The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally declared Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party as the winner of Abia governorship elections.
Mr Otti garnered175,467 votes to defeat Mr Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 88,529 votes, while Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) got 28,972 votes.
The result was declared Wednesday evening at Umuahia, the Abia state capital.
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti declared Otti the winner on Wednesday evening at the resumption of the final collation of governorship election results in Umuahia, the Abia State capital over 48 hours after INEC suspended the exercise in the South-East state.
The last time the LP produced a governor in the last 20 years was when Olusegun Mimiko was elected Ondo State governor from February 2009 to February 2017.
Before the announcement, Nnannaya-Oti said she will do the right of the people and protect democratic values.
