The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Imo state.
The final results by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show Obi polled a total of 352, 904 votes to beat his main rival Bola Tinubu of the APC who secured 66, 171 votes. Coming third in the polls is PDP’s Atiku Abubakar who polled 30, 044 while NNPP’s Rabiu Kwankwaso polled 1,536 votes.
Results were collated in 26 out of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
The returning officer, Charles Esimone said that the results of the Njaba LGA were not collated because of violence.
See the breakdown below:
LP- 352, 904
APC- 66, 171
PDP- 30. 044
NNPP- 1536