The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced it would review results from Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
According to the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, who spoke at a press briefing on the ongoing collation of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections, the review became necessary, following the invasion of a collation centre by thugs.
“Earlier today, the Commission alerted the nation to the invasion of our Obingwa Local Government Area office in Abia state by thugs during the collation of the governorship and state assembly elections,” Okoye said.
“In contention were the collated results from the Registration area for the governorship and state assembly elections in that local government. The intention was to force the collation of these contentious results.
“The behaviour of these thugs is unacceptable and there will be a thorough review of the results.”
The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnnena Otti, reportedly adjourned the collation of the state’s polls to March 20 at 10:00a.m, saying other local governments were not ready yet.
It was gathered that only 10 out of the 17 LGAs, have submitted their results to INEC.