Abia North: INEC reacts as Sen Ohuabunwa rejects declaration of APC’s Orji Kalu as winner
Mr Bamidele Oyetunji, the Public Relations Officer of the commission in Umuahia, the Abia capital, said this in an interview with NAN on Friday.
The clarification was following allegations by Sen. Mao Ohuabunwaof the Peoples Democratic Party against the declaration of Chief Orji Kalu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the election in Abia north. Kalu, who polled 31,201 votes was declared the winner ahead of the two other frontline contenders, including Ohuabunwa and Chief David Onuoha, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who scored 20,801 votes and 11,410 votes, respectively.
But reacting Ohuabunwa alleged that the Returning Officer for the election, Dr. Charles Anumudu, did not declare anybody winner of the poll. He claimed that the number of canceled votes, totalling 76,889, was higher than the margin of lead, put at 10,402 votes.He thereforeHowever, reacting Bamidele said that the commission only had problem with the results of the National Assembly polls in Abia South Senatorial District, which were still awaiting declaration.
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