BREAKING: Uzodimma defeats Anyanwu, Achonu to win Imo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Imo governorship election conducted on Saturday.
The INEC chief Returning officer for Imo and Vic Chancellor of Federal University, Uyo, Ekiti State, Prof. Abayomi Fasina who announced the poll Sunday morning, said that the APC candidate scored 540,308 votes to emerge victorious.
The PDP candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu polled 71503 votes to come a distance second.
The Labour Party candidate in the election, Senator Athan Achonu garnered 64081 votes while APGA’s Tony Ejiogu and AA Jack Ogunewe scored 6392 and 5756 respectively.
The returning officer said by the power conferred on him as the INEC Returning officer “I thereby declared Uzodimma winner of the Imo state governorship election having satisfied the requirement of the law he is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.
See the results below
A 1017
AA 5756
AAC 537
ADC 3178
ADP 2947
APC 540308
APGA 6392
APM 328
APP 306
BP 617
LP 64081
NNPP 1062
NRM 344
PDP 71503
PRP 265
SDP 717
YDP 1175
ZLP 805
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