Breaking: INEC declares Hope Uzodimma winner of Imo governorship election

Breaking: INEC declares Hope Uzodimma winner of Imo governorship election

Hope Uzodimma, the incumbent, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared the winner of Imo State governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Imo State, Prof Abayomi Fashina, announced Uzodimma as the winner.

According to the INEC’s state collation and returning officer, Abayomi Fasina, the candidate of the APC, Uzodimma got 540,308 votes.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who came second, polled a total vote of 71,503.

While that of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu came third position with a total number of 64,081 votes.

Meanwhile, below are the results from the 27 local government areas of Imo State as won by Hope Uzodimma:

Njaba LGA

Accredited Voters – 12,098

APC – 8,110
LP – 995
PDP – 2,404

Valid votes  – 11,736
Total votes – 12,030

Owerri North LGA 

APC – 8,536
LP – 4,386
PDP – 3,449

Valid votes – 17,440
Total votes cast – 18,016

Nwangele LGA
Registered voters – 55,535
Accredited voters  – 33,259

APC – 29,282
LP – 895
PDP – 2,132

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Breaking: INEC declares Hope Uzodimma winner of Imo governorship election