INEC stated on X on Friday that the replacement of Mr Ebiseni with Mr Festus followed a judgment of the Court of Appeal.
Voters converged in the affected polling units as early as 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, but no INEC official was seen at the venue.
The governor assured the people that he would serve them with utmost honesty and the fear of God.
Criticised for his controversial and divisive ethnocentric statement, Mr Onanuga, in another tweet, doubled down on his toxic anti-Igbo statement.
It’s the tragedy of the political elite enabled by the choices made by politicians, including members of Abubakar’s PDP, which also used to be Labour Party candidate Peter Obi’s home.
The governorship election petitions tribunal is set to deliver judgment on Monday (today).
A three-man panel of the National Assembly Election Tribunal nullified his victory in its ruling and upheld the PDP candidate as winner of the election.
Alex Otti, Abia state Governor and Julius Abure, LP national chairman, were in attendance during Tuesday’s campaign.
Mr Obi, in a series of tweets on the X microblogging app on Thursday, commiserated with the families of the slain soldiers.
The opposition leader appealed to federal authorities to prioritise the plight of the Nigerian masses amidst untold economic chaos.
