The incumbent Governor of Imo State and APC Governorship candidate, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has been declared the winner of Imo Re-run Election.
In Imo, the All Progressives Congress finally won a guber position in the South East, as Rochas Okorocha was re-elected to his position.
In Imo, the All Progressives Congress finally won a guber position in the South East, as Rochas Okorocha was re-elected to his position.
Okorocha won convincingly and secured 20 out of the 23 local government areas in the state where the supplementary election was held, polling a total of 31,326 votes.
Owelle Rochas Okorocha
The PDP’s Emeka Ihedioha could muster only 13,624 votes.
The outcome of Saturday’s polls maintained the trend of Okorocha’s early lead in the polls.
Ihedioha had trailed Okorocha with 79,525 votes in the original election a fortnight ago.
However, due to electoral issues, the election was declared inconclusive by the returning officer, Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, two weeks ago, because the margin of victory between the top two contenders – the APC and the PDP – was less than the number of registered voters in areas where elections were not held or were cancelled due to irregularities, thus necessitating a supplementary election, as required by the electoral law.
Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe declared Okorocha the winner, having polled the highest number of votes and having satisfied the requirements of the law.
Okorocha polled a total of 416,996 votes out of the total 806,764 votes cast in the election.
Coming a second was Ihedioha with 320,705 and Emmanuel Ihenacho of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in distant third with 28,434 votes.
Okorocha supporters at the INEC office began singing a Christian praise titled “My helper” immediately he was announced winner.
“We want to assure the Imolites that their votes count and the expression of their gratitude in the works of His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha has been clearly registered through their votes,” said Alfred Anunugba, the APC agent.
“I’m optimistic that we are yet to see the best of Owelle Okorocha at work. So the Imolites are in for something greater, something more reassuring and something enduring,” Mr Anunugba added.
The Imo state governorship election on April 11 experienced some systemic snags, with both major parties exchanging allegations of widespread rigging, ballot box snatching, violence, and sundry other electoral offences.
Meanwhile, INEC has declared the PDP candidate as the winner of the re-run election in Taraba state.
Meanwhile, INEC has declared the PDP candidate as the winner of the re-run election in Taraba state.
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