The returning officer, Hakeem Adigun who announced the result said the APC scored a total of thirty six thousand eight and eleven votes to beat his rival from the People’s Democratic Party, Emmanuel Okewulonu who scored thirty one thousand nine hundred and three votes.
According to the electoral body, the decision not to declare any candidate as the winner is due to several court orders authenticating the true candidate of the party in the bye-election.
It could be recalled that 24 hours to the election, a Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri gave a judgment disqualifying Ifeanyi Ararume as APC’s candidate.
On the same day, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja also disqualified Frank Ibezim from contesting the election.
Ibezim was disqualified on the grounds that he made false statements and declarations in the affidavit and documents submitted to the APC.
