Atiku Takes Imo, Akwa-Ibom And Edo
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has won the 2019 presidential poll in Imo, Akwa-ibom and Edo states.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the results were announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer in Imo, Prof. Benjamin Ozurumba on Monday.
He said the PDP won in 25 local government areas to defeat its closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) that won two, Oru East and Ideato South.
Local government areas won by the PDP are Oguta, Isu, Nwangele, Ezinihite Mbaise, Nkwerre, Oru west, Njaba, Owerri North, Onuimo, Ohaji-Egbema, Owerri municipal, Ahiazu Mbaise and Ngor Okpala.
Others are Orlu, Owerri West, Aboh Mbaise, Ehime Mbano, Obowo, Ikeduru, Mbaitoli, Isiala Mbano, Orsu, Ihitte-Uboma, Ideato North and Okigwe.
Ozurumba said that the PDP scored a total of 334,923 votes to beat the APC that polled 140,463 votes and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) that polled 10,880 votes.
Out of a total of 542,777 votes cast, 511,586 were valid while 31,191 votes were rejected.
The Edo State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Prof. Ndowa Lale announced at the INEC headquarters in Benin that Atiku scored 275,691 votes, while Buhari of the All Progressives Congress scored 267,842 votes.
However, Buhari beat Atiku in the number of councils won. He won in 10 while Atiku won in eight.
Lale who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port-Harcourt, said the total number of registered voters in state was 2,150,127 while the total number of accredited voters was 604,915.
Lale noted that the number of valid votes was 560,711 while 38,517 votes were rejected.
He further said the total number of votes cast was 599,228.
Atiku won in 28 of the 31 local government areas of Akwa-Ibom state, while Mr Buhari won in only two, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Elections did not take place in one local government area, Udung Uko, because of a militant attack on INEC officials, INEC said.
The PDP candidate, Atiku, scored 397,831 votes while his APC challenger, Mr Buhari, got 175,429 votes.
Mr Buhari won in Godswill Akpabio’s local government area, Essien Udim, and Mbo.
Here is the results of the presidential election in Akwa Ibom, as announced by INEC:
(1.) Mbo LGA
APC – 5,299
PDP – 4,750
Elections did not hold in three out of 10 wards in Mbo LGA.
(2.) Ibeno LGA
APC – 1,011
PDP – 6,373
(3.) Urue Offong Oruko
APC – 6,111
PDP – 7,431
(4.) Nsit Atai LGA
APC – 6,539
PDP – 11,692
(5.) Obot Akara LGA
APC – 6,174
PDP – 12,250
(6.) Mkpat Enin LGA
APC – 3,191
PDP – 13,646
(7.) Onna LGA
APC – 1,850
PDP – 21,790
Total valid votes — 23,834
(8.) Ikot Abasi LGA
APC – 5,710
PDP – 8,353
(9.) Eastern Obolo LGA
APC – 1,406
PDP – 8,890
(10.) Ikono LGA
APC – 3,166
PDP – 8,100
(11.) Ini LGA
APC – 5,646
PDP –13,344
(12.) Uruan LGA
APC – 5,437
PDP – 10,624
There was cancellation of votes in one out of 10 wards in Uruan LGA.
(13.) Esit Eket LGA
APC – 4,105
PDP – 11,146
(14.) Nsit Ubium LGA
APC – 5840
PDP – 11,575
(15.) Etinan LGA
APC – 5,223
PDP – 18,452
(16.) Ika LGA
APC – 3,352
PDP – 10,493
(17.) Nsit Ibom LGA
APC – 5,776
PDP – 12201
(18.) Oruk Anam LGA
APC – 9,796
PDP – 25,587
(19.) Etim Ekpo LGA
APC – 1,892
PDP – 8,228
(20.) Ukanafun LGA
APC – 11,378
PDP – 27,830
(21.) Oron LGA
APC – 3,985
PDP – 5,196
(22.) Ikot Ekpene LGA
APC – 10,343
PDP – 12,461
(23.) Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA
APC – 6,635
PDP – 12,682
(24.) Itu LGA
APC – 5,682
PDP – 10,431
(25.) Ibiono Ibom LGA
APC – 10,979
PDP – 32,813
(26.) Okobo LGA
APC – 6,748
PDP – 11,447
(27.) Abak LGA
APC – 7,974
PDP – 12,093
(28.) Uyo LGA
APC – 12,313
PDP – 21,515
(29.) Eket LGA
APC – 4,102
PDP – 20,451
(30.) Essien Udim LGA
APC – 7,766
PDP – 5,980
