Declare our candidate the winner of the new election - Imo PDP urges INEC
The Imo State People's Democratic Party (PDP) has requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate for the Isu State constituency, Modestus Osakwe, without further delay. winner of the new election.
PDP denounced the wave of violence witnessed at the four polling stations where new elections were supposed to be held today.
In a statement signed by its Secretary of State for Publicity, Collins Opurozor and made available to DAILY POST in Owerri, the PDP accused Imo APC of coercion, transporting election materials and kidnapping INEC officials at Isu LGA today. Due to the disruption, the rerun of the elections could not take place in any of the four voting units.
The statement reads: "The consequence of this indiscriminate barbarism and war by the APC is that, in accordance with the provisions of the electoral law, the scores of all political parties in the four voting units would be from zero.
“It therefore becomes necessary for the INEC to maintain and announce the result of the election as it was before the chaotic resumption.
“For the avoidance of doubt, out of the 123 polling stations in the Isu LGA, 122 results had already been collated and successfully uploaded to the iREV. This represented 99.19% of the total results. which was not forwarded came from Ekwe Ward 1, Booth 16, where APC thugs had gotten rid of the BVAS Nevertheless, the result is ready with us and available at the INEC office, at Owerri.
"In four other polling stations where the elections were disrupted by thugs due to the impending loss of the APC, INEC EC 40 G forms were duly signed by the POs, SPOs and EO In accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Law and the INEC Electoral Guidelines, this ruled out the possibility of a repeat in these areas.
“This position has also been publicly affirmed by INEC. violent confiscation of electoral material by agents of the unpopular APC.
“The total results of the eleven electoral constituencies of the Isu LGA, as now fully published on the INEC results viewing portal, show that the PDP candidate, Hon. Osakwe, polled a total of 5,551 and won in six electoral districts to defeat the APC candidate who obtained 4,954. You can quickly visit the iREV to confirm this.
"Our party therefore urges INEC to abide by the law and its guidelines by immediately announcing the result of the Isu State Constituency Election in Imo State, which has since been unquestionably won by the PDP."
The Imo State People's Democratic Party (PDP) has requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate for the Isu State constituency, Modestus Osakwe, without further delay. winner of the new election.
PDP denounced the wave of violence witnessed at the four polling stations where new elections were supposed to be held today.
In a statement signed by its Secretary of State for Publicity, Collins Opurozor and made available to DAILY POST in Owerri, the PDP accused Imo APC of coercion, transporting election materials and kidnapping INEC officials at Isu LGA today. Due to the disruption, the rerun of the elections could not take place in any of the four voting units.
The statement reads: "The consequence of this indiscriminate barbarism and war by the APC is that, in accordance with the provisions of the electoral law, the scores of all political parties in the four voting units would be from zero.
“It therefore becomes necessary for the INEC to maintain and announce the result of the election as it was before the chaotic resumption.
“For the avoidance of doubt, out of the 123 polling stations in the Isu LGA, 122 results had already been collated and successfully uploaded to the iREV. This represented 99.19% of the total results. which was not forwarded came from Ekwe Ward 1, Booth 16, where APC thugs had gotten rid of the BVAS Nevertheless, the result is ready with us and available at the INEC office, at Owerri.
"In four other polling stations where the elections were disrupted by thugs due to the impending loss of the APC, INEC EC 40 G forms were duly signed by the POs, SPOs and EO In accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Law and the INEC Electoral Guidelines, this ruled out the possibility of a repeat in these areas.
“This position has also been publicly affirmed by INEC. violent confiscation of electoral material by agents of the unpopular APC.
“The total results of the eleven electoral constituencies of the Isu LGA, as now fully published on the INEC results viewing portal, show that the PDP candidate, Hon. Osakwe, polled a total of 5,551 and won in six electoral districts to defeat the APC candidate who obtained 4,954. You can quickly visit the iREV to confirm this.
"Our party therefore urges INEC to abide by the law and its guidelines by immediately announcing the result of the Isu State Constituency Election in Imo State, which has since been unquestionably won by the PDP."
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