The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended “all further proceedings and actions” on the Imo North senatorial election, which it earlier declared inconclusive in March general election.
Mallam Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the decision in compliance with an ex-parte order mandating it to do so.
“Further to our statement of 4th April 2019 on the setting up of a committee by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the veracity or otherwise of allegations of misconduct in the Imo North Senatorial Election, the Commission wishes to inform the public that the Committee has completed its assignment," the commission said in a statement.
Before the rerun, Ndubueze Patrick, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was leading Uwajumogu, his closest opposition who is also the incumbent senator and the APC candidate.