The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared a Supervisory Presiding officer in the ongoing gubernatorial election in Anambra State missing.

The Collation Officer of Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra, Dr. Gabriel Odor, alleged that the INEC official disappeared with 42 result sheets, according to The Daily Trust.

He announced this at the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, the State Capital, during the final collation of results on Sunday.

Odor, University of Calabar lecturer, said because of the development, elections could not hold in the affected areas.

As the ongoing results collation continues, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APGA), won in Idemili South.

He scored a total of 2,312 votes to defeat Mr Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 2,016 votes and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who secured 1,039 votes

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