
GUBER POLLS: PDP’S UMO ENO WINS AKWA IBOM GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno as the winner of the March 18 governorship poll in the state.
Mr Eno won 29 of the 31 local government areas in the state with a total vote of 354,348.
His closest rival, Bassey Albert of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), who won in two local governments areas, had 136,262 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Akanimo Udofia, came third with 129,602 votes.
The candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Labour Party scored 12,509 and 4,746 votes respectively.
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