claims victory in all LGAs after
Governor Emmanuel was declared
winner
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- APC has rejected the results of Akwa Ibom
state governorship election held on
Saturday, March 9
- The party chairman in the state, Ini
Okopido, claimed that APC won all local
government in the state based on the results
from the field
- Okopido, however, alleged that the REC in
the state, Mike Igini, connived with PDP to
declare Governor Emmanuel the winner of
the election
The Akwa Ibom chapter of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) has declared
that it won in all local government areas
of the state in the gubernatorial and state
House of Assembly elections held on
Saturday, March 9.
Daily Trust reports that the party said
results from the field proved that the it
won overwhelmingly but alleged that the
Resident Electoral Commissioner in the
state, Mike Igini connived with the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to upturn
people's will.
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Legit.ng gathered that while speaking on
Monday, March 11, in Uyo during a press
conference, the APC chairman in the
state, Ini Okopido, alongside other
political bigwigs of the party like
Atuekong Don Etiebet, Senator Ita Enang
and Samuel Akpan, said INEC committed
the most embarrassing electoral fraud
ever witnessed in the state.
He alleged that the commission, in
collusion with the PDP, published and
announced results that were different
from the ones announced at the various
units.
“Our party rejects the sham and fictitious
result as announced by INEC in Akwa
Ibom state, as it was contrived,
manipulated and concocted to suit the
unholy alliance between the commission
and the PDP.
''We rather insist on the result of the
elections from the field, which gave our
party an overwhelming victory in 26 local
government areas.
“The All Progressive Congress in Akwa
Ibom state hereby vehemently rejects the
purported results as released by INEC in
the state. We call on INEC to recourse to
the part of honour to cancel the election
results forthwith to avoid any breakdown
of law and order,” he stated.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner,
Mike Igini, has however, denied the
allegations, saying he was not at any
collation centre during the elections but
in his office in Uyo.
He said the results that were brought in
by the collation and electoral officers
from the different local governments
were declared, adding that he had said
that the votes of the people would count
in the elections.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously
reported that Governor Udom Emmanuel
of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was
declared the winner of the March 9
governorship election held in Akwa Ibom
state.
Emmanuel coasted to victory having won
30 out of the 31 local government areas
in the state and was subsequently
declared winner by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)
state.
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