Breaking: Main loss for PDP as INEC Lastly Declares Winner of Abia Governorship Election

• The winner of the 2023 governorship election in Abia state was lastly declared on Wednesday, March 22, by INEC
• Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner, asserting that he scored 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe
• Ahiwe, the governorship candidate of the PDP within the Abia state governorship election, polled 88,529 votes

Umuahia, Abia state – The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has declared the Labour Social gathering (LP) governorship candidate in Abia, Alex Otti, because the winner of the March 18 ballot within the southeast state.

Otti polled 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) who polled 88,529 votes.

Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Younger Peoples Social gathering (YPP) scored 28,972 votes, Channels TV reported.

Legit.ng gathers that the Labour Social gathering governorship candidate additionally received 10 of the 17 native authorities areas within the state, PDP obtained six whereas the YPP obtained one.

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The Returning Officer of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) within the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner on Wednesday night, March 22, on the resumption of the ultimate collation of governorship election ends in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

“That Otti Alex Chioma of Labour Social gathering having glad the requirement of the legislation is hereby declared the winner of the election,” stated Nnannaya-Oti, who’s the Vice Chancellor of the Federal College of Know-how, Owerri.

2023 Abia governorship election: Full outcomes by events

A – 1,528

AA – 474

AAC – 298

ADC – 2,529

ADP – 601

APC – 24,091

APGA – 18,119

APM – 572

APP – 11,728

BP – 1,141

LP – 175,467

NNPP – 2,068

NRM – 472

PDP – 88,529

PRP – 168

SDP – 773

YPP – 28,972

ZLP – 1,011

Reactions path Alex Otti’s victory

CVJ Vincent PAGE commented on Fb:

“PDP betrays the Igbos. So that they should lose all of the Japanese states.”

Mi Chael stated:

“Congrats Otti, work for Abịa folks, dredge the Lake, Be variety and ship for Abia folks.”

Ikwo Jesus stated:

“Labour Social gathering we’re taking on progressively simply wait and see it’s only a matter of time this nation should obey LP.”

Egbe Onyeka stated:

“Keep in mind to probe all of the previous governors of Abia state.”

Buhari boasts, explains how he stopped vote-buying throughout 2023 normal elections

In one other report, President Muhammadu Buhari defined that he did his finest to make sure that vote-buying did not mar the 2023 normal elections.

The president whereas assembly with the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, on the State Home in Abuja, stated he instructed Nigerian electorates to gather cash from candidates vying for elective positions on the election however vote their conscience.

The president added that given the chance for a free and honest election and non-interference, as witnessed within the 2023 polls, Nigerians have confirmed able to deciding their leaders.

Supply: Legit.ng