The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Announcing the results on Sunday in Owerri, the INEC returning officer who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State Prof. Abayomi Fasina, said Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the election with 540,308, votes while Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP), scored 71,503 and 64,081 votes respectively.
“I, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, I was the Returning officer for the Imo state governorship election held on November 11, 2023.
“That the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Good Hope Uzodimma, having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner of the election and returned elected”, he said.
The results showed that Uzodimma won the election in all the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
Uzodimma will be sworn – in, for a second term of office on January 14, 2024.
The PDP and the LP however alleged that the results were manipulated in favour of the APC.
INEC declares Uzodimma winner of Imo guber election
