The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has won all 27 local government areas of the Imo governorship election that took place on Saturday.
He defeated his closest rivals, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Achonu Nneji of the Labour Party (LP), in 27 out of the 27 local government areas in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the election at the State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state capital, on Sunday morning. The state Returning Officer, Prof Abayomi Fashina, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, presided over the collation process that started around 02:30 am on Sunday.
Uzodimma, who is the incumbent governor of the state, secured a second term in office with a wide margin of votes over his opponents.
According to INEC, the election had a total of 2,419,922 registered voters in the state, out of which 2,318,919 collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The voter turnout was 51.23%, with 1,239,765 valid votes and 12,345 rejected votes.
After announcing the results of the 27 local government areas, Prof Fashina declared that the collation centre would take a one-hour break before the final declaration of the winner. He urged the agents of the parties and the observers to remain calm and peaceful.
Earlier at the collation centre, the state agent for the Labour Party, Callistus Ihejiagwa, was beaten and thrown out of the venue for raising objections to the results being announced by the Returning Officers from the local government areas.
Following the assault, the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Kissinger Ikeokwu, left the venue.
The candidates of the PDP and the Labour Party on Saturday night called for the cancellaton of the election after alleging rigging by the APC with the support of INEC and security agents.
IKEDURU LGA
Registered voters: 119,987
Accredited voters: 33662
APC: 22, 356
Labour Party: 1, 377
PDP: 7, 258
Number of valid votes: 32,183
Number of votes cast: 32, 712
OGUTA LGA
Registered voters: 95,152
Accredited voters: 64,260
APC: 57, 310
PDP: 2,653
LP: 1,941
Total valid votes 63,675
Total votes cast 63947
IDEATO SOUTH LGA
Registered voters: 79,361
Accredited voters: 21,935
APC: 16,891
LP: 1,649
PDP: 2,469
Valid votes: 21,370
Total votes cast: 21,650
ABOH MBAISE LGA
Registered voters: 111,207
Accredited voters: 16,084
APC: 9,638
LP: 2,455
PDP: 1,724
ORSU LGA
Accredited voters: 19,139
APC: 18,003
LP: 813
PDP: 624
Valid votes 19,589
Votes cast 19,795
OKIGWE LGA
Registered voters: 75,410
Accredited voters: 63,935
APC: 55,585
LP: 2,655
PDP: 1,688
Valid votes: 62,970
Total votes cast: 63,935
ISIALA MBANO LGA
Registered voters: 99,076
Accredited voters: 15,911
APC: 10,860
LP: 2,419
PDP: 1,659
OWERRI WEST LGA
Registered voters: 140, 242
Accredited voters: 16, 296
APC: 9, 205
LP: 2, 597
PDP: 3, 305
OBOWO LGA
Registered voters: 68,690
Accredited voters: 22,214
APC: 17,514
LP: 3,404
PDP: 712
Total valid votes: 21,907
Total votes cast: 22,171
EHIME MBANO LGA
Number of registered voters: 79,212
Number of accredited voters: 13,027
APC: 6,632
LP: 4, 958
PDP: 681
Number of valid votes: 12,484
Number of votes cast: 12,782
ORU WEST LGA
Accredited voters 42,965
APC: 38,026
LP: 1,867
PDP: 987
Total valid votes – 41373
Total votes cast – 42318
NJABA LGA
Accredited Voters – 12098
APC – 8110
LP – 995
PDP – 2404
Valid votes – 11736
Total votes – 12030
OWERRI NORTH LGA
Registered voters – 134,555
Accredited voters – 18,398
APC – 8536
LP – 4386
PDP – 3449
Valid votes – 17440
Total votes cast – 18016
NWANGELE LGA
Registered voters – 55535
Accredited voters – 33259
APC – 29282
LP – 895
PDP – 2132
Valid votes – 32597
Votes cast – 32959
OWERRI MUNICIPAL LGA
Registered voters – 134169
Accredited voters – 11110
APC – 5324
LP – 2914
PDP – 2180
Valid votes – 10813
Votes cast – 11054
ONUIMO LGA
Registered voters – 36717
Accredited voters – 18405
APC – 13434
LP – 1753
PDP – 2676
Valid votes – 18240
Total votes cast – 18276
NGOR-OKPALA LGA
Registered voters – 102048
Accredited voters – 22111
APC – 14143
LP – 2716
PDP – 3451
Valid votes – 21492
Total votes cast – 22003
ORU EAST LGA
Registered voters – 85080
Accredited voters – 74324
APC – 67315
LP – 3443
PDP – 2202
Valid votes – 74286
Total votes cast – 74290
ISU LGA
Registered voters – 55203
Accredited voters – 15974
APC – 11312
LP – 1253
PDP – 2508
Valid votes – 15776
Total votes cast – 15932
AHIAZU MBAISE LGA
Registered voters – 98887
Accredited voters – 16097
APC – 8369
LP – 2214
PDP – 3507
Valid votes – 15353
Total votes cast – 15878
NKWERRE LGA
Registered voters – 59926
Accredited voters – 26993
APC – 22488
LP – 1320
PDP – 2632
Valid votes – 26764
Total votes cast – 26906
MBAITOLI LGA
Number of registered voters: 153, 284
Number of accredited voters: 24,186
APC: 12, 556
LP: 4, 007
PDP: 5, 343
Number of Valid votes: 23, 014
Number of votes cast: 23, 986
IHITTE/ UBOMA LGA
Number of registered voters: 52108
Number of accredited voters: 17, 537
APC: 11, 099
LP: 2, 766
PDP: 3, 077
Number of valid votes: 17, 358
Number of votes cast: 17, 537
IDEATO NORTH LGA
Number of registered voters: 86906
Number of accredited voters: 9, 609
APC: 5, 271
LP: 1, 522
PDP: 2, 062
Number of valid votes: 9, 161
Number of votes cast: 9, 550
OHAJI/ EGBEMA LGA
Number of registered voters: 107,456
Number of accredited voters: 21,366
APC: 14, 962
LP: 1, 506
PDP: 3, 694
Number of valid votes: 20, 755
Number of votes cast: 21, 249
ORLU LGA
Number of registered voters: 103, 223
Number of accredited voters: 49, 229
APC: 37, 614
LP: 2, 424
PDP: 3, 690
Number of valid votes: 48, 027
Number of votes cast: 48, 386
