The lawmakers debunks reports that former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu was declared winner of the election.
Mao Ohuabunwa, a serving senator and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia North Senatorial District, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to order a re-run election in the areas where the exercise was cancelled.
Mr Ohuabunwa made the call in a statement he issued in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Wednesday, saying that no winner emerged at the end of Saturday’s election in Abia north. He contended that Orji Kalu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress , was not declared the winner of the poll. The lawmaker said the Returning Officer for the election, Charles Anumudu “did not declare anybody winner of the contest.”He said: “Announcing Kalu winner of Abia North Senatorial contest is a joke taken too far.He said the difference between the margin of victory and canceled votes was 66,487 votes, adding that INEC could not have validly declared any candidate the winner of the poll.
He said the returning officer only read out the figures and number of votes polled by all the candidates.He therefore called INEC to cancel the results, allegedly manipulated in favour of Mr Kalu, and order a re-run election in the affected area to enable a winner to emerge.“Nkporo in Ohafia Local Government Area recorded 21,360 canceled votes in 32 units of two Wards of Ndi Elu 15 and Ndi Agbo 17.
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