INEC Suspends Announcement Of Results In Imo State

The results of the Saturday governorship election in Imo State have been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The commission revealed the development on Monday after a fight broke out at their office which is located in Portharcourt road in Owerri, the state capital.

According to reports, the incident took place by 5:30 am when the results from Ideato South local government area was about to be announced.

The Peoples Democratic Party agent, Uche Onyegucha, had raised an objection that the results should not be announced.

“All the electoral officers were taken to a particular place to write the results.”

“Also, the party agents were driven away by the agents of the government and the results were written in favour of one candidate,” Onyegucha claimed.

Uche was challenged by the Democratic Alternative’s party agent, Paschal Onwukaike, on the reason why the result should not be announced.

The argument led into a fight and at a point, electoral materials were been tampered with.

Security operatives at the INEC office have already arrested the duo of Onyegucha and Onwukaike.