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LP seeks cancellation of Imo governorship poll, demands fresh election

The National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this at a press conference held in Abuja on Monday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the contentious poll.

The APC candidate swept all the 27 local governments in the state after he polled 540,308 votes to beat Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party’s Athan Achonu who scored 71,503 votes and 64,081 votes respectively.

But Achonu and the party’s leadership rejected the result, alleging that the total number of voters did not match the figures reeled out by the electoral umpire.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, Ifoh argued that despite making formal requests to review the over 4,000 BVAS, which were essential to prove their case of electoral malpractice, the petitioners encountered deliberate delays and obstructions.