Imo • Created April 25, 2015 21:28

Gov Okorocha re-elected for a 2nd term ‎

‎Governor Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the governorship contest in Imo state Announcing the results of the supplementary election held in 23 local governments of the state on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s returning officer Prof. Ibidapo Obe said Okorocha polled a total vote of […]

Gov Okorocha re-elected for a 2nd term ‎
Gov Okorocha re-elected for a 2nd term ‎

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Governor Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the governorship contest in Imo state

Announcing the results of the supplementary election held in 23 local governments of the state on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s returning officer Prof. Ibidapo Obe said Okorocha polled a total vote of 416, 966 to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate Emeka Ihedioha who scored 320, 705 votes.
INEC had declared the April 11 governorship polls in Imo inconclusive after the number of votes nullified exceeded the figure the APC candidate led that of the PDP who came second.
The electoral law demands supplementary election to decide the eventual winner in such circumstances.

The returning officer also announced that the APGA governorship candidate Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho polled 28,434 votes.

Prof Obe said a  total number of 782,526 valid votes were were recorded.
In the supplementary poll,  24,239 votes were recorded and in the whole, 806, 765 voters were registered.

The results of Saturday’s election by local government are as follows:

Nkwere
APC 255
PDP 164

Oru west
APC 395
PDP129

Okigwe
APC 603
PDP76

Orlu
APC 687
PDP 179

Ihitte/Uboma
APC131
PDP 66

Nwangele
APC 279
PDP55

Orsu
APC 471
PDP218

Njaba
APC 1,095
PDP 236

Obowo
APC 697
PDP 505

Owerri North
APC 674
PDP 620

Onuimo
APC 412
PDP 207

Ohaji/Egbema
APC 1210
PDP 996

Ezinihitte Mbaise
APC 213
PDP 705

Owerri west
APC 1,342
PDP 793

Ehime Mbano
APC 604
PDP 393

Abor Mbaise
APC 686
PDP 939

Mbaitoli
APC 3,977
PDP 2,422
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Oru East
APC 7,154
PDP 1,158

Ngor Okpala
APC 416
PDP 323

Isu
APC 2775
PDP 979

Isiala Mbano
APC 1415
PDP1000

Oguta
APC 5030
PDP 1378

Ikeduru
APC 786
PDP 1023

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