LP’s Otti wins Abia governorship election

Labour Occasion’s Alex Otti has been declared winner of the Abia State governorship election.

Otti was declared winner on Wednesday after scoring 175,467 within the election. Okey Ahiwe of Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) got here in second with 88,529.

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Otti had been in clear lead since Sunday. Of the ten LGAs in by then, LP had polled 65,968 votes, whereas its closest rival, PDP polled 53,042 votes.

The LGAs embrace Ukwa East: LP 2273; PDP 2329, Ukwa West: LP 2833; PDP 4622, Bende: LP 9886; PDP 3410, Isialangwa North: LP 7323; PDP 21,741.

Others are Isialangwa South: LP 7589; PDP 9093; Arochukwu: LP 12,689; PDP 1,280, Ugwunagbo: LP 2,153; PDP 2,538, Isuikwuato: LP 8228; PDP 2204, Ikwuano: LP 7054; PDP 2,427 and Umunneochi: LP 5940; PDP 3,198.

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The state returning officer promised that each one the outcomes can be reviewed and decided in opposition to the backdrop of alleged infractions, together with outbreak of violence, snatching of poll containers with the papers and manhandling of INEC officers in some LGAs, according to the provisions of the Electoral Act.

NAN experiences that there have been allegations and counter-allegations of infractions, particularly by the Collation Brokers of LP and PDP, Messrs Acho Obioma and Charles Esonu, respectively.


In the meantime, the headquarters of INEC in a tweet on its Twitter deal with Sunday afternoon, wrote that: “Thugs have invaded our Obingwa Native Authorities Space workplace in Abia State.


“Safety companies have been alerted.


“The Fee is monitoring the state of affairs and can challenge a press release shortly.


NAN experiences that outcomes from the remaining seven LGAs, together with Obingwa, had but to be dropped at the Collation Centre on the time of adjournment.