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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has published names of candidates elected for the Senatorial seats on Monday and the name of Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha is missing from the list. The governor contested to represent Imo West senatorial district during the just concluded 23 of February elections.

Rochas Okorocha was declared winner of the Imo West Senatorial District by Innocent Ibeabuchi who was INEC returning officer for the Imo West senatorial district.

But after the declaration, the returning officer reported that he was put under duress to declare Rochas Okorocha winner of the district at the Imo West collation office in Orlu.

According to him, Rochas Okorocha’s supporters seized him and forced him to finish the announcement and declare the governor winner

The returning officer’s account might have necessitated the omission of Okorocha’s name from INEC’s list, as the commission simply explained the omission on its website as “declaration under duress”.

The names of five other candidates in Abuja South, Kogi East, Ondo South, Plateau South, Rivers East and West, as well as Imo North, as supplementary elections will be conducted in those areas, while the candidate of Bauchi South will be determined by the court.

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