Ranti Kayode/
Anambra State governor, Mr Willie Obiano, has trounced his opponents in the elections held yesterday.
According to reports coming from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obiano’s party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), defeated his opponents in all 21 wards in the state.
INEC has released the full result in Awka today.
Thirty-six candidates contested the election.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu, said Obiano polled 234, 071 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tony Nwoye of All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 98, 752 votes.
Akpagu, the Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Oseloka Obaze, came third with 70,293 votes.
He said that the total valid votes cast at the poll was 422,314; total number of rejected votes, 26,457 while the total votes cast was 448,771 votes.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Dr Ukwachukwu Orji, commended the citizens for exhibiting good behaviour. He said “no bloodshed was recorded”.
“Let this election not divide the people of the state but bring you together,” he said
Orji said that Obiano would get his certificate of return from INEC on Wednesday.
“We promised free, fair and credible poll and that is what we have fulfilled,” he said.
The full results are:
Anambra West
APGA 8,152
APC 4,261
PDP 1,578
Nnewi South
APGA 10,465
APC 2,765
PDP 3,255
Nnewi North
APGA 10,845
APC 3,616
PDP 4,157
Idemili South
APGA 12,180
APC 4,632
PDP 2,767
Awka South Local Government
APGA 18,957
APC 6,167
PDP 5,354.
Njikoka Local Government
APGA 16,944
APC 5,756
PDP 3,477
Dunukofia Local Government
APGA 8,575
APC 7,016
PDP 1,530
Anyamelum Local Government
APGA 14,593
APC 5,413
PDP 2,323
Anaocha Local Government
APGA 11,237
APC 5,297
PDP 6,544.
Orumba South Local Government APGA 8,125
APC 3,802
PDP 2,412
Ekwusigo Local Government
APGA 8,595
APC 5, 412
PDP 3,856
Aguata Local Government
APGA 13,167
APC 5,807
PDP 4,073
Omitsha North Local Government APGA 10,138
APC 3,802
PDP 4,143
Ogbaru:
APGA 6,615
APC 3,415
PDP 4,416
Idemili South:
APGA 5,742
APC 4,063
PDP 2,629
Orumba North:
APGA 8,766
APC 3,551
PDP 3,865
Awka North:
APGA 7,164
APC 3,727
PDP 3,347
Onitsha South:
APGA 7,082
APC 2,012
PDP 3,423
Oyi:
APGA 11,840
APC 5,085
PDP 1,296
Ihiala:
APGA 14,379
APC 7,894
PDP 4,706
Anambra East, Home of incumbent governor:
APGA 20,510
APC 5,248
PDP 1,132
The result sheet shows a landslide victory for Obiano who defeated all contenders in their Local Government Areas.
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