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INEC on Sunday declared Mr Afam Ogene, candidate of Labour Party (LP), winner of Saturday’s Ogbaru federal constituency supplementary election in Anambra.
With his victory, Ogene unseated the three-term incumbent House of Representatives member for the constituency, Mr Chukwuma Onyema of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Announcing the results at Atani, headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area, INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Kingsley Ubaorji, said Ogene polled 10,851 votes to defeat Onyema who polled 10,619 votes.
He added that Mr Arinze Awogu of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) polled 10,155 votes as the second runner-up.
“Afam Ogene of the Labour Party, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes cast is declared winner of the election,’’ Ubaorji said.
INEC declared the initial election held on Feb. 25 inconclusive because of infractions and pockets of violence.
Voters alleged ballot box snatching in Ogbaru supplementary poll
Meanwhile, some voters alleged snatching of ballot boxes by political thugs in the Ogbaru House of Representatives supplementary election.
Mr Chinedu Okoro alleged that thugs, suspected to be working for the candidate of the major party in the state, were believed to be behind the snatching of the ballot boxes witnessed in some parts of the Wards where supplementary elections were held.
Okoro alleged that the political thugs snatched ballot boxes at polling units 021 and 052, Okpoko V1.
He further alleged that the result sheets in the said affected areas were hijacked by some agents.
There was also an allegation of invasion of thugs in Ward V1 located at Umueri town hall.
Contacted for comments, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra, said that he does not have any information on such issues.