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Two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been arrested by the police in Anambra. They were said to have attempted to disrupt the electoral process at the Ozugbe axis of Anambra East local government area. According to TVC News, the duo, who had no form of identification on them, were attacked by a mob. They were accused of approaching the voting area with the intention of attacking electoral officials and prospective voters. The security operatives present were said to have succeeded in returning calm to the area. It could be recalled that in Anambra State, the police averted what could have been a major disaster in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State.

The Anambra governorship election that held today witnessed high turnout of voters in virtually all the 21 local government areas of the state under an unprecedented peaceful atmosphere in the history of elections in the state. From all indications, the election was a straight fight between the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as early results at the various polling units showed the two parties dominating lead in the results with most of the other 35 parties that entered for the election scoring zero. However, the election may have thrown up a new trend where political leaders in the state were able to deliver their polling units irrespective of their political parties. The trend saw the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning in Agulu Ward 2 polling unit 19, Amatutu of former Governor Peter Obi; APC winning in Prince Arthur Eze’s Ukpo Ward 1, Ekwueme Hall polling units and also in Nkwoide Ward 1, Alor of Minister of Labour, Dr Chr...

The interim national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ben Obi, lost his ward to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. There was wild jubilation as APGA emerged clear winner of the four polling units, garnering 69, 63, 27, 34 to relegate the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 47, 33, 22, 10 and PDP with 35, 33, 31, 8 to the first and second runners-up. Speaking earlier to Sunday Sun before casting his vote, Sen Obi, had expressed mixed feelings that though his party had done vigorous campaign to win the election, the incumbency factor would certainly be a big issue in deciding the final outcome of the election. Dismissing his influence on the electorates in his senatorial districts, some of the voters said that PDP would have won the Ward landslide if he had related very well with them. Reacting to the election, Sen Obi said: “I have been receiving reactions from the state by virtue of my position as the nat...