“INEC lacked efficient planning and transparency during critical stages of the electoral process, while on election day trust in INEC was seen to further reduce due to delayed polling processes
The APC candidate secured 178,646 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Akobada Adekunle of the PDP, who got 80,249 votes.
Final results declared by the electoral office showed Mr Obi won 582,454 for Labour Party against Mr Tinubu’s 572,606 for the APC.
Rebecca Jim, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Abia, who disclosed this in a statement, said that a new date would be communicated in due time.
“I know Tinubu will win because of his faith in God and we have worked for it and we believe Nigerians have listened to us just as they have listened to others,” he said.
The issue, which started around 3:05 a.m., was yet to be sorted out at the time of filing this report.
His corpse had been deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
According to him, the reported skirmishes in the affected polling units during Saturday’s election necessitated the fresh polls.
We take full responsibility for the problems and regret the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate.
Ibukun Emmanuel, the INEC’s Returning Officer for the National Assembly election in Ondo state, announced Mr Adefarati as the winner of the weekend election.
