INEC announces results for Imo, Rivers, Anambra, Delta, Edo, FCT, others, as Obi clinches more states

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, the winner in the elections conducted in Imo State.

Announcing the results on Tuesday, in Owerri was Charles Esimone, the State’s returning officer.

According to him, Obi had 352,904 while Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress scored 66,171 votes.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 30,044 while Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) had 1,536 votes.

However, the final results were collated in 26 out of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the State.

He said owing to violence in Njaba LGA, result was not collated.

LP leading in Rivers election, as results from two councils awaited

Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is leading in Rivers State, with the presidential election results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 21 out of the 23 local government areas in the state.

He is leading his closest rival, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with over 23,000 votes.

Obi has polled 171,998 votes so far, while Tinubu scored 148,970 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party, which is the ruling party in the state, scored 84,992 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party scored 1,115 votes.

Obi’s largest votes came from Port Harcourt City Local Government Area where he scored 62,451 votes, while Atiku scored 7,203 votes, followed by Tinubu, who scored 5,562 votes. Kwankwaso scored 301.

Meanwhile, results are still being expected from two remaining local government areas – Obio-Akpor and Degema.

The collation officer for the election in the state had adjourned the collation of results over an alleged threat to his life by some supporters of a political party.

So far, results from 21 local government areas have been collated. Results are expected from two local government areas – Obio-Akpor and Degema.

The two remaining LGAs are those of Governor Nyesom Wike and his Deputy, Ipalibo Banigo. While Wike hails from Obio-Akpor, his Deputy is from Degema LGA.

There have been reports of attacks and suppression of voters in the state.

Obi wins as all FCT results announced

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has won the election in the federal capital territory (FCT).

Obi defeated Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the summation of all six area councils in the FCT.

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came a distant third.

Total results below:

APC: 90,902

PDP: 74,199

LP: 281,717

NNPP: 13,247

Registered voters: 152,6902

Accredited voters: 478,923

Total Valid vote: 460,080

Total Rejected votes: 18,581

Total votes cast: 486,652

Obi leads in 15 Anambra LGAs declared

Similarly, in Anambra State, Peter Obi has won in 15 local government areas from the results officially announced by the INEC in the state.

Obi also won in Aguata LGA, the hometown of Governor Charles Soludo, scoring 37,478 out of the 40,387 votes cast, beating his closest rival, the candidate of APGA, who scored 712.

The LP candidate also won in Dunukofia LGA, the hometown of a business mogul, Chief Arthur Eze, scoring 18,715 out of the 20,198 votes cast. The PDP scored 428 votes.

Six council areas are still being awaited.

LP wins in Abia

The LP also made inroads into Abia State as its presidential candidate, Mr Obi won the presidential election in the state.

Obi, who cleared the 17 council areas, scored 327, 085 votes ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, who came a distant second with 22,676 votes.

The APC candidate, Bola Tinubu, crawled behind with 8,914 votes, followed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, which got only 3,943 votes.

According to the results collated by the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Alex Ekwueme University Abakaliki, Professor Abel Ezeoha, the number of registered voters in the state was 2, 120, 808.

He gave the number of accredited voters as 384,468, while the valid voters were 381,683.

According to the State Collation Officer, the total number of rejected voters were 11,646.

Obi wins 11 LGAs in Delta, as Elumelu loses seat to LP’s Okolie

In Delta State, the LP presidential candidate is suffocating the PDP’s Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa by winning 11 of the 16 council areas announced out of the 25 Local Government Areas by the INEC.

His closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has won in six local government areas of the state.

The council areas where Obi won are Ika South, Aniocha North, Ethiope West, Oshimili North, Ndokwa West, Ukwuani, Aniocha South, Ethiope East, Sapele, Ndokwa East and Oshimili South Local Government Areas as announced by the various LG Returning Officers.

Atiku won in Ika North-East, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North and Burutu.

Meanwhile, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Ndudi Elumelu lost Saturday’s election to Labour Party’s candidate for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Mr Ngozi Okolie.

Okolie was declared the winner by the Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency, Professor Kenneth Abaraibe, at the INEC collation Centre in the Oshimili South Local Government secretariat.

The LP candidate scored 53, 879 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Ndudi Elumelu who polled 33, 466.

Similarly, the candidate of the PDP, in the Ethiope Federal Constituency, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, clinched the House of Representatives seat for the constituency.

Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, was elected and secured 20,814, while her closet rival, Halims Agoda of the APC polled 15,172 votes

In the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, the PDP candidate, Mr Nnamdi Ezechi clinched the House of Representatives seat for the constituency.

Ezechi polled 22,622 votes while the APC candidate, Chief Johnson Opone scored 14,958.

Obi wins in Edo

Hurricane Obi also swept through Edo State where the LP candidate has been declared winner in the state.

INEC’s collation officer in Edo State, Prof. Nyaudoh Ndaeyo said Obi polled 331,163 to win the state, while the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu scored 144,471. The PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar came third by scoring 89,585, Rabiu Kwakwanso of the NNPP scored 2,743, while the ZLP scored 4082.

Ndaeyo said 603, 894 voters were accredited out of the 2,501,081, who registered for the exercise, the valid votes were 581,266, rejected votes were 19,129, and the votes cast were 600,395.

The 12 LGs won by Obi include Igueben, Esan Central, Esan North-East, Egor, Esan South-East, Esan West, Uhunmwonde, Orhionmwon, Ovia South-West, Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha and Ovia North-East, while APC won in six LGAs of Owan West, Owan East, Akoko-Edo, Etsako Central, Etsako West and Etsako East.

At the end of the collation agents of LP, PDP and APC, of the 18 participating political parties, signed the collated results.

LP wins first senatorial seat in Edo

Labour Party has won its first-ever senatorial seat in the country, as it recorded the feat in Edo State where its candidate, Mr Neda Imasuen, won the Edo South Senatorial District election.

Imasuen was announced the winner of the contest defeating both the APC and PDP.

Announcing the results, yesterday, INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Julius Obasuyi said Imasuen polled 167,250 votes while his closest rival, Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen of the PDP garnered 61,749, while Valentine Asuen of the APC scored 57,933.