The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of imo state, hope uzodimma of the all progressives congress (APC) as winner of the november 11, 2023 governorship election in the state.
the state returning officer, vice chancellor of the federal university, oye ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, made the declaration today at inec’s state collation centre in Owerri, the state capital.
Fashina said that Uzodimma polled 540,308, votes to be the winner,while Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party came a distant second with a total of 71,503 votes and Athan Achonu of the Labour Party polled 64,081 votes to come third in the election.
the results showed that Uzodimma swept all the 27 local government areas of the state and will be sworn in for a second term in office on January 14, 2024.
