By Pascal Ibe
One week after the Imo Local Government Elections, the State Electoral Commission (ISEC), has failed to publish the figures pulled by each of the parties’ candidates.
17 political parties participated in the election.
On 22 September, ISEC Chairman, Mr Charles Ejogu, declared the results without announcing the figures polled by the parties participating in the exercise.
Imo LG Poll result as officially declared by the chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission ( ISIEC) :
I) Ngorkpala LGA
Mrs Chika Ibekwe APC
2) Orlu LGA
Mr Christian Okechukwu Mbarie APC
3) Okigwe LGA
Hon Mrs Nkechi Mbonu APC
4) Oguta LGA
Hon Nan Ifeanyi APC
5) Orsu LGA
Hon Friday Ebeneme APC
6) Onuimo LGA
Hon Dr. Emeka Obi
7) Isu LGA
Hon Kenneth Ukah APC
8) Ihitte/Uboma LGA
Prince Obioha Ndukwe APC
9) Obowo LGA
Obioma Ehirim Johnson
10) Ideato North
Hon Okechukwu Oparah APC
11) Ohaji Egbema LGA
Marcellanus Chinasa APC
12) Isiala Mbano LGA
Okoroike Israel Chika APC
13) Ahiazu Mbaise LGA
Hon Larry O Chikwe APC
14) Aboh Mbaise LGA
Chief Ihieukwumere Alaribe Henry APC
15) Ehime Mbano LGA
Chief Uche Nwodu. APC
16) Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA
Hon Chinedu A Nwachukwu – APC
17) Ideato North LGA
Arch Chinonso Okparaeke – APC
18) Ikeduru LGA
Hon Justice Nze – APC
19) Mbaitoli LGA
Hon Ifunanya Nwanegbo – APC
20) Njaba LGA
Chief Vitalis Ugo Obi – APC
21) Nkwerre LGA
Maris C. Chukwunyere – APC
22) Nwangele LGA
Chief Paul Duru – APC
23) Oru East LGA
Hon Nnamdi Oparaigwe – APC
24) Oru West LGA
Engr Ikenna Adikaibe – APC
25) Owerri Municipal
Hon Chidiebere Emereibe – APC
26) Owerri North LGA
Hon Lucky Abaraonye – APC
27) Owerri West LGA
Hon Osigwe Victor – APC
Mr. Ejogu had promised to provide the scores garnered by each of the candidates, but as of Saturday, 28 September 2024, this has not been made public.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo won the elections for all 305 Councillorship and 27 Chairmanship positions in the state’s 27 Local Government Areas.
Our reporter who monitored the announcement of the Imo LG elections results at the ISEC headquarters in Owerri last week Sunday, observed that Mr Ejogu only called the names of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairmanships and Councilorship winners.
Mr Ejogu said ISEC gave room for robust participation. We had meetings with critical stakeholders and all security agencies.
The ISEC chairman also claimed the electoral body observed primaries of political parties. The election took place across 305 wards and 27 LGs. The election took place at 4758 polling units.
The chairman added, “The APC won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats”.
Political analysts, Journalists, and Imo residents have termed it “Fraudulent, “ the process through which the Imo LG elections were conducted and handled by ISEC.
Low Voter Turnout
The elections were grossly marred by voter apathy, and voting did not occur in almost all the local government areas.
Late Arrival Of Electoral Materials
The elections were also characterized by the late arrival of voting materials.
The electoral materials were distributed at the ISIEC headquarters, Orlu Road, in the early hours of Saturday, from where they were taken to various LGA headquarters in the state and then to the voting centers across the 27 LGAs and 305 electoral wards.
It was observed that in some places in the Owerri metropolis, electoral materials didn’t arrive until 1: p.m. While in Ideato North, the materials arrived around 3 pm.
In a video, voters who waited for a long time insisted that there’s no need for elections in these areas. They alleged that the Ruling Party in the State had manipulated the process.
A different Story in Kwara State
Unlike Imo, findings by CrimeFacts news revealed that that Kwara State Electoral Commission (KWSEC) made public the figures each candidates pulled from the LG elections.
Five political parties participated in the Kwara State LG elections held on September 21.
Announcing the results at the KWSIEC headquarters in Ilorin in the early hours of Sunday, the Chairman of the commission, Mr. Mohammad Baba-Okanla, said the APC won all the 16 local government area chairmanship positions and all the 193 councilorship seats.
According to Tribuneonline, the details of the results collated from all Kwara State polling units, wards, and Local Governments for the chairmanship position are as follows:
Ifelodun LG
APC 22524
PDP 2727
APM 482
OYUN LG
APC 12159
PDP 356
APM 386
Oke Ero LG
APC 7472
PDP 1168
APM 224
ISIN LG
APC 8173
PDP 1165
APM 77
EDU LG
APC 23963
PDP 3851
APM 424
Patigi LG
APC 14,119
PDP 2,939
APM 806
MORO
APC 14,555
PDP 1670
APM 117
ASA LG
APC 15,024
PDP 2638
APM 41
ILORIN SOUTH LG
APC 20,207
PDP 2,072
APM 226
SDP 621
Baruten LG
APC 38,549
PDP 1335
APM 665
Ilorin East
APC 20883
PDP 5383
SDP 475
APM 835
Kaima
APC 23,029
PDP 1737
APM 59
Ekiti LGA
APC 8707
PDP 907
APM 966
Offa
Accord 1919
APC 22,400
PDP 1586
APM 636
SDP 391
Ilorin west
APC 50128
PDP 4202
APM 1882
Irepodun
APC 14010
PDP 2106
APM 559
SDP 239
