

Returning Officer Prof. Florence Obi the Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar declared the election inconclusive for supplementary election in Ihiala Local Government Area to hold on Tuesday 9th November, 2021.

While citing reason for the inconclusive poll, Prof. Florence disclosed that “As you all know, we have collated results for 20 out of 21 Local Government Areas. The outstanding result is for Ihiala Local Government Area where, for various reasons, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not deploy yesterday. Consequently, based on constitutional considerations, provisions of the Electoral Act and the Revised Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections issued by the Commission, supplementary election is indicated for Ihiala Local Government Area”

“First, Section 179 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) provides that to be declared the winner of the Governorship election, a candidate must secure both the highest number of votes cast and 25% of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of the Local Government Areas of the State. Therefore, it is important to complete the election in Ihiala Local Government Area in order to make that determination.

“Similarly, Section 179 (3) of the Constitution provides that a run-off election shall take place if no candidate meets the requirements of Sub-section 2 of that Section. Such a run-off shall be between the candidate with the highest number of votes and one among the remaining candidates who secured a majority of votes in the highest number of Local Government Areas in the State. This further underscores the importance of conducting election in all the Local Government Areas before a declaration can be made.

“Secondly, Section 26 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) envisages the postponement of an election where there is a cogent and verifiable reason to do so, especially threat of breach of the peace. One major reason for not deploying for election in Ihiala on Saturday, 6th November 2021, is security threat which led to staffing and transportation constraints, among others.

“Finally, Clause 47 of the Revised Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections provides that supplementary election shall be conducted where the Commission due to logistical challenges is unable to deploy on election day.

“Given the foregoing, it becomes imperative to bring Ihiala Local Government Area at par with the other 20 Local Government Areas in this election before we can make a valid declaration or take any further necessary action based on the extant law.”

Elections couldn’t hold in Ihiala LGA on account of Security threats. Ihiala LGA has 148,407 total number of registered Voters.

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