The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer for the Imo State House of Assembly bye-election for Ngor- Okpala state constituency has declared Amajirionwu Blyden Okanni of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the election
Declaring the result at Umuneke, headquarters of Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area and Imo State Sunday, Prof. Ameh Dennis Akor of Drama and Critical Theory, at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State said that the APC candidate polled 9,248 to defeat Jeff Nwachukwu of the PDP who polled 7,071 votes.
He stated that the total registered voters across the 11 existing electoral wards in the area was 94,060, while the total number of accredited voters was 18,083.
According to him, the election process commenced as early as 8:30 am and ended at about 2:30 pm, noting that all accredited voters with Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) cast their votes.
He said that the election results were published, displayed and transmitted electronically using form EC60E and EC8A through the INEC’s portal.
Prof. Akor further stated that the number of total votes cast was 17 862 while the total number of valid votes was 17 280 with rejected 582 votes.
He commended the efforts of security agencies especially the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, CP Rabiu Hussaini and all stakeholders who participated before, during and after the elections for their maturity and understanding.
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