Imo Election Results: There were wide jubilations across most towns and villages in Imo State following news of the imminent victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship elections, Emeka Ihedioha, the former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
Owerri North and Ngor Okpala remaining
25 LGAs gone.. After the Ideato South bomb was accepted by INEC… Remaining two LGAs Ngor Okpala and Owerri North..
The result so far. …
PDP -252,723
AA -187,579.
PDP still leads with 65,144
Ideato South
Rochas Okorocha fails to deliver his LGA to APC, his son-in-law wins by a wide margin.
AA: 40,438
APC: 4893
APGA: 4656
PDP: 3,600
Ahiazu Mbaise LGA
Accord Party 35
Action Alliance 3395
APC 971
APGA 2405
PDP 32987
Ihitte/Uboma LGA
Accord Party 151
Action Alliance 5444
APC 3160
APGA 5692
PDP 4235
UPDATE ON IMO GUBER RESULTS
21 LGA Results Announced so far by INEC
PDP: 208,872
AA: 129,928
APC: 81,047
APGA: 77,778
RESULT
In Imo: Ideato North
Governorship election
AA: 5,599
APC: 3,723
APGA: 2,152
PDP: 3,064
RESULT
In Imo: Ehime Mbano LGA
Governorship election
AA: 5,477
APC: 3,094
APGA: 12,410
PDP: 5,238
Result
Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA
PDP-30,035
APC-1462
AA-2646
APGA-1456.
Owerri West LGA
Accord: 187
AA : 2, 538
APC : 2, 868
APGA :2, 660
PDP : 12, 878
COLLATION OFFICER ARRESTED IN IMO
Francis Otunta, returning officer for Imo, has ordered the collation officer for Ohaji Egbema arrested for manually altering results of the LGA. The collation officer, who was led away by security officials, is a professor.
RESULT
In Imo: Oru West LGA
Governorship election
AA: 5,016
APC: 6,435
APGA: 5,764
RESULT
In Imo: Ohaji Egbema LGA
Governorship election
AA: 20,050
APGA: 4,476
APC: 4,585
PDP: 6,250
Updated: In Imo: Collation resumes after PDP and AA party agents disrupted the process earlier
IHEDIOHA TAKES LEAD IN IMO
Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy speaker of the house of representatives, is leading in results of the 11 LGAs announced so far. Ihedioha, who is contesting the Imo governorship election on the PDP platform, is ahead of Uche Nwosu of Action Alliance and Hope Uzodinma of the APC with over 100,000 votes.
The PDP’s candidate is in clear lead after securing 12 out of 16 local government areas already collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, the state capital.
This is coming as one Mr. Ezediaro, an agent of the Action Alliance (AA), was intercepted with ballot boxes containing hundreds of already thumb-printed ballot papers meant to be smuggled into the Oguta Local Government Area collation centre.
He was however, promptly arrested and handed over to law enforcement agents.
From the collated local governments, Ihedioha is leading the other contestants with 112, 000 votes, making it a watertight win, no matter the votes coming from the remaining 11 local government areas yet to be collated.
There are a total of 27 local government areas in the state known as Eastern Heartland.
Among the council areas won by Ihedioha so far are Ideato North, Obowo, Oru West, Mbaitoli, Owerri North, Owerri West and Owerri Municipal.
Other areas in his firm grip are Ikeduru, Ngor- Okpala, Ahiazu Mbaise, Aboh Mbaise and Ezinihitte.
His closest rival, Ifeanyi Ararume, won in two council areas while the candidate of the Action Alliance and son-in-law to incumbent Governor Rochas Okorocha is leading in two others.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 100 people have been arrested in the state during and after the governorship and state House of Assembly elections for various election related offences.
The state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, made this known on Sunday while briefing newsmen at the INEC office in Owerri.
Galandanchi said some of those arrested include thugs, fake police officers and fake military personnel in camouflage.
He said for instance, that there was an attack Sunday morning in Nwangele Local Government Area, the local government of Uche Nwosu, the AA governorship candidate, where some INEC ad hoc staff were wounded and taken to hospital.
Dasuki also said another attack took place in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, adding that all those who have been arrested will be fully investigated and prosecuted.
He, however, said the security situation in the state was calm, adding that security agencies were on ground to ensure a hitch free exercise, despite the few cases of ballot snatching and attacks by hoodlums.
Meanwhile, the INEC collation centre in Owerri was still under lock and keys as at noon Sunday, as the various polling centres across the state are yet to submit the results from the various local government collation centres.
