LP candidate, Obi, declared winner in Enugu

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections conducted in Enugu State.

Obi polled a total of 428,640 votes to defeat other contenders; with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, scoring 15,749 and 4772 votes to make a distant second and third respectively.

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party Rabiu Kwankwaso polled a total of 1808 to record fifth position.

The collation officer of the presidential election in Enugu State and Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Professor Maduebibisi Iwe, declared the results of the election.

According to him, a total of 2,112,793 were registered for the election, while accredited voters for the election are 482,990.

“Scores are APC – 4772, LP – 428640, PDP – 15,749 and NNPP – 1808.

“Total valid votes are 456,424, rejected votes are 12,467 and the total votes cast are 468,891 votes.

The Labour Party also won in all 17 local government areas of the state.