A key guideline that was widely applied to trigger re-run elections across the country was jettisoned in Abia North Senatorial District.
The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to issue a certificate of return to Orji Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, who was controversially declared winner of a senatorial election in the state last month.
Mr Kalu polled 31,201 votes, according to Charles Anumudu, the INEC returning officer for the district, while incumbent senator, Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party , scored 20,801 votes in the election. The Ondo South Senatorial District election was declared inconclusive because the margin of victory was 27,036 against cancelled votes of 28,047.
Mr Okoye said when results are erroneously declared, the commission cannot exercise a discretion, but a victim could approach the court for urgent redress. But in the case of Abia North election, the returning officer did not say he declared the result under duress or his life was threatened in any way, and changes cannot be made even though it was obvious an error had been committed.
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