Willie Obiano declared Winner of Anambra Guber, Gets Certificate of Return on Wednesday ||| NEWS CORNER

By Peter Okolie

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Anambra, Mr Willie Obiano of  All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

Thirty-six candidates contested the election.

Declaring the result in Awka on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu, said Obiano polled 234, 071 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tony Nwoye of All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 98, 752 votes.

Akpagu, the Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Oseloka Obaze, came third with 70,293 votes.

He said that the total valid votes cast at the poll was 422,314; total number of rejected votes, 26,457 while the total votes cast was 448,771 votes.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Dr Ukwachukwu Orji, commended the people of the state for exhibiting good behaviour, saying “no bloodshed was recorded”.

“Let this election not divide the people of the state but bring you together,” he said

Orji said that Obiano would get his  certificate of return from INEC on Wednesday.

“We promised free, fair and credible poll and that is what we have fulfilled that,” he said.

The victory is vividly clear with the declaration of results from the last 4 LGAs, APGA, whose candidate in the elction is incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, swept the entire 21 LGAs in the state according to results declared at the collation centre.

The last local government areas won by the party are:

Anambra West

APGA 8,152

APC 4,261

PDP 1,578

Nnewi South

APGA 10,465

APC 2,765

PDP 3,255

Nnewi North

APGA 10,845

APC 3,616

PDP 4,157

Idemili South

APGA 12,180

APC 4,632

PDP 2,767

Earlier results declared are as follows:

Awka South Local Government

APGA 18,957

APC 6,167

PDP 5,354.

Njikoka Local Government

APGA 16,944

APC 5,756

PDP 3,477

Dunukofia Local Government

APGA 8,575

APC 7,016

PDP 1,530

Anyamelum Local Government

APGA 14,593

APC 5,413

PDP 2,323

Anaocha Local Government

APGA 11,237

APC 5,297

PDP 6,544.

Orumba South Local Government APGA 8,125

APC 3,802

PDP 2,412

Ekwusigo Local Government

APGA 8,595

APC 5, 412

PDP 3,856

Aguata Local Government

APGA 13,167

APC 5,807

PDP 4,073

Omitsha North Local Government APGA 10,138

APC 3,802

PDP 4,143

Ogbaru:

APGA 6,615

APC 3,415

PDP 4,416

Idemili South:

APGA 5,742

APC 4,063

PDP 2,629

Orumba North:

APGA 8,766

APC 3,551

PDP 3,865

Awka North:

APGA 7,164

APC 3,727

PDP 3,347

Onitsha South:

APGA 7,082

APC 2,012

PDP 3,423

Oyi:

APGA 11,840

APC 5,085

PDP 1,296

Ihiala:

APGA 14,379

APC 7,894

PDP 4,706

Anambra East,(Home of incumbent governor:

APGA 20,510

APC 5,248

PDP 1,132

The result sheet shows a landslide victory by governor Willie Obiano who defeated all his contenders in their Local Government Areas.

(NAN)