Mr Onuorah described the purported suspension letter as a mere “cyber cafe write-up”.
“I even saw a video where he was pleading with his community not to let him down,” said Mr Soludo of Peter Obi.
INEC had, in the early hours of Sunday, declared Governor Charles Soludo the winner of the election.
Excited security fired shots into the air as the news of Mr Soludo’s re-election broke at the incumbent’s country home in Isuofia, Aguata LGA.
His party, APGA, polled 422,664 votes.
A total of 16 candidates participated in the election, with six seen as major contenders.
Governor Charles Soludo has decried incidents of vote-buying reported in some polling units in Nnewi South LGA.
The HoS said Governor Charles Soludo approved a work-free day to enable civil servants to travel to their respective locations for the election.
The NMA said Mr Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, was kidnapped at his hospital on October 30.
“When people have no jobs, when businesses close down, when farmers can’t access their lands, crime will thrive, from baby factories to land grabbing,” said Mr Ukachukwu.
