STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTORAL PANEL FOR THE IMO STATE GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY ELECTION OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) 11th December, 2014 Imo State PDP Governorship Primary Election was free, fair, transparent and credible. We stand by the Result. Our attention has been drawn to media reports of controversy over the results of the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for ImoState which was held on Monday, December 8th, 2014 at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, the Imo State Capital. We wish to make the following points to set the records straight and clear any doubt about the conduct of the primary and its outcome that may have been planted in the minds of unsuspecting members of the public: i. The primary was conducted in a most peaceful manner devoid of wrangling, rancor, and bickering as duly accredited delegates, aspirants, agents of aspirants and members of the Electoral Panel as well as State Chairmanof the party participated, observed and undertook the exercise in an orderly manner. The exercise was also witnessed and observed by the Media, INEC, Police and SSS. ii. The exercise was conducted in accordance with due process and in line with the guidelines set for the primary election and duly adhered to by the Electoral Panel as certified by delegates, aspirants and their agents in the full glare of the media which was fully present; iii. The process of election started with strict and painstaking accreditation of all delegates. A total of 1064 delegates were accredited for voting. Voting, Sorting, Counting and Announcement/ Declaration of Results were done in the open. Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha polled the highest number of votes, totaling 346 to beat his closest rival in the race, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume who scored 336 votes. The other candidates and their scores were also announced publicly. Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha was accordingly declared winner of the Imo governorship primary at the venue of the election. For emphasis, this outcome was arrived at, agreed to and announced to the anxious crowd at the stadium with the full consent of agents of all the aspirants gathered. There was no dissension whatsoever by the candidates or their agents. Having successfully concluded our assignment, we have submitted our Report to the National Secretariat of our party. All the materials, including used and unused ballot papers for the election are all accounted for and is in custody of the party for verification, if necessary. Rt. Hon. Terngu Tsegba Chairman, PDP Governorship Electoral Panel, Imo State.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:32:18 +0000
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