Breaking: INEC Declares Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi winner of March 9 Governorship Election in Enugu State – By Louis Amoke

    Declaring Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi winner of the Enugu State gubernatorial contest, the State Collation/Returning Officer for the governorship poll, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, the Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, stated that the governor, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in all the 17 Local Government Areas and polled 449,935 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 10,423 votes.

    Gov. Ugwuanyi won the election with 95.54 percent of valid votes cast, while the APC candidate polled 2.21 percent.

    Prof. Ahaneku, disclosed that reports from the Local Government Collation Officers in the 17 LGAs showed that the exercise was peaceful, free, fair and deviod of violence, adding that it was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Electoral Act and INEC rules and regulations.

    Invoking the powers conferred on him, Prof. Ahaneku declared the full election result details as follows:

    1. Enugu South

    APC 533

    PDP 17,513

    2. Aninri LGA

    APC 496

    PDP 21,450

    3. Awgu LGA

    APC 1,232

    PDP 23,025

    4. Ezeagu LGA

    APC 255

    PDP 21,448

    5. Isi-Uzo

    APC 284

    PDP 19,698

    6. Nkanu West

    PDP 30,698

    APC 243

    7. Igbo-Etiti

    APC 1,223

    PDP 25,557

    8. Nsukka

    PDP 51,207

    APC 572

    9. Oji River

    PDP 22,369

    APC 536

    10. Udenu

    PDP 39,437

    APC 394

    11. Udi

    PDP 25,124

    APC 823

    12. Igbo-Eze North

    PDP 30,666

    APC 1,607

    13. Enugu North

    PDP 15,120

    APC 276

    14. Enugu East

    APC 352

    PDP 22,300

    15. Igbo-Eze South

    APC 705

    PDP 38,326

    16. Nkanu East

    APC 636

    PDP 23,118

    17. Uzo-Uwani

    APC 256

    PDP 22,879

    Total votes scored:

    PDP: 449,935

    APC: 10,423

    Indeed, it has ended in Praise! #amokelouis

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