BREAKING: PDP’S IKPEAZU WINS 2ND-TERM IN ABIA GOV’SHIP OFFICE
Joseph Omoniyi
People’s Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial candidate in Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election.
According to the results announced by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Professor Damian Ozurumba, declared him as the winner of the poll after he secured 261,127 votes, more than double the 99, 574 votes his closest rival, Dr Uche Ogar of the Peoples Democratic Party, got.
Dr Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who polled 64,366 votes was placed third.
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