Okorocha
Governor
Rochas Okorocha, the outgoing Governor of Imo State, is missing from
the list of senators-elect published by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday.
Okorocha
contested to represent Imo West Senatorial District in the February
23 election.
After
the collation of results, Innocent Ibeabuchi, INEC Returning Officer
for Imo West Senatorial District, declared Okorocha winner of the
election.
However,
Ibeabuchi has since said he was “forced” to declare the results
at the Imo West election collation centre in Orlu.
Narrating
his reason for the declaration, Ibeabuchi had said he was "held
up at the centre by supporters of Mr Okorocha”, who insisted he
must complete the announcement.
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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