Former Delta State governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost in the Delta South Senatorial District election to incumbent Senator James Manager of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared PDP’s Manager the winner after polling a total of 258, 812 votes to while Uduaghan got 125,776 votes.
However, Uduaghan has called for the cancellation of the election, saying it was massively rigged.
In a petition to the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, by his lawyer, E. Otaru, Uduaghan alleged that there were massive election malpractices “perpetrated through voter intimidation, where voters were compelled to vote against their conscience by thugs, who were openly brandishing various dangerous weapons.” Read more