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