Alex Otti leads in Abia guber election
. Gets 66,024 votes in 10 LGAs, PDP 52,847 votes
By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party is coating to victory in
Saturday’s governorship election held in Abia State as he has secured a total of 66,024 votes out of the 10 Local Government Areas so far declared.
He is followed closely by the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Okey Ahiwe who polled 52,847 votes in the affected LGAs.
Collation of results bagan by 12:00 pm at the State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, under the supervision of the State Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti.
Results from seven LGAs are still being awaited as Abia has a total of 17 LGAs.
LGAs swept by LP include Umunneochi, Arochukwu, Isuikwuato, Ikwuano and Bende.
Those won by the ruling PDP include Isiala Ngwa North, the home LGA of its governorship candidate, Ahiwe; Ukwa East; Isiala Ngwa South, where the LP candidate, Dr Alex Otti hails from; Ukwa West; and Ugwunagbo.
Below is how the major parties stand in the various LGAs:
Ukwa East
LP – 2,273
PDP – 2,329
APGA – 646
APC – 560
ADC – 13
YPP – 759
Umunneochi
LP – 5,940
PDP – 3,198
APGA – 581
APC – 2,034
ADC – 71
YPP – 314
APP – 679
Ukwa West
LP – 2,883
PDP – 4,622
APGA – 830
APC – 1,209
ADC – 130
YPP – 890
Bende LGA
LP – 9,886
PDP – 3,410
APGA – 947
APC – 2,143
ADC – 459
YPP – 1,667
Isiala Ngwa South
LP – 7,589
PDP – 9,093
APGA – 366
APC – 1,580
ADC – 39
YPP –
Arochukwu
LP – 12,689
PDP – 1,286
APGA – 460
APC – 1,082
ADC – 24
YPP –
Ugwunagbo
LP – 2,159
PDP – 2,539
APGA – 398
APC – 398
ADC – 11
YPP –
Isuikwuato
LP – 8,228
PDP – 2,204
APGA – 3,662
APC – 872
ADC – 136
YPP –
APP – 523
Isiala Ngwa North
LP – 7,323
PDP – 21,741
APGA – 225
APC – 839
ADC –
YPP –
Ikwuano
LP – 7,054
PDP – 2,427
APGA – 499
APC – 1,098
ADC – 261
YPP –
The State Presiding Officer has adjourned collation till 6:00 pm to allow for more results from the remaining LGAs to come in.
Some of the Collation Officers said some polling units results were cancelled following allegations of violence, rigging, snatching of ballot papers and BVAS machine.
Following serious contention by the State Collation agent of the Labour Party, Hon. Acho Obioma who alleged that the over 21,000 votes scored by the PDP in Isiala Ngwa North was manufactured, the Retuning Officer suspended it.
But after counter arguments by the PDP Collation Agent, Charles Esomonu, it was later admitted after the Collation Officer, Dr Dozie Ndubuisi re-presented if after effecting necessary corrections and reports of alleged incidents in the LGA
There is heavy security around the collation centre.
