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PDP wins Akwa Ibom Guber Election

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

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