Declare winner of Abia guber, Alex Oti without further delay, Israel Ibeleme urges INEC

Dr. Israel Ibeleme, the chief executive officer of the Israel Ibeleme Foundation (IFF), has urged the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce Alex Oti as the winner of the Abia state governorship election held on March 18, 2023, without delay so as not to irritate Abians.

Ibeleme, who is also an Abia native, made this statement in the wee hours of March 20, 2023.

He stated, “According to preliminary results compiled from 16 Local Government Areas, Dr. Alex Oti of the Labour Party won in all 16 areas by a wide margin, and he wondered why INEC is withholding his declaration as the winner 48 hours after statewide compilation of results began.”

Ibeleme further cautioned INEC to adhere to its constitutional and statutory role as a referee and to prevent any unscrupulous element in Abia from subverting the will of the people, which was manifested massively through the 18th March 2023 election.

As a result, he urged INEC to declare Dr. Alex Oti the winner of the Abians’ mandate, as the victory is crucial and crucial to the people, who have yearned since 1999 to be liberated from the woes caused by the absence of good governance.

Recall that the Labour Party candidate, Alex Oti, issued a statement on Sunday evening accusing the governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, of attempting to subvert the will of the people by coercing INEC officials to announce the PDP candidate at gunpoint. And that he won 16 of the 17 LGAs, making him the victor of the election.

(TNT)