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Uzodimma wins reelection as Imo Gov
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progresives Congress, APC, the winner of Imo State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday.
The State Returning Officer, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who declared the results, said Uzodimma polled 540,308 votes to win the election, defeating 17 other candidates.
Fasina, who is the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, polled 71,503 votes.
He also said Sen. Athan Achonu of the Labour Party, who came third, polled 64,081 votes, while Mr Anthony Ejiogu of APGA scored 6,392 votes to occupy the fourth position.
The APC State Collation Officer and Attorney-General of the state, Mr Cyprian Akaolisa, commended INEC and security agencies for the peaceful conduct of the poll.
“It is clear that INEC did their best to ensure a free and fair election, from the distribution of election materials to the conduct of the election, it was peaceful.
“Security agencies did their utmost best to ensure that the process was smooth and we had a credible, free and fair election.
“This victory is victory for Imo people.
“It is a victory for the continuation of the development the governor is providing for the people,” Akaolisa said.
But, the State Collation Officer for the Young Progressives Party, Mr Kingsley Nwahiri, expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the poll.
“The result of the governorship election that was declared today (Sunday) is a result of vote buying,” he said.
Nwahiri said that the decision on the next line of action would be taken by the national leadership of the party.
Earlier, Anyanwu called for the cancellation of the election over alleged ballot box-snatching and violence.
He further claimed that security agencies assisted officials of INEC to ensure victory for the APC governor.
However, INEC’s Head of Voter Education, Mrs Emmanuella Opara, dismissed the allegation as unfounded.
Opara said that the commission had yet to receive any official reports on vote buying, ballot-box snatching or any other malpractice.
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