PDP’s Ihedioha wins Imo gov poll

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in the early hours of Tuesday declared the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Imo State.

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha polled 273, 404 to defeat the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Ugwumba Uche Nwosu who got 190, 364, leaving a difference of 83, 040.

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume got 114, 676, followed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodinma, who polled 96, 458.

In the results announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta, out of 2, 210,008 registered voters, 823, 743 were accredited out of which the election had 741, 355 valid votes cast and 25, 130 rejected votes.