Candidates for LP, ADC, and PDP oppose the Imo gov result.

In the supplementary election held in Mbaitoli/Ikeduru federal of Imo state on Saturday, candidates for three political parties—the Labour Party, the African Democratic Party, and the Peoples Democratic Party—rejected the announcement of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Akarachi Amadi, as the victor.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, according to ADC candidate Chinonso Uba, rigged the election in favor of the APC candidate.

According to Uba, security personnel and thugs who were purportedly hired by the APC to manipulate the poll helped INEC officials.

Uba proclaimed himself the true “hero” of the election, claiming that despite not having a godfather, he was able to “fight” all the way to the finish line.

He admitted that the numbers released by the INEC did not accurately reflect the votes cast by the voters.

Also, the candidate for the Labour Party, Uche Ogbuagu, charged INEC with cheating the Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation Machine System and giving the APC candidate more votes.

Prior to the extra poll, Ogbuagu, who had a lead of 5,058 votes, claimed that the APC candidate was using security agents to sabotage the INEC officials and electoral materials.

He said “I am rejecting everything that will be done about this election that would not stem from the BVAS because today, I witnessed total deviance and bypass of the BVAS.

“Most worrisome was the way and manner the electoral officers of both Mbaitoli and Ikeduru were totally compromised and went ahead to collate results In neglect to the BVAS.

“I hereby request for the review of the results of the six polling in Ikeduru and 52 polling units in Mbaitoli, totalling 58 with BVAS just as it was done on February 25, 2023.”

The PDP candidate stated that he intended to appeal the election results to the Tribunal.

TUkanacho said, “We are not accepting the outcome of the election. It was massively rigged in favour of the APC candidate. We are heading to the Tribunal.”

The APC candidate received the most votes, 21,372, according to the election’s returning officer, Prof. Boniface Okoro, who announced his decision on Sunday night. His next competitor, Ogbuagu of the LP, received 18,296 votes.