Politics Live Updates from the Anambra 2013 Governorship Election

INEC COMPROMISED- JEGA
Police has confirmed the arrest of the Electoral Officer accused of deliberately compromising Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state.

In an interview Sunday, Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said he was convinced the official purposely hijacked the election in some local governments, leading to a reschedule.

“The Electoral Officer in charge of Idemili North for some inexplicable reason messed up the distribution of electoral materials,” Mr. Jega said in an interview with AIT television.

He said the official held some results sheets and in turn distributed false result sheets.

“We believe strongly that there was connivance between the EO and unknown agents to subvert the electoral process,” Mr. Jega said.

He said the Electoral Officer and supervisor for in charge of Idemili North had been handed over to the police.

“We are serious about this matter and whoever is responsible will be apprehended and handed over for prosecution.”

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Bala Nasarawa, on Sunday confirmed the arrest of the official.

Mr. Nasarawa was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Awka as saying that the state police command was interrogating the official but declined to mention the presumed offence.

“Yes, I can confirm to you that we arrested one official, but I don’t know if that is the one you are talking about. Yes, we arrested one official,’’ he said.
 
PDP, APC and LP Candidates; Tony Nwoye, Chris Ngige and Ifeanyi Ubah have vowed to reject whatever result that would be announced by INEC from Saturday and Sunday gubernatorial elections in
Anambra State.
 
Even as we await official results from the Anambra elections, National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh,has declared that his party’s victory in the election was well deserved.
 
PDP hails poll’s conduct

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the people of Anambra state for the peaceful and orderly conduct of last Saturday’s governorship election.
 
Ngige, Nwoye, Ubah Call for Cancellation of Polls

The trio of Sen. Chris Ngige of APC, Mr Tony Nwoye of PDP and Dr Ifeanyi Ubah of LP have jointly called for the cancellation of the Nov. 16 governorship election in Anambra.

Earlier at separate news conferences they had expressed dismay with the conduct of the election.

Ngige, who spoke on their behalf at a joint news conference in Awka on Sunday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh poll in the state.
 
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INEC Refuses to declare APGA’s Obiano winner of Anambra guber poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has refused to declare APGA’s Obiano winner of the Anambra gubernatorial election with majority votes of 174,710.
 
Anambra Poll: APC rejects INEC’s plan to hold supplementary election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the announcement by INEC that it will hold a supplementary election after declaring last Saturday’s governorship poll in Anambra inconclusive, insisting that only the total cancellation of the election will be acceptable.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also called on INEC to come clear on how the election was sabotaged.

APC accused INEC of not taking seriously the opinions of Anambra residents as well as local and foreign observers that most of the registered voters in the state were disenfranchised during the election.


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Too many irregularities to be comfortable with in this election, @Jules. As The Canary puts it, Anambra has probably made history with unclassified votes coming second after Willie Obiano :D
 
Irregularities are a norm in Anambra politics.... i never expected less neither should you. Anambra is a land rife with play makers....too many of them for one state. @Vunderkind
 
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