Anastasia Okechukwu
Anambra State Election Petitions Tribunal has received thirty-one petitions from various candidates of different political parties in the State.
The secretary of the tribunal, Mr Muazu Bagudu, in Awka on Friday said while the filing of petitions for the National Assembly election had closed, that of the state Assembly election was still on.
According to Punch, Truth Live News gathered that seven of the 31 petitions were from the Senate, while 24 were from the House of Representatives. No petition has been received for the state Assembly election.
The senatorial candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Chris Azubogu, Labour Party, Obinna Uzoh and the Peoples Democratic Party, Chris Uba, are challenging the declaration of the Young Progressives Party candidate, Ifeanyi Ubah, as senator-elect for Anambra South senatorial zone.
In Anambra North senatorial zone, Stella Oduah of the PDP is challenging the declaration of Mr Tony Nwoye of the LP as senator-elect.
Also, in Anambra Central, Mr Dozie Nwankwo of APGA and Mrs Helen Mbakwe of the New Nigeria Peoples Party are challenging the declaration of Chief Victor Umeh of the Labour Party as senator-elect.