Anambra Election – Obiano is the winner

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Mr. Willy Obiano, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, as the winner of the Anambra State governorship election.

Obiano was declared winner early Sunday morning by the returning officer, Prof James Opoke, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar.

He said the APGA candidate satisfied all the requirements of the law by polling the majority vote and secured at least 25 percent votes in two third of the 21 local government areas in the state.

A supplementary election was held in 210 polling units after the commission declared the exercise inconclusive in some wards in the affected council areas.

Obiano polled a total of 180, 178 votes while Tony Nwoye of the PDP came second with 97, 700 votes.

Chris Ngige of the APC and Ifeanyi Ubah of the Labour party came third and fourth, respectively, with 95, 963 and 37, 495 votes.

According to the results already released by the INEC, total number of votes cast is 442, 242; total number of valid votes stood at 425, 254 and total number of rejected votes put at 16, 988.

APGA won in 16 council areas- Aguata, Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka North, Awka South, Ekwusigo, Ihiala, Njikoka, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Orumba North and Orumba South.

The PDP won in Oyi and Dunukofia, APC won in Idemili North and South, while labour party won in Nnewi North.

Meanwhile, party members, observers and journalists are still at the INEC office in Awka expecting the final declaration of the winner by the commission.

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