INEC has fixed the Imo
State governorship supplementary election for 25th April in 256
polling units across 23 local government area.
Addressing a news
conference at the INEC headquarters in Owerri today, the Imo State capital in
south-east Nigeria, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State,
Gabriel Ada, said the commission was more prepared and ready to conduct the
supplementary election.
He stated that the card
reader would be used for accreditation of voters during the elections.
The Resident Electoral
Commissioner also gave the reasons for declaring the April 11 elections in Imo
State as inconclusive.
The election was declared
inconclusive by the commission due to the number of cancelled votes, 144,715,
in relation to the margin of win, 79,529, by the incumbent governor and the
candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rochas Okorocha.
Mr Ada said that for the
House of Assembly election held on April 11, six local government areas were
declared inconclusive while results from 21 other local government areas were
announced.
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