IMO GUBER 2023: APC’s Uzodinma Coasts Home With Victory, Clears All 27 LGAs In Imo

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday Imo gubernatorial election and incumbent Governor of the state, Hope Uzodimma, has won all the 27 local government results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Following the completion on Saturday, collation of results started around 02:30am on Sunday at the State Collation in Owerri, the state capital, with the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, as the state Returning Officer for the election.

Though no fewer than 18 political parties fielded candidates in the poll, none of the other three major contenders, including Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party’s Achonu Nneji and Jack Ogunewe of the Action Alliance, won any local government.

According to INEC, ghe number of registered voters in the state for the poll was 2, 419,922 with 2,318,919 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected.

Below are LGA Results so far collated in Imo:

Oru West LGA
Accredited voters 42965

APC – 38026
LP – 1867
PDP – 987

Total valid votes – 41373
Total votes cast – 42318

Njaba LGA
Accredited Voters – 12098

APC – 8110
LP – 995
PDP – 2404

Valid votes  – 11736
Total votes – 12030

Owerri North LGA

Registered voters – 134555
Accredited voters – 18398

APC – 8536
LP – 4386
PDP – 3449

Valid votes – 17440
Total votes cast – 18016

Nwangele LGA

Registered voters – 55535
Accredited voters  – 33259

APC – 29282
LP – 895
PDP – 2132

Valid votes – 32597
Votes cast – 32959

Owerri Municipal LGA

Registered voters – 134169
Accredited voters – 11110

APC – 5324
LP – 2914
PDP – 2180

Valid votes – 10813
Votes cast – 11054

Orsu LGA
Accredited voters – 19139

APC – 18003
LP – 813
PDP – 624

Valid votes 19589
Votes cast 19795

Okigwe LGA
Registered voters – 75410
Accredited voters – 63935

APC – 55585
LP – 2655
PDP – 1688

Valid votes – 62970
Total votes cast – 63935

Owerri West LGA
Registered voters – 140242
Accredited voters – 16296

APC – 9205
LP – 2597
PDP – 3305

Valid votes – 15712
Total votes cast – 16223

Isiala Mbano LGA
Registered voters – 99076
Accredited voters – 15911

APC – 10860
LP – 2419
PDP – 1659

Valid votes – 15202
Total votes cast – 15531

Obowo LGA
Registered voters – 68690
Accredited voters – 22214

APC – 17514
LP – 3404
PDP – 712

Total valid votes – 21907
Total votes cast – 22171

Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA
Registered voters – 91272
Accredited – 16971

APC – 8473
LP – 3332
PDP – 2737

Valid votes – 16282

Oguta LGA

Registered voters – 95152
Accredited voters – 64260

APC – 57310
LP – 1941
PDP – 2653

Valid votes – 63675
Total votes cast – 63947

Ikeduru LGA

Registered voters – 119987
Accredited voters – 33662

APC – 22356
LP – 1377
PDP – 7258

Valid votes – 32183
Total votes cast – 32712

Ehime Mbano LGA

Registered voters – 79212
Accredited voters – 13027

APC – 6632
LP – 4958
PDP – 681

Valid votes – 12484
Total votes cast – 12782

Orlu LGA

Registered voters – 103223
Accredited voters – 49229

APC – 37614
LP – 2424
PDP – 3690

Valid votes – 48027
Total votes cast – 48386

Ohaji Egbema LGA

Registered voters – 107456
Accredited – 21366

APC – 14962
LP – 1506
PDP – 3694

Valid votes – 20755
Total votes cast – 21249

Ideato North LGA

Registered voters – 86905
Accredited voters – 9609

APC – 5271
LP – 1522
PDP – 2062

Valid votes – 9161
Total votes cast – 9550

Ihitte Uboma LGA

Registered voters – 52108
Accredited voters – 17537

APC – 11099
LP – 2766
PDP – 3077

Valid votes – 17358
Total votes cast – 17537

Mbaitoli LGA

Registered voters – 153283
Accredited Voters – 24186

APC – 12556
LP – 4007
PDP – 5343

Valid votes 23014
Total votes cast 23986

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