Nigeria: Two women win Imo constituencies’ elections
Source: The Guardian
The call for women to actively participate in politics has again yielded fruits as two women in Imo State have been declared winners in two out of three constituencies in which results have been announced in last weekend’s re-run/supplementary polls conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results of the third, Orlu/Orsu/Oru East Federal Constituency were yet to be declared as at Monday morning.
The winners include Mrs. Uju Onwudiwe of Action Alliance (AA) in Njaba Constituency and Mrs. Miriam Onuoha of All Progressives Congress (APC), who emerged winner in Onuimo/Okigwe/Isiala Mbano Federal Constituency. There were, however, cases of hoodlums who stormed the collation centre and allegedly tore materials to shreds. Officials of the electoral body confirmed this. But the elections recorded low turn out, voter apathy, and violence despite the heavy presence of security operatives.
Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 28 January 2020.
The call for women to actively participate in politics has again yielded fruits as two women in Imo State have been declared winners in two out of three constituencies in which results have been announced in last weekend’s re-run/supplementary polls conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results of the third, Orlu/Orsu/Oru East Federal Constituency were yet to be declared as at Monday morning.
The winners include Mrs. Uju Onwudiwe of Action Alliance (AA) in Njaba Constituency and Mrs. Miriam Onuoha of All Progressives Congress (APC), who emerged winner in Onuimo/Okigwe/Isiala Mbano Federal Constituency. There were, however, cases of hoodlums who stormed the collation centre and allegedly tore materials to shreds. Officials of the electoral body confirmed this. But the elections recorded low turn out, voter apathy, and violence despite the heavy presence of security operatives.
Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 28 January 2020.
