Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The ongoing political feud between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the inconclusive Anambra state governorship election, Comrade Tony Nwoye and leadership of the party, has taken a new twist, as the party announced immediate suspension of two principal officers of the candidate’s campaign organisation for attacking National Publicity Secretary of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Contrary to a recent statement credited to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Anambra state gubernatorial poll, Tony Nwoye that the party will boycott the supplementary election fixed by INEC for 30th November, the National Publicity Secretary of the Party Chief Olisa Metuh, has reaffirmed that PDP would fully participate […]
Femi Kehinde, Lagos Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, the member representing Anaocha Dunukofia Njikoka Federal Constituency has asked Federal High Court in Awka to recognize her as the authentic All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the last November 16 governorship election in Anambra State. She went to court to challenge the candidacy of Willie Obiano and […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A group under the aegis of Movement for Better Anambra State has insisted on total cancellation of the 16th November controversial Anambra state gubernatorial polls, just as it rejects the independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega’s apology on the inconclusive election. The group however, advised the electoral body to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu, The supplementary election of the contentious Anambra governorship polls will now hold on November 30th 2013. The new date was made known on Friday at a press conference addressed by Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the governorship election held on […]
…Insists On Total Cancellation Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it will hold a supplementary election after declaring last Saturday’s governorship poll in Anambra inconclusive, insisting that only the total cancellation of the grossly-tainted and widely-manipulated election will be acceptable. In […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared last Saturday’s Anambra state governorship election inconclusive. Announcing this in the early hours of Monday, the chief returning officer for the election and Vice chancellor, University of Calabar, professor James Epoka, explained that the electoral body took the decision because the margin between the […]
Ignatius Okpara Reporting From Awka The three candidates of the opposition parties that participated in the Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election have jointly declared that they would not accept whatever result that may be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. The candidates are that of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tony Nwoye, Labour party […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All Progressive Congress, APC has called for total cancellation of the Anambra governorship election, saying the exercise was marred by all manners of electoral irregularities. The opposition party, also announced that it would not participate in today’s (sunday) rescheduled election in 65 polling units in Obosi, Idemili North council area of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The inability of the People’s Democratic Party PDP candidate in the governorship election in Anambra state, Tony Nwoye, and business mogul, chief Arthur Eze to vote in the poll has continued to generate mixed reactions in the state. African Examiner reports that the duo of Nwoye and his political God father and […]
…Reschedules election for Sunday Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has cancelled the Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election held in 65 polling units of Idemili North local government area in Anambra central senatorial district of the state. According to the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Professor Chukwuma Onukaogu, who announced this at […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not accept the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State if voting does not take place in all local governments, especially in the party’s strongholds of Idemili North and South as well as Akwa South. In a statement issued in Lagos […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All progressive Congress APC,candidate in the Anambra state governorship polls, Senator Chris Ngige, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)of disenfranchising the people of his senatorial district in the election. Ngige, who represents Anambra Central in the upper chambers of the National Assembly NASS, (senate) alleged that INEC deliberately refused […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka Accreditation of voters in today’s Anambra state governorship election has begun in parts of the state, amid low turnout of people. The accreditation exercise scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to commence from 8 to 10am, could not start in most areas visited by African Examiner, due to late arrival […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The All Progressive Congress, APC, has raised the alarm that one of its chieftains and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Nasiru El Rufai has been placed under house arrest at Fino Hotel Awka by operatives of the State Security Service {SSS} since his arrival in Anambra state Friday. […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has written to the Inspector General of Police demanding the immediate release of the 120 observers arrested by the police in Imo State, Nigeria. APC, in a letter written on its behalf by its counsel, Festus Keyamo said the the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Muhammed […]
… As security beefed up in Awka Ignatius Okpara, Awka All is now set for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state, as heavily armed security operatives have mounted check-points in all the nooks and crannies of Awka, the state capital. However, the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), located along the state […]
… As IGP Warns Anambra Politicians Against Misconduct Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday in Awka hinted that all sensitive materials to be used for conduct of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra state have been modified with security features. The INEC boss, explained that the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its 22-hour no-movement order for Saturday’s Anambra State governorship poll, wondering why such an extended curfew should be imposed because of an isolated election. INEC had said that from 12 midnight on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin the process of prosecution of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Maduabuchi Obiano over his alleged involvement in multiple voter’s registration. APC’s lawyer, Festus Keyamo has officially written to […]
