NewsAnambra South Vacant Seat, Senate Admits Delay, As People Clamour For By-Election

Anambra South Vacant Seat, Senate Admits Delay, As People Clamour For By-Election

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By Ayodele Oni

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The people of Anambra South Senatorial District are agitating for a new person to represent them at the Senate six months after the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.

Ubah passed away in July last year while on holiday abroad.

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In line with the  Constitution, a bye election ought to have been conducted within 90 days after his demise. But this had not been done as INEC recently announced that it is not aware of his demise

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mazi Ejimofor Opara over the weekend urged the Senate to perform its functions by communicating to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the vacant Anambra South Senatorial District seat at the red chamber.

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The APGA spokesman maintained that “Much as we do not know the communication channel between INEC and the Senate, we urge both bodies to do the needful and save the electorates of Anambra South Senatorial District the pains of not having a representative at the Red Chambers.”

Reacting to the call,  Senate over the weekend allayed  fears being entertained at various quarters over the delay in the conduct of the bye election for Anambra South Senatorial District.

INEC had through the Anambra Resident Electoral Commission, (REC) Dr Elizabeth Agu stated that the Senate is yet to inform the Commission officially about the death of Sen Ifeanyi Ubah a development that is currently unsettling the polity.

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According to the Chief Of Staff to the Senate President, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, the Senate is working on the process of informing the INEC about the death and vacancy of Anambra South Senatorial District seat.

“We have processes for the information to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and we are working on the relevant processes.

“In the shortest time possible the INEC would be furnished with the necessary correspondence in order to give impetus for the conduct of the bye election”

Akubueze further urged the electorate in Anambra South Senatorial District to be calm as the Senate would certainly do the needful for the vacant seats to be filled .

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“For the people in Anambra South Senatorial District there is nothing to fear about because the Senate would in the short while do the needful for the purposes of conducting a bye election in the Zone.”


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