BREAKING: INEC Finally Declares LP candidate as Winner of Abia Governorship Election

Labour Party takes over Abia from the PDP as INEC declares Alex Otti the winner of the 2023 guber election in the state.

The winner of the 2023 governorship election in Abia state was finally declared on Wednesday, March 22, by INEC

Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner, announcing that he scored 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey

Ahiwe Ahiwe, the governorship candidate of the PDP in the Abia state governorship election, polled 88,529 votes

Umuahia, Abia state – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Abia, Alex Otti, as the winner of the March 18 poll in the southeast state. Otti polled 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 88,529 votes.

Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) scored 28,972 votes, Channels TV reported.

The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner on Wednesday evening, March 22, at the resumption of the final collation of governorship election results in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief SIGN UP THANK YOU! Check your email and confirm your subscription You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Check your inbox to be the first to know the hottest news Home Politics POLITICS BREAKING: INEC Finally Declares Winner of Abia Governorship Election Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7:16 PM by Esther Odili Nurudeen Lawal The winner of the 2023 governorship election in Abia state was finally declared on Wednesday, March 22, by INEC Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner, announcing that he scored 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe Ahiwe, the governorship candidate of the PDP in the Abia state governorship election, polled 88,529 votes PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Umuahia, Abia state – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Abia, Alex Otti, as the winner of the March 18 poll in the southeast state. Otti polled 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 88,529 votes. Labour Party takes over Abia from the PDP as INEC declares Alex Otti the winner of the 2023 guber election in the state. Photo credit: Alex C. Otti Source: Facebook Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) scored 28,972 votes, Channels TV reported. READ ALSO Breaking: Winner of Abia state governorship election set to be declared as INEC finally resumes collation of results Legit.ng gathers that the Labour Party governorship candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one. PAY ATTENTION: Share your outstanding story with our editors! Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng! The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, declared Otti the winner on Wednesday evening, March 22, at the resumption of the final collation of governorship election results in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

“That Otti Alex Chioma of Labour Party having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner of the election,” said Nnannaya-Oti, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

2023 Abia governorship election: Full results by parties

A – 1,528

AA – 474

AAC – 298

ADC – 2,529

ADP – 601

APC – 24,091

APGA – 18,119

APM – 572

APP – 11,728

BP – 1,141

LP – 175,467

NNPP – 2,068

NRM – 472

PDP – 88,529

PRP – 168

SDP – 773

YPP – 28,972

ZLP – 1,011