SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, (THEWILL) – Results from the Anambra State governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, November 18, is being collated.
The election took place in all 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state which are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Oyi, Awka North, Awka South, Anaocha, Dunukofia, Idemili North, Idemili South, Njikoka, Aguata, Ekwusigo, Ihiala, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Orumba North, Orumba South.
INEC says Anambra has a total of 2,158,171 registered voters; 117 Registration Area Centres (RACs), 4,608 polling units (Pus) and 731 voting points (VPs) in the 326 wards in the state.
Although, 37 candidates and political parties are vying for the number one seat in the state, which includes 5 women for governorship and 8 vying for the office of Deputy Governor, unofficial returns from the polling wards and units released so far show that there are three leading candidates.
They are: incumbent Governor Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Oseloka Obaze of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Here are some results (Please note that these results are yet to be confirmed by INEC, the only body recognised by law to declare election result.)
Results from Aledeh.com
Okpuno Ward: APC 314 APGA 809 PDP 460.
Awka ward VII: APC 164 APGA 1000 PDP 88.
Awka Ward 3: APC 563 APGA 776 PDP 296
ISUOFIA WARD 14 PUs: APC 213 APGA 1,616 PDP 167
NISE Ward 1: APC 160 APGA 673 PDP 171.
NISE Ward 2: APC 368 APGA 686 PDP 93.
NIBO Ward 3: APC 285 APGA 921 PDP 74.
Akwuegbo Central School Uruagu Nnewi Ward 1: APC 81 APGA 204 PDP 94.
Ukpor Ward iv PU 001 – PU 014: APC 151 APGA 290 PDP 159.
Ifitedunu ward 1 St Mary 008: APGA 106 APC 26 PDP 7
Ward 2 Enugwu-Ukwu Pooling Booth 007 APGA 186 PDP 6 APC 94
Ward 2 Enugwu-Ukwu Pooling Booth 008 APGA 103 PDP 6 APC 65
Ward 6 (inland town) St Stephens by Ogboli rd: APGA 105 PDP 46 APC 8
Ward 3, PU 003, Idemili North LGA: APC 10 APGA 63 PDP 10
Umudim Nnewi North LGA, PU- 5, Ward 1 APGA 73 PDP 22 APC 26.
Anambra East, ward 2, pooling boot 005 APC 340 APGA 02 PDP 05.
Pooling unit. Unit 002 Ward 3 APC 14 PDP 7 APGA 145.
Abagana Ward 1 PU 11: APGA 32 PDP 16 APC 9
Abagana Ward 1 PU 12: APGA 27 PDP 12 APC 13.
Akpo Ward, Aguata: APGA 763 APC 227 PDP 189.
Okpuno hall oba ward 007 and 008 APGA 59 APC 41 PDP 12.
Nnewi (Okofia College of Health Science): APGA 118 PDP 42 APC 24.
Amawbia ward II: PU 001: APGA 95 PDP 11 APC 5
Results from The Nation
Unit 013 Ward 1 Onitsha North: APC 34 APGA 96 PDP 35.
Unit 017 Ward 1 Onitsha North: APGA 67 PDP 39 APC 14.
Umudala Hall Polling unit no 10 Nanka ward 1 Orumba north: APC 21 PDP 40 APGA 99.
Umuono Hall 2, Nise Ward 2, Awka-South LGA: APGA 94 APC 25 PDP 8
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Campus
Obodo Okolie polling boots
Boot 17: APGA 28, PDP 22, APC 17.
Boot 001: APGA 20, PDP 7, APC 16.
Boot 008: APGA 37, APC 13, PDP 6.
Boot 0014: APGA 23, APC 17, PDP 3.
NDIUMEREAKU POLLING BOOTS.
Boot 003: APGA 41, APC 24, PDP 13.
Boot 009: APGA 16, APC 8, PDP 4.
Boot 012: APGA 9, APC 5, PDP 7.
Boot 016: APGA 17, APC 7, PDP 9.
Results from Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka LGA of the ward
Ward 1 Booth 004: APGA 116 PDP 0 APC 28
Booth 002: APGA 135 PDP 16 APC 64
Unit 013 Ward 1 Onitsha North: APGA 96 PDP 35 APC 34
Polling unit 18 Nanka ward 1 Orumba north: APC 40 PDP 17 APGA 81
Enugu-Ukwu Ward 1 (where Deputy Governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke voted) APC 28 APGA 116 PDP 0.
At Nnewi, home of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, despite his son’s defection to the APC, APGA won Umudim central school polling units.
Result from the three polling units in the primary school indicated that APGA scored 261 votes, APC 98 and PDP 80.
At Aguluzoigbo in Aniocha LGA, home of Chief Victor Umeh, the former National Chairman APGA, in the votes counted at Uzuanunu polling unit in Aguluzoigbo ward, APGA scored 68, APC 8, PDP 1.
At Ekwueme hall polling units of Ukpo, Dunukofia LGA, home of Prince Arthur Eze and the sponsor of the APC Candidate, the APC scored 409 votes, APGA 102 and PDP 15.
Minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige in his home, Nkwoide ward 1 consolidated his stronghold there with the APC scoring 152, APGA 68 and PDP 22.
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