Election result: INEC declares LP's Nwokocha winner of central Abia senatorial seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Darlington Nwokocha of the Labor Party (LP) the winner of the February 25 elections for the central senatorial district of Abia.
Prof. Herbert Udo, the INEC returning officer in Umuahia, declared Nwokocha the winner, after receiving 92,116 votes.
Udo announced that retired Colonel Augustine Akobundu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 41,447 votes, while leader Samuel Onuigbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 7,997 votes .
According to him, Leader Chukwumere Wachukwu of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) got 7,395 votes, while Mr. Ahandi Nweke of the Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) got 4,637 votes.
Udo said: "Darlington Nwokocha of the Labor Party, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and re-elected."
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Darlington Nwokocha of the Labor Party (LP) the winner of the February 25 elections for the central senatorial district of Abia.
Prof. Herbert Udo, the INEC returning officer in Umuahia, declared Nwokocha the winner, after receiving 92,116 votes.
Udo announced that retired Colonel Augustine Akobundu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 41,447 votes, while leader Samuel Onuigbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 7,997 votes .
According to him, Leader Chukwumere Wachukwu of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) got 7,395 votes, while Mr. Ahandi Nweke of the Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) got 4,637 votes.
Udo said: "Darlington Nwokocha of the Labor Party, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and re-elected."
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