The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared inconclusive, the result of Imo North Senatorial District rerun election, conducted on Saturday, July 23.

The results of Oru East and Isiala Mbano State Constituencies were also declared inconclusive following reported cases of shootings in some communities of the two constituencies.

The shootings were reported at Okata and Amiri in Oru East, while snatching of ballot boxes characterised the election in some communities in Isiala Mbano area.

The INEC Returning Officer for Imo North Senatorial District, Prof. Arinze Agbogu,  who announced the result on Sunday, said Ben Uwajumogu, APC’s senatorial candidate, polled 48,921.

Agbogu also announced that PDP’s Athan Achonu scored 40,142 votes to emerge second in the already declared result.

Agbogu explained that the exercise was cancelled in 15 polling units with a total of 13,000 registered voters.

According to him, the difference between the candidate with the highest score and the second stood at 8,777 votes.