The ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo has won Saturday’s elections for all the 305 councillorship and 27 chairmanship positions in the 27 local government areas of the state.

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared the results of the elections at its collation centre located at its headquarters in Owerri on Sunday.

The ISIEC chairman, Charles Ejiogu, declared the results without announcing the figures polled by the parties that participated in the exercise.

He said that “all the details of the results will be made available accordingly”.

He said: “Out of the 19 registered political parties, 17 participated in the election, which took place in 305 electoral wards, 27 LGAs, and 4,758 polling units.

“I wish to announce to Imo people and the general public that after a peaceful, credible election, the All Progressives Congress emerged winner across board.”

The ISIEC boss thanked all the political parties and their candidates “for exhibiting decorum throughout the process”.

He also commended all the stakeholders, including security agencies, political actors and the media for their conduct and cooperation during the process.

He, however, urged all the aggrieved persons and parties “to channel their grievances accordingly, in line with the extant laws”.

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In a brief remark, thereafter, the Aboh Mbaise chairman-elect, Iheukwumere Alaribe, promised to be transparent, all-inclusive and pilot the affairs of the council with the fear of God.

Although peaceful, the elections were grossly marred by voter apathy and voting did not take place in almost all the local government areas.

It would be recalled that the Inter-Party Advisory Council in the state had, on Tuesday, September 17, declared its members resolve to boycott the exercise.

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Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have staged a protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Benin City against the ongoing collation of results from the Saturday September 21 2024 governorship election in Edo State.

The protests erupted as the All Progressives Congress (APC), the major opposition party, appears to be leading in the election based on preliminary results released by INEC.

According to an X post by Channels TV, PDP supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the election process, claiming that the results are being manipulated in favour of the APC.

As of now, INEC has gone on recess after announcing results from 16 out of the 18 local government areas in the state.

The APC has secured victories in 10 local governments, while the PDP has claimed victory in six. The final two local government results are expected to be announced by 5 pm.

As reported by Naija News, the APC leads with 244,549 votes, followed by the PDP with 195,954 votes, and the Labour Party (LP) trailing with 13,348 votes.

The situation remains tense as PDP supporters demand transparency in the collation process and an assurance that the will of the people is reflected in the final results.

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The African Action Congress (AAC) has noted that the 2024 Edo State governorship election has failed to meet democratic standards.

The party in a statement by its spokesperson, Femi Adeyeye, lamented that though the election witnessed voter apathy at a disappointing scale, more numbers appear on the Independent National Electoral Commission Results Viewing (IReV) portal.

“This election we participated in as party, witnessed worse voter apathy (observers have put it at 22.45 percent voter turnout) but big numbers are now seen on iRev portal Example –

https://iresults.incportals.com/cached/express/results/2798/12/232/2679/34895/f8518dab-5008-41b1-8d1f-82eaabe9a1dd_thumb.jpg.”

The party also observed that more persons voted than accredited number for the election based on IReV uploads.

It said, “On this polling unit result uploaded on INEC’s portal (meaning it’s official), 213 persons were “accredited” but 352 “voted” APC. What a magic!

“INEC’s failure to offer a fair ground for all parties is condemned. In a particular video that surfaced online. the Governor of the state was whisked out of the collation centre by Police officers but an APC supporter known as Tony Kabaka, a militant with his men, was at same collation centre.

“We also condemn political parties that engaged in patronage politics, exploiting failures in public institutions for political gain and eroding public trust in the democratic process. This practice not only compromises the integrity of elections but also deepens corruption and weakens governance in Nigeria.”

The party called for protests to reject the election process, noting that actions that encourage transparency in the electoral process should start now.

“AAC calls for immediate actions, including protests to reject the process. Actions that restore transparency and fairness to the electoral system must start now,” the party said.

A number of contentious issues has surrounded the ongoing electoral process, as INEC persists in declaring results that decidedly favour the APC. Meanwhile, members of the Peoples Democratic Party have dismissed the announced outcomes, sparking further dispute and tension.

Many PDP supporters have taken to the streets to protest against the results declared by INEC so far.