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The presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has recorded a landslide victory in the February 25, 2023, presidential poll in Abia State by winning all the 17 local governments.
The state returning officer for the presidential election, Prof. Abel Ezeorah of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Alike-Ikwo (FUNAI), declared the results at the INEC state office in Umuahia.
He said that Obi scored 327,095 votes or 86 percent of the 381,683 total votes cast, while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 22,676 votes to place a distant second.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC scored 8,914 votes to come third.
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The victory of the LP presidential candidate was so overwhelming that none of his rivals could get the minimum 25 per cent of votes cast in the state.
Full result:
1. Isiala Ngwa North
APC – 742
PDP – 5,764
LP – 13,336
2. Isuikwuato
APC – 472
PDP – 607
LP 16,038
3. Ikwuano
APC – 407
PDP 1,065
LP – 14,995
4. Ukwa West
APC – 591
PDP – 918
LP- 9,557
5. Ukwa East
APC – 264
PDP – 1,200
LP – 5,819
6. Bende
APC- 1,545
PDP- 973
LP – 18,446
7. Umuahia South
APC – 475
PDP – 1,156
LP – 25,017
8. Isiala Ngwa South
APC – 772
PDP – 2,691
LP – 14,125
9. Ugwunagbo
APC – 195
PDP – 930
LP – 7,066
10. Obingwa
APC – 564
PDP – 2,747
LP – 23,687
11. Umunneochi
APC – 608
PDP – 320
LP – 11,782
12. Osisioma
APC – 158
LP – 19,680
PDP – 610
13. Aba North
APC – 190
LP – 35,898
PDP – 428
14. Umuahia North
APC – 795
LP – 51,318
PDP – 1529
15. Arochukwu
APC – 601
LP – 14,287
PDP – 526.
16. Ohafia
APC – 320
LP – 8,327
PDP – 432
17. Aba South
APC – 215
LP – 36,717
PDP – 580
TOTAL:
LP – 327,037
PDP- 22,676
APC – 8,914
In Enugu Obi was declared winner of the Saturday 25 of February presidential election in Enugu State.
Obi, a third-party candidate, polled a total number of 428,640 votes according to the results announced on Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) collation officers for the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state
Obi’s closest rival in the state Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate emerged with a total vote of 15,749 in the state.
On the other hand, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Bola Tinubu, polled 4,772 votes while the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, trailed with 1,808 votes.
in his home state of Anambra from the results so far declared, Labour Party has cleared all 12 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The local government areas already announced include Dunukofia, Ayamelum, Anambra West, Nnewi South, Aguata, Njikoka, Ekwusigo and Anaocha.
Others are Awka North, Awka South, Anambra East and Onitsha North local government areas.
So far, in all the elections declared, the Labour Party has polled close to 99 per cent of the votes cast in all the local government areas announced.
