The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Delta South Senatorial District Election, Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, has been declared winner of Saturday's National Assembly election after a series of protests against alleged manipulation and doctored results from Warri South Local Government Area of the state.
A combined team of armed military and police on Tuesday brutalised and teargassed some Delta State women and youths who were protesting what they called “doctored” results from the Warri South Local Government Area of the state in the just concluded Delta South senatorial district elections held on Saturday.
As alleged plans to manipulate the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections continue in Delta South senatorial district, the Peoples Democratic Party in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta state has allegedly kidnapped four ad-hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party also allegedly bypassed the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) in Warri South, Warri North, Warri South West and Isoko North councils of the state.
Alleged plans by Delta state governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Ifeanyi Okowa, to manipulate the results of the concluded elections in Delta South senatorial district of the state have been uncovered, SaharaReporters has gathered.
As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the 2022 flood disaster in Delta State, residents of riverine communities in Isoko South and Ughelli North Local Councils have received relief materials.