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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