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PDP’s Okezie Ikpeazu Re-Elected As Abia Governor

 

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Professor Damian Ozurumba, declared him as the winner of the poll after he secured 261,127 votes, more than double the 99, 574 votes his closest rival, Dr Uche Ogah of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got.

Read Also: Otti, Ogar Reject Result Of Abia Governorship Election, Say It’s A ‘Sham’

Dr Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) finished third with 64,366 votes.

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