EC declares Lucy Akello winner of by-election Amuru Electoral Commission on last night declared Lucy Akello the opposition candidate winner of the Amuru Woman MP in the just concluded by election. Akello who contested with five other contestants garnered 7,420 votes beating her closest rival Jane Frances Amongin Okilli who contested on NRM ticket and got 6701 votes of the total votes cast. Other Contestant Acan Pauline independent got 775 votes, Suzan Adokorach Bwot Conservative Party got 300 votes while Caroline Aber garnered 146 vote out of the total 15,342 vote casted. Akello in her maiden speech told Favor FM that she is happy to have been chosen by the people of Amuru ditrict. She noted that she will work towards bringing development and prosperity to the people of Amuru who have shown trust in her. Sam Olet, the Registrar Amuru Electoral Commission who announced the by election results observed that the elections were free and fair. The electoral commission Chairman Mr Badru Kigundu who was present during the tallying and announcement of the election results expressed his gratitude toward the peacefulness observed during the by election. He however advised the winner of the election to instill civility and remain out of commercialized elections, adding that she should work along the footstep of Betty Atuku Bigombe the former holder of the seat. The release of the election results was however delayed for close to an hour after election results from Otong Primary School polling station in Gaya Parish Pabbo Sub County went missing. The ballot box seal was cut in an attempt to get the results but the results were never found which caused drama in the tallying room with the opposition members demanding for the release of the results. Attempts to grill the supervisor of the polling station to explain the cause of the missing election results were futile thus prompting the registrar to announce the results less by one polling station.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:43:24 +0000
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