Former Reps member and Deputy Speaker, Honourable Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared as the winner of the Governorship election in Imo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer of the State, Mr. Francis Chukwuemeka Otonta.
The announcement was made on Monday, after the initial suspension of the process of announcing the results due to violence. But Mr Otonta who had earlier feared for his life, announced the candidate of PDP, Emeka Ihedioha, winner of the governorship election.
Mr Otonta announced the votes earned by the various political parties across the 27 local government areas. According to the state Returning Officer, while giving the summary of the exercise as it happened in the 27 local government areas in the state, said that Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP, won the election with the total votes of 273,404 to humble other candidates in the race. He said the number of registered was voters 222,1008 and accredited voters 823,743.
The total votes cast; 714,355, rejected votes; 251,30; and then the total votes according to Otonta, was 739,485.
In Otonta’s record, other governorship candidates, the Action Action, AA, Uche Nwosu, got 190,364, Ifeanyi Araraume of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, 114,676; Accord Party, AP, Ikedi Ohakim, polled 6,846