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Uzodimma, Declared Winner of Imo Governorship election, as Anyanwu, Achonu kick

By Kamsi Anayo

Hope Uzodinma, the incumbent Governor of Imo State and the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the just concluded Imo off-cycle Governorship election has dedicated his victory to God.

Uzodimma, was declared winner with an overwhelming score of 540,308 to defeat his opponent, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled a distant 71,503 votes. 

The Labour Party (LP), candidate, Athan Achonu, came third with a total score of 64,081. 

A total of 18 political parties participated in the election.

The Returning Officer, Abayomi Fasola, a professor, who was the returning officer, declared Uzodimma winner, Sunday, at about 10 a.m, for scoring the highest number of votes and also the majority votes in all the 27 Local Areas of the State, satisfying the constitutional requirements.

Uzodimma, while, reacting, dedicated his victory to God for making it possible for him to win.

He also thanked the Imo citizens for being behind him.

He declared his commitment to use the opportunity of his second tenure to do more work for the people of the State, as he promised during his campaign.

While the governor scored 22,356 votes in Ikeduru Local Government Area (Anyanwu’s local council); the PDP’s candidate had 7,258 votes. The deputy governor of the state, Placid Njoku, hails from that local council.

In the case of the LP standard bearer, Achonu, Uzodimma, also defeated him in his local council, Ehime Mbano, with 6,632 votes to the former who had 4,958.

Uzodimma, also scored 67,315 in his local council (Oru East), defeating Anyanwu and Achonu, who had 3,443 and 2,202 votes respectively.

Meanwhile, Anyanwu, and Achonu have faulted the process, maintaining that there were electoral process was mared by irregularities.

Uzodimma, is expected to be sworn in for a second tenure on Jan. 15, 2024.

Imo State Off-cycle Governorship election result

27 LGAs Guber Results

1. Isu LGA

Registered voters 55203

Accredited voters 15974

APC 11,312

LP 1,253

PDP 2,508

Valid votes 15776

Total votes cast 15932

2. Oru East LGA

Registered voters 85080

Accredited voters 74324

APC 67,315

LP 3,443

PDP 2,202

Valid votes 74286

Total votes cast 74290

3. Onuimo LGA

Registered voters 36717

Accredited voters 18405

APC 13434

LP 1,753

PDP 2,676

Valid votes 18240

Total votes cast 18276

4. Ideato South LGA

Registered voters 79361

Accredited voters 21935

APC 16,891

LP 1,649

PDP 2,469

Valid votes 21370

Total votes cast 21650

5. Orsu

Accredited voters 19139

APC 18, 003

LP. 813

PDP 624

Valid votes 19589

Votes cast 19795

6. Okigwe

Registered voters 75410

Accredited voters 63935

APC 55,585

LP 2,655

PDP 1,688

Valid votes 62970

Total votes cast 63935

7. Owerri Municipal

Registered voters 134,169

Accredited voters 11,110

APC 5,324

LP 2,914

PDP 2,180

Valid votes 10,813

Votes cast 11,054

8. Nwangele LGA

APC 29,282

LP 895

PDP 2,132

9. Oru West LGA

Accredited voters 42,965

APC 38,026

LP 1,867

PDP 987

Total valid votes 41,373

Total votes cast 42,318

10. Owerri North LGA

APC: 8,536

LP: 4,386

PDP: 3,449

11. Njaba LGA

APC: 8,110

LP: 9,95

PDP: 2,404

12. NKWERRE 

Registered voters 59,926

Accredited voters 26,993

APC 22,488

LP 1,320

PDP 2,632

13. Aboh Mbaise LGA

Registered voters 111,207

Accredited voters 16,084

APC 9,638

LP 2,455

PDP 1,724

14. Owerri West LGA

Registered voters 140, 242

Accredited voters 16, 296

APC 9, 205

LP 2, 597

PDP 3, 305

15. Isiala Mbano LGA

Registered voters – 99,076

Accredited voters – 15,911

APC – 10,860

LP – 2,419

PDP – 1,659

16. Ngor-Okpala LGA

APC 14,143.

LP 2,716

PDP 3,451

17. Ahiazu Mbaise LGA

APC. – 8,369.

LP – 2,214.

PDP. – 3,507.

18. Orlu LGA 

APC – 67, 315.

LP – 443

PDP – 2, 202.

19. Mbaitoli LGA 

APC – 12,556 

APGA – 222

LP – 4,007

PDP – 5,343

20. Obowo LGA

APC – 17,514

LP – 3,404

PDP – 711

21. Ihitte Uboma LGA

APC – 11,099

LP – 2, 766 

PDP – 3, 047

22. Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA

APC 8,473

LP 3,332

PDP 2,737

23. Oguta LGA

APC 57,310

LP 1,941.

PDP 2,653

24. Ikeduru LGA 

APC 22,356.

LP 1,877.

PDP 7,258.

25. Ohaji / Egbema LGA

APC 14,962

PDP 3,694

LP 1,506

26. Ehime Mbano LGA

APC 6,632

LP 4,958

PDP 681

27. Ideato North LGA

APC 5,271

PDP 2,062

LP 1,522

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