Labour Party’s Alex Otti has won the Abia governorship election.
Glamtush reports that after days of political logjam and anxiety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wednesday, declared the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Abia state, Alex Ott winner of the March 18 governorship election in Abia State.
Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti, subsequently declared Otti the Governor-elect having polled the highest number of votes and satisfied all necessary conditions.
Otti polled a total of 277, 467 votes defeat his closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party who scored 88,529 votes.
Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, came third with 28,972 votes.
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