The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday.
This announcement was made by the state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Sunday morning at INEC’s state collation centre in Owerri, the state capital.
Prof. Fasina declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election with 540,308 votes. In comparison, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party came a distant second with 71,503 votes.
Athan Achonu of the Labour Party polled 64,081 votes to come third in the election.
Anthony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance garnered 6,392 votes to come fourth, and Jack Ogunewe of the Action Alliance came fifth with 5,756 votes.
