INEC Declares Obiano Winner In Anambra Election

Amid voter-apathy and protests that greeted the November 16 governorship election and the supplementary election in Anambra State, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Willie Obiano, was this morning declared winner (like we didn't know the outcome before the election).

The agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) governorship candidates in the Anambra State governorship election were conspicuously absent at the supplementary election held in 209 polling units across 16 local government areas, yesterday.

This is just as the poll was greeted by poor voter turn-out in most areas.

In most areas where the elections took place, low voters turnout was apparent though electoral materials from the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) arrived relatively early unlike what obtained last Saturday, whereby late arrival of material threatened the polls in some polling units.

However, the trio of Senator Chris Ngige of the APC; Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Labour Party and Comrade Tony Nwoye of the PDP have described the low turn-out as a justification of their calls for the cancellation of the election.

Though the three parties had said they would not participate in the election, some of their members were seen around polling units.

At the Polling Unit 016, members of the APC including the chairman of the party in the local government, said that they were there not to participate but to monitor the process. While at the Polling Unit 006 and 007, agents of the PDP and the LP were seen participating in the election.

Media Aide to Dr. Ubah, Mr. Afam Ilouno told newsmen that "you do not need anything more to convince INEC and Nigerians that Anambra people have been molested. They have shown that they have no confidence in what is going on and it is expected that the electoral commission should learn a lesson by starting all over again".