By Odo Ogenyi, Uyo
Pastor Umo Bassey, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Akwa Ibom State has been declared the governor-elect of the State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Making the declaration at INEC headquarters in Uyo, on Sunday, the INEC Returning Officer for the state, Professor Emmanuel Adigio who is also the Vice Chancellor of Nigeria Maritime University, Delta State said, “having satisfied the requirements of the Law and scored the highest number of votes , I hereby declare Umo Eno of PDP the winner and returned elected”
He said that out of the 644,080 valid votes cast, PDP polled 354,348 votes to emerge the winner while the closest challenger, the Young Progressives Party,YPP scored 136,262 votes.
He further said that APC scored a total votes of 129,602, NNPP scored 12,509 while the Labour party polled a total votes of 4,746.
Out of the 31 LGAs in the State, PDP won 29 council areas while YPP won in Ikono and Ibiono Ibom
Meanwhile, the party agent of the YPP, Amb Kelvin Umoh refused to sign the result sheet because of alleged irregularities and violence in the election while that of the APC, Ekperikpe Ekpo signed in protest.
The result as announced on each LGAs include:
Uyo LGA
APC – 8,267
PDP – 25,149
LP – 1,447
NNPP – 3,229
YPP – 13,810
Ibiono Ibom LGA
APC – 398
PDP – 7,066
LP – 29
NNPP – 454
YPP – 21,992
Ika LGA
APC – 2,908
PDP – 4,361
LP – 07
NNPP – 160
YPP – 1, 301
Mbo LGA
APC – 4,167
PDP – 6,635
LP – 22
NNPP – 60
YPP – 1,128
Obot Akra LGA
APC – 4,022
PDP – 10,884
LP – 72
NNPP – 156
YPP – 2,454
Ikot Ekpene LGA
APC – 6,848
PDP – 14,495
LP – 562
NNPP – 437
YPP – 5,873
Abak LGA
APC – 11,249
PDP – 12,847
LP – 436
NNPP – 342
YPP – 4,954
Urue Offong Oruko LGA
APC – 3,471
PDP – 5,088
LP – 30
NNPP – 58
YPP – 2,332
Udung Uko LGA
APC – 2,006
PDP – 3,959
YPP – 1,475
LP – 19
Uruan LGA
APC – 5,623
YPP – 3,160
PDP – 12,740
LP – 96
Ikono LGA
APC – 1,502
YPP – 13,909
PDP – 11,343
LP – 38
Ini LGA
APC – 883
PDP – 10,058
YPP – 6,325
LP – 36
Esit Eket LGA
APC – 2,488
PDP – 9,599
YPP – 1,765
LP – 12
Ibeno LGA
APC – 904
PDP – 5,626
YPP – 1,932
LP – 53
Nsit Ubium LGA
APC – 1,673
PDP – 9,359
YPP – 1,053
LP – 55
Etinan LGA
APC – 4,100
PDP – 15,439
YPP – 3,866
LP – 74
Okobo LGA
APC – 3,599
PDP – 7,260
YPP – 3,061
LP – 185
Nsit Ibom LGA
APC – 7,921
PDP – 11,560
YPP – 897
LP – 58
Oron LGA
APC – 3,164
PDP – 6,295
YPP – 2,624
LP – 76
Eastern Obolo LGA
APC – 622
PDP – 5,180
YPP – 1,538
LP – 21
Itu LGA
APC – 2,486
PDP -10, 950
YPP – 9, 326
LP – 199
Ikot Abasi LGA
APC – 2,360
PDP -13,559
YPP – 1,943
LP – 129
Eket LGA
APC – 4,770
PDP – 20,658
YPP – 4,151
LP – 425
Ukanafun LGA
APC – 5,036
PDP – 11,348
YPP – 2,124
LP – 33
Etim Ekpo LGA
APC – 4,368
PDP – 7,383
YPP – 2,429
LP – 55
Mkpat Enin LGA
APC – 3,303
PDP – 14,240
YPP – 2,695
LP – 219
Nsit Atai LGA
APC – 3,418
PDP – 9,938
YPP – 1,818
LP – 16
Essien Udim LGA
APC – 11, 833
PDP – 3, 754
YPP – 7, 601
LP – 90
Uruan LGA
APC – 5,287
LP – 3,024
PDP – 9,327
YPP – 1,621
Ibesikpo Asutan LGA
APC – 6480
LP – 3698
PDP – 9326
Oruk Anam LGA
APC – 6,743
PDP – 16381
LP – 82
NNPP – 397
YPP – 3775
