The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Anambra State 2021 governorship election inconclusive as polls in Ihiala Local Government Area has been rescheduled to November 13.
Election could not hold in Ihiala LGA on Saturday due to non-arrival of election materials and irregularities. INEC rescheduled the poll to Sunday, but again was postponed to November 13.
Based on the results announced by INEC, the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Candidate in the election, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, is leading at first place with 98,178 votes; Mr. Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is on the second spot with 49,401 votes while Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress, APC is coming third with 40,770 votes.
Ihiala Local Council has 148,407 registered voters on INEC’s list.
As it is, depending on the outcome of the Ihiala election, either Ozigbo or Uba can overtake Soludo because 148,407 potential votes are available. There was no election in Oba Ward 1, Oba Ward II and Akukwu Ward, all in Idemili South LGA, which have no fewer than 40,000 registered voters.
Also, INEC was meeting to decide whether or not to accept Orumba North LGA result, which the collation officer claimed he signed under duress. the council has 93,620 registered voters.
However, in the event of any of them overtaking Soludo, there may be a run-off between the candidate and Soludo because neither APC nor PDP has met the spread of at least 25 per cent of votes in 14 local councils, which constitute two-thirds of the 21 local councils.
Rescheduling the election for November 13, 2021, INEC warned trouble-makers to steer clear of all the venues where the poll will hold in Ihiala Local Council.
