Abia State, the governorship and House of
Assembly elections were generally peaceful.
Reports from across the state indicated that
INEC deployed materials in time and
accreditation also commenced on time.
However, there were complaints from Ofeme
and other communities in Ohuhu clan to the
effect that the result sheets supplied to the
area were fake. The same complaint was
received in some communities in Umuahia
South council area.
But the INEC Director of Public Education and
Enlightenment, Mr. Edwin Enabor, dismissed
the allegations. According to him, when the
people from Ohuhu came with their
complaint, the electoral officers posted to the
area were called to bring the materials which
he said proved that what they had were
genuine INEC materials.
Also, there were areas where card readers did
not work and the people reverted to the
manual process. This affected areas like
Obingwa, Ohafia, Umuahia South.
There was equally reports of alleged hijack of
ballot papers at Ihechiowa in Arochukwu
council area, World Bank Primary School and
Afara Technical School in Umuahia.
Governor Theodore Orji, who voted at 2.10pm
in his Ugba Primary School Unit, expressed
satisfaction with the turnout of voters and
their peaceful conduct and expressed the
hope that it would be the same across the
state.
Orji also expressed the hope that PDP would
win the polls to retain power in the state.
Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the
All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia, Dr.
Alex Otti, has called for the cancellation of the
governorship and state assembly elections in
the state, alleging that they were fraught with
fraud.
Otti alleged while speaking to newsmen in his
Umuehim Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local
Government Area that the elections were
marred by armed thugs suspected to be loyal
to PDP who allegedly invaded polling units,
shot sporadically and snatched ballot boxes.

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