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November 14, 2023

November 14, 2023 IFMNEWS

Imo Governor, Hope Uzodimma, Invites PDP, LP, To Join Him In Moving State Forward, Says ‘They Did Not Lose’

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has extended an olive branch to his opponents, including Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP), who came second and third, respectively.

He made the call in his acceptance speech a day after his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the off-cycle governorship election in the state.

In a live broadcast from Owerri, the state capital, Uzodimma said with the result, ultimately, it is the “Imo people that won”.

He added that the victory was from God, who, according to him, was also responsible for his first-term victory when a Supreme Court ruling declared him as the winner, unseating Emeka Ihedioha.

November 13, 2023

November 13, 2023 IFMNEWS

Incumbent Governor Uzodinma Wins Imo Election By Landslide

The Governorship Candidates of the Labour Party and his Peoples’ Democratic Party counterpart in Imo State, Athan Achonu and Samuel Anyanwu respectively, have rejected the result of Saturday’s election, which returned Governor Hope Uzodinma, as winner.

Achonu stated his displeasure with the result, while addressing newsmen in his Umulomo country home in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.

He alleged that the election was “marred by irregularities, including vote buying and physical assaults of Labour Party agents, and thus deserving of outright cancellation”.

He further said voting in many locations was done without the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) accreditation, contrary to the assurances by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the election.

Achonu also alleged compromise on the part of security personnel.

The PDP candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, equally toed the same line.

November 13, 2023

November 13, 2023 IFMNEWS

INEC Declares Uzodimma Winner Of Imo Gov Election

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has thanked his supporters following his re-election during the Saturday, November 11, 2023.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the exercise.

Speaking at the Government House Chapel, Owerri, after he was declared winner, Uzodinma said he is humbled and honored by their overwhelming support in the election.

He said the feat is an affirmation of his acceptance by Imo people, and a call on him for greater works in the state.

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 IFMNEWS

Imo REC Will Conduct Gov Poll, INEC Insists

Despite growing calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Professor Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official.

In an interview, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, noted that there was no reason to remove the REC, adding that complaints against AGU were based on suspicion.

The spokesperson for the INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, took disciplinary actions against its RECs in Abia, Sokoto, and Adamawa states during the general elections earlier in the year when they acted outside the provisions of the commission.

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has had to redeploy Mohammed Barde as the Commissioner of Police in Imo State for “neutrality’s sake” following demands by the Organized Labour that Barde was complicit in the attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero.

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