INEC declares Uzodimma winner of Imo gov election

The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee has introduced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, because the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday.

The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who can be the Vice-Chancellor, Federal College, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, introduced the outcomes on Sunday morning at INEC’s state collation centre in Owerri, the state capital.

He declared Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress because the winner of the election with 540,308, votes whereas Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering got here a distant second with a complete of 71,503 votes.

Athan Achonu of the Labour Social gathering polled 64,081 votes to return third within the election.

Anthony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance garnered 6,392 votes to return fourth and Jack Ogunewe of the Motion Alliance got here fifth with 5,756 votes.

The state’s Returning Officer mentioned, “I, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, I used to be the Returning officer for the Imo state governorship election held on November 11, 2023. That the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Good Hope Uzodimma, having scored the best variety of votes and happy the necessities of the regulation, is hereby declared the winner of the election and returned elected.”

The outcomes introduced by INEC confirmed that Uzodimma swept all of the 27 Native Authorities Areas of the state.

With this outcome, Uzodimma will likely be sworn – in for a second time period in workplace on January 14, 2024.

Earlier, the State Agent of the LP, Callistus Ihejiagwa, was overwhelmed and bundled out of the state Collation centre after he protested the outcomes introduced by the Native Authorities Areas Retuning officers.

He mentioned that the outcomes have been manipulated within the favour of the APC candidate.

The state Agent of the PDP, Kissinger Ikeokwu, instantly left the collation centre.

Nonetheless, PDP and LP had on Saturday evening referred to as for an outright cancelation of the ballot.

The PDP candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, in a press convention, mentioned that the election was rigged within the favour of Uzodimma.

Additionally, the deputy governorship candidate of the LP, Tony Nwulu, mentioned that the safety brokers offered safety for INEC workers and APC members to rig the ballot.

He mentioned that the place of his occasion was for INEC to cancel the election.