By Emeka Samuel, Uyo
The PDP has won by a landslide in Akwa Ibom in the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted nationwide last Saturday.
The party’s Presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar polled a total of 397,830 votes and won in 28 out of the 30 local government areas where results were declared.
President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC polled a total of 170,220 and won in Mbo local and Essien Udim councils where elections would be reconducted in some of the wards in the area.
Elections were cancelled in Udung Uko due to intimidation of electoral officials by hoodlums in the area.
Collation Officer for the Presidential election in the state and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin Prof Osasere Orumense commended the efforts of the Electoral Officers and urged them to ensure a smooth conduct of electitin areas where elections were not held.
He expressed sadness over the conduct of some politicians in the area and called for restraint from them in future elections.
Elections were cancelled in most wards in Essien Udim where Akpabio hails from after INEC officials alleged massive electoral irregularities in most of the polling units in the area including votes cast being more than number of registered voters in most places.
The PDP have also won all the 10 House of Representatives seats and also in two of the three senatorial seats where results where declared.
There is still confusion over the result of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District where the PDP have alleged that Senator Akpabio is trying to manipulate result in his Essien Udim LGA after initial result according to the party indicated he has lost to the PDP candidate, former State Deputy Governor Chris Ekpeyong.
But the state INEC REC Barr Mike Igini who had admitted problems in the electoral process in the area explained that such problems would be rectified while the Senatorial election result would be announced in the Senatorial District headquarters at Ikot Ekpene after collation.
LGA summary of 2019 Presidential result as announced by INEC in Akwa Ibom
LGA – Mbo
APC – 5299
PDP – 4750
LGA – Ibeno
APC – 1011
PDP – 6373
LGA – Urueoffong Oruko
APC – 6111
PDP – 7431
LGA – Nsit Atai
APC – 6539
PDP – 11698
LGA – Obot Akara
APC – 6174
PDP – 12250
LGA – Mkpat Enin
APC – 3191
PDP – 13646
LGA – ONNA
APC – 1850
PDP – 21790
LGA – Ikot Abasi
APC – 5710
PDP – 8353
LGA – Eastern Obolo
APC – 1406
PDP – 8890
LGA – Ikono
APC – 3166
PDP – 8100
LGA – Ini
APC – 5646
PDP – 13344
LGA – Uruan
APC – 5437
PDP – 10624
LGA – Esit Eket
APC – 4105
PDP – 11148
LGA – Nsit Ubium
APC – 5840
PDP – 11575
LGA – Etinan
APC – 5223
PDP – 218452
LGA – Ika
APC – 3352
PDP – 10493
LGA – Nsit Ibom
APC – 5776
PDP – 12201
LGA – Oruk Anam
APC – 9796
PDP – 25587
LGA- Etim Ekpo
APC- 1892
PDP- 8228
LGA- Ukanafun
APC- 11378
PDP- 27830
LGA- Oron
APC- 3985
PDP- 5196
LGA- Ikot Ekpene
APC- 10343
PDP- 12461
LGA- Ibesikpo Asutan
APC- 6635
PDP- 12682
LGA- Uyo
APC- 12313
PDP- 21515
LGA- Itu
APC- 5682
PDP- 10431
LGA- Ibiono Ibom
APC- 10979
PDP- 32813
LGA- Eket
APC- 4102
PDP- 20451
LGA- Okobo
APC- 6748
PDP- 11447
LGA- Abak
APC- 7974
PDP- 12093
LGA- Essien Udim
APC- 7766
PDP- 5987
