The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah has been declared winner of the governorship election in Enugu State.
Mbah polled 160,895 votes slightly above his closest rivals – Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552 and Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 14,575 votes, amongst others.
Mbah’s declaration came after days of controversy over the results from Nkanu East Local Government Area.
According to the Returning Officer, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, collation was taken over by the INEC national headquarters in Abuja after those of them in Enugu could not have a common ground.
“That Mbah Peter Ndubuisi of Peoples Democratic Party, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” declared the Returning Officer, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo-Iwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike.
Mbah is the anointed candidate of the incumbent governor and PDP G5 member, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi whose two terms of eight years end on May 29, 2023.
He stated that after a review of the process, the votes for the PDP was reduced from 30, 350 to 16, 956.
LP now has 157, 552, while PDP polled 160, 895 votes to emerge winner, Iwe said.
Frank Nweke of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, came third with 17, 983 votes.
He then declared the PDP candidate, Mbah as the Enugu State governor-elect.
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